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Australian cities multiple choice: Rockhampton

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1. Rockhampton is in which region?
North Queensland
Central Queensland
Far North Queensland
Southeast Queensland
2. What happened in 1918, 1954 and 1991?
Flood
Cyclone
Earthquake
A man named John Smith was elected Mayor
3. What are 4YOU and 4US?
Public libraries
Farmers markets
Adventure playgrounds
Community radio stations
4. What is unusual about Denison Street?
It is a river
It is a zig zag
It is only ten metres long
A railway line runs down the middle of the road
5. In its first few years of settlement, what was another name for Bouldercombe?
Thames
Usherwood
Wombat's Den
Crocodile Creek
6. Between 1909 and 1939 Rockhampton had a steam tram network. Why was it replaced by a bus network?
Modernisation
Buses are cheaper to run
Steam trams were too hot for passengers
Tram parts became impossible to import because of the war
7. The airport, the zoo, the golf club and the botanic gardens all border what body of water?
Fitzroy River
Lotus Lagoons
Murray Lagoon
Pink Lily Lagoon
8. In what year did Rockhampton hold Australia's first dawn service on Anzac Day, to commemorate the time of the landing at Gallipoli?
1916
1919
1939
1968
9. There are six statues of what animal around the city?
Bulls
Emus
Snakes
Crocodiles
10. Which people are indigenous to the region around Rockhampton?
Wajuk
Kaurna
Yuggera
Darumbal
11. What is at Archer Park Station?
The rail museum
Shearing demonstrations
Fitzroy Agricultural High School
The hub for regional and interstate trains
12. What is the Flow Centre?
A high-tech hackathon venue
The regional sewage treatment plant
A museum focusing on sustainability in the Fitzroy River Basin
A community workshop that facilitates mindfulness through craft activities
13. The collection of the Rockhampton Museum of Art has a particular strength in...
Photography
Chinese and Korean pottery
Australian Modernist painting
Australian fashion and accessories
14. Going on local dog registrations, what is the most popular dog breed in Rockhampton?
Dingo
Cockapoo
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Queensland Blue Heeler
15. Where in town can you find waterfalls?
Splitters Creek
Kershaw Gardens
Beneath Alexandra Bridge
North Rockhampton Cemetery
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