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Australian cities multiple choice: Hobart
Are you familiar with the city of love?
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Last updated: April 22, 2023
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| First submitted | March 25, 2023 |
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1.
Hobart is in which state or territory?
Victoria
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Tasmania
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South Australia
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Australian Capital Territory
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2.
Hobart was named after...
British Navy sloop HMS Hobart
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Rev. Henry Hobart, Dean of Windsor
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A village in Delaware County, New York state, USA
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Lord Hobart, British Secretary of State for war and the colonies
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3.
What are Kingston, Otago and Cambridge?
suburbs
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sister cities
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golf courses
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private schools
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4.
The Factory at Cascades was built...
to brew beer
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to produce brass goods
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to house female convicts
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as a fortress to guard against the French
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5.
What does Hobart have in common with Punta Arenas, Chile; Ushuaia, Argentina; Cape Town, South Africa; and Christchurch, New Zealand?
All were founded as whaling stations
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They are the "gateway cities" that service Antarctica
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They are staging ports in the Southern Ocean Classic yacht race
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They were ports of call on Charles Darwin's voyage on HMS Beagle
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6.
The collection at Makree House Museum is centred around...
Textile design
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Administration of a penal colony
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Watercolour painting and ceramic arts
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Early 20th century design and social history
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7.
Hobart's extensive tramway system was foolishly closed in 1960. What made it unique in Australia?
Double-decker trams
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The vehicles were built locally
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A funicular line (up Mount Wellington)
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For most of its history it was free to passengers
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8.
According to the 2021 census, which languages other than English are most commonly spoken in Hobart homes?
Dutch, Italian, Khmer, Mandarin and Cantonese
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Italian, Greek, Tagalog, Cantonese and Maltese
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Vietnamese, Dutch, French, Indonesian and Italian
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Mandarin, Nepali, Punjabi, Cantonese and Vietnamese
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9.
The design of the Hobart Cenotaph war memorial is based on the style of what ancient monument/s?
Persian minarets
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Egyptian obelisks
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The Parthenon in Athens, Greece
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Akbar's Tomb in Uttar Pradesh, India
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10.
Where is the Museum of Fine Arts?
Rose Bay
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Battery Point
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Allport Library
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Government House
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11.
Hobart was built along the shores of which body of water?
Cloudy Bay
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Derwent River
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Southern Ocean
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South Pacific Ocean
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12.
Which of these people is not from Hobart?
Actor Errol Flynn
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Comedian Barry Humphries
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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
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Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn
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13.
What is Mona?
A statue in Franklin Square
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Museum of Old and New Art
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A ghost said to haunt the Theatre Royal
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A foodie district at the junction of Monash and Nathan streets
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14.
What's the other name for Mount Wellington?
kunanyi
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Hobart Hill
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Brindabella
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Arthur's Seat
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15.
Where is the famous street market?
Sandy Bay
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Franklin Wharf
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Salamanca Place
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Queens Walk, New Town
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