Statistics for Australian cities multiple choice: Mount Gambier

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Mount Gambier is roughly half way between which capital cities?	Adelaide and Melbourne	75%
What was the Mount Gambier Gift?	An athletics carnival	75%
What can you do in the Kilsby sinkhole?	Scuba dive	75%
As well as a city, Mount Gambier is also	A dormant volcano	50%
What is the Old Mount Gambier Gaol now used for?	A hotel	50%
What is in the Umpherston Sinkhole?	A sunken garden	50%
Mount Gambier was named after James Gambier, Admiral of the Fleet. What was not named after him?	A type of dog bred to live on sailing ships and fishing boats	50%
What does the obelisk at the Blue Lake commemorate?	An extraordinary feat of horsemanship by poet Adam Lindsay Gordon	25%
Engelbrecht Cave is a tourist attraction in the middle of the city. What was it used for in the 100 or so years before it was opened to tourists?	A rubbish dump	25%
What is the name of the stretch of the Princes Highway that passes through Mount Gambier?	Jubilee Highway	25%
Which four local teams compete in the Western Border Football League?	North Gambier, South Gambier, East Gambier and West Gambier	25%
Which cult classic did not feature Mount Gambier's most famous son, Sir Robert Helpmann?	The Blob (1958)	25%
What is the local newspaper, published since 1861?	The Border Watch	25%
Declared a city	1954	0%
Nevermind the Blue Lake; what colour is nearby Valley Lake?	Green	0%