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Sydney True or False?

Can you guess whether these statements about the city of Sydney are true or false?
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Last updated: August 31, 2021
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1. Sydney is the capital of Australia
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Canberra is the capital
2. Sydney is the oldest city in Australia
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Sydney was settled by the British in 1788
3. Sydney is the only Australian city to have hosted an Olympic Games
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Melbourne hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics
4. Sydney has a larger population than Scotland
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Sydney has a population of 5 million; Scotland has a population of 5.5 million
5. By passenger numbers, Sydney has the largest commuter ferry system in the world
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Istanbul has the largest ferry system
6. Sydney recorded over 6,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2020
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Sydney recorded fewer than 60 COVID-19 deaths in 2020
7. After English, Arabic is the most commonly spoken language in Sydney
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Mandarin recently overtook Arabic as Sydney's second most-common language
8. More than half of Australia's prime ministers have represented an electorate in Sydney
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Only 11 of Australia's 30 prime ministers have represented a Sydney division
9. Sydney was bombed by the Japanese during World War II
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Only towns and cities in Australia's far north were bombed
10. More than one in three Sydneysiders were not born in Australia
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In the 2016 census 45.4% of the population reported having been born overseas
11. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the tallest steel arch bridge in the world
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12. The Sydney Harbour Bridge predates the Sydney Opera House
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The bridge was constructed in the 1930s; the opera house in the 1970s
13. The curves of the Sydney Opera House are inspired by the sails in the harbour
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They are segments of a sphere
14. Most teams in Australia's National Rugby League are based in Sydney
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9 out of 16 teams in the NRL are Sydney-based
15. Sydney typically experiences several days each summer above 50 degrees Celcius (122 Farenheit)
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Sydney's highest recorded temperature was 48.9 C (120 F) on 4 January, 2020
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