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Melbourne City Trivia

Can you answer these questions about the city of Melbourne?
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Quiz by Aaron197
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Last updated: August 4, 2020
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First submittedJuly 27, 2020
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Australian state in which Melbourne is situated
Victoria
Melbourne sits on the coasts of this small bay
Port Philip
City located at the western end of the above
Geelong
British PM after whom Melbourne is named - known as Lord Melbourne
William Lamb
Type of activity people watch at "Melbourne Cup"
Horse Racing
Event hosted by Melbourne in 1956
Summer Olympics
Tennis tournament held in Melbourne annually since 1972
Australian Open
TV soap opera set in the fictional suburb of Erinsborough
Neighbours
Fictional street where the above is set
Ramsay Street
Actress in that TV show who also sang "Showgirl"
Kylie Minogue
Name by which the Melbourne Airport is colloquially known as
Tullamarine
Main river of Melbourne
Yarra River
Tallest building in Melbourne - named for a word used by Archimedes
Eureka Tower
Shopping centre that claims to be the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere
Chadstone
Street after which the main railway station in Melbourne is named
Flinders Street
Suburb where the University of Melbourne and Melbourne Zoo is located
Parkville
AFL football team of Melbourne
Melbourne Demons
Event Melbourne hosted in 1880 - also known as "International Exhibition"
World's Fair
Actor who stars as "Thor"
Chris Hemsworth
Bushranger who wore armor and was hanged in 1880
Ned Kelly
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Level 66
Mar 28, 2022
Nice quiz! Would it make more sense to drop the 'as' in the Tullamarine question? And as for the AFL team, there are technically 9 teams from Melbourne (including it's suburbs) but only one goes by the name Melbourne, so the question is fine.

Also, a random fact is that Melbourne used to be called Batmania.

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Level 66
Apr 7, 2023
Melbourne was only called Batmania by one correspondent - possibly tongue in cheek - in 1835. You can see this in a letter and a weird news item in Trove.

You might like my Melbourne multiple choice quiz, part of a series: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/316817/australian-cities-multiple-choice-melbourne

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Level 63
Jan 22, 2024
might want to update the tallest building question