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Australian cities multiple choice: Adelaide

Do you know your Adelaide facts?
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Last updated: June 15, 2023
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1. The city of...
trees ✓
smiles ✓
festivals ✓
churches ✓
2. Adelaide is in which state or territory?
South Australia ✓
Western Australia ✓
Northern Territory ✓
Australian Capital Territory ✓
3. Adelaide is named after...
The Adelaide River ✓
Adelaide Steamship Company ✓
The consort of King William IV ✓
The German village of Adelheid ✓
4. What is a Stobie pole?
A tall bollard ✓
Frozen fruit juice on a stick ✓
A utility pole made of metal and concrete ✓
A carved tree trunk used to mark Aboriginal burial grounds ✓
5. "I own this town, I spilled my wine at the bottom of the statue of Colonel Light"
Paul Kelly ✓
Shaun Micallef ✓
Annabel Crabb ✓
Alexander Downer ✓
From a song called 'Adelaide'. All of the people listed are from Adelaide.
6. Adelaide is on the east coast of which body of water?
Long Bay ✓
Lake Torrens ✓
Spencer Gulf ✓
St Vincent Gulf ✓
7. In 2017 the Royal Adelaide Hospital set a world record for what?
First bionic eye implant ✓
Most babies born in one day ✓
Youngest heart transplant patient ✓
Most expensive hospital ever built ✓
And the third most expensive building ever built
8. Who was the only Australian Prime Minister raised in Adelaide?
Julia Gillard ✓
Bob Hawke ✓
Chris Watson ✓
Andrew Fisher ✓
Gillard was born in Wales, but raised in Adelaide. Hawke was born in South Australia, but raised in Perth. Watson was born in Chile, and raised in New Zealand and Sydney. Fisher was born and raised in Scotland.
9. Which global network includes Adelaide, as well as Mendoza Argentina, Porto Portugal and Bilbao Spain, among others?
Great Wine Capitals ✓
UNESCO Creative Cities Network ✓
Organization of World Heritage Cities ✓
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy ✓
They promote wine and wine tourism
10. In Adelaide, which drink outsells Coca Cola by a ratio of 3:1?
Stoney Ginger Beer ✓
Woodroofe's Lemonade ✓
Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon ✓
Farmers Union Iced Coffee flavoured milk ✓
11. Which chocolate maker is based in Adelaide?
Zokoko ✓
Haigh's ✓
Hoadley's ✓
Darrell Lea ✓
12. Which animated Japanese tv series was set in Adelaide?
Mako Mermaids ✓
Powerpuff Girls Z ✓
Bakugan Battle Brawlers ✓
Lucy of the Southern Rainbow ✓
13. What is the O-Bahn?
A railroad for buses ✓
The Glenelg tram line ✓
The Princes Highway between Adelaide and Hahndorf ✓
A bascule bridge (which can be lifted to allow ships to pass through) ✓
Adelaide's Birkenhead Bridge is a bascule bridge
14. Which of these was NOT invented in Adelaide
Sunscreen ✓
The military tank ✓
The 'black box' flight recorder ✓
The portable electrocardiograph ✓
Black box was invented in Melbourne
15. During WWI, where in Adelaide were men with a German or Austro-Hungarian military background interned?
Anstey Hill ✓
Sturt Gorge ✓
Torrens Island ✓
Marino Conservation Park ✓
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