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Australian cities multiple choice: Melbourne

Do you know the ins and outs of Melbourne-town?
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Last updated: December 2, 2023
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First submittedSeptember 29, 2022
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1. Who was Melbourne's founder?
Batman
Tony Stark
Flash Gordon
Doctor Strange
John Batman
2. What is Three Triple R?
A public radio station
The Museum of Education
A long-running childrens television program
A public holiday to celebrate the 8-hour day (8 hours rest, 8 hours revenue, 8 hours recreation)
3. What are called Yarra, Werribee and Maribyrnong?
Rivers
Cinemas
Racecourses
Stately homes managed by the National Trust
4. What has campuses at Parkville, Werribee and Badgers Creek?
University of Melbourne
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens
5. What is Hosier Lane famous for?
Graffiti
Nightclubs
Fashion boutiques
Being the base of the criminal underworld 1880s to 1950s
6. Apart from Easter, what's the big deal on Good Friday?
The Melbourne Cup (horse race)
The Royal Melbourne (Agricultural) Show
The Australian Football League Grand Final
Fundraising for the Royal Childrens Hospital
The Good Friday Appeal began in 1931. The Show and the Grand Final are held in late September. The Cup is run on the first Tuesday in November.
7. What is the City Loop?
A linear park
A massive ring road
A circuit of railway stations, mostly underground
A part of town known for fancy shops and ornate buildings
8. What's the biggest shopping centre?
Eastland
Highpoint
Southland
Chadstone
9. What are Huntingdale, Victoria, Royal Melbourne and Yarra Yarra?
Hospitals
Golf courses
Railway stations
Life-saving clubs
10. What's been in Little Bourke Street since the 1850s?
Chinatown
Parliament House
Museum of Victoria
Royal Melbourne Hospital
11. What is a hook turn?
An acute bend in the road
An illegal way to move your car on a boat ramp
Turning right from the far left lane to keep traffic out of the way of trams
A feint that an Australian Rules footballer with the ball uses to dodge his or her opponent
12. Which of these Melbourne suburbs is the odd one out geographically?
Brighton
Belgrave
Bonbeach
Beaumaris
Belgrave is in the hills; the others are by the sea
13. What are Monash, Swinburne and La Trobe?
Lakes
Universities
Local councils
Streets in the centre of town
14. Which of these tv shows was not made in Melbourne?
Neighbours
The Sullivans
Home and Away
Prisoner (Cell Bock H)
15. Which of these is a line from the Melbourne Football Club theme song?
And respected by our foes
We love our club and we play to win
What though the odds be great or be small
Every heart beats true for the Red and the Blue
Adelaide are respected by their foes, Hawthorn play to win, Sydney don't worry about the odds
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Level 71
Sep 29, 2022
Lived in Melbourne for 18 long months, only managed 8! I think I needed to get out more :)
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Level 90
Sep 30, 2022
100%. These quizzes are great fun but virtually impossible for people who haven't lived for a long time in these cities.

I wonder how you come up with such specific clues for each city - extensive personal knowledge and travel, or patient googling?

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Level 66
Sep 30, 2022
A combination of knowledge, either as a resident (of two of them) or a visitor, and Googling.