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Statistics for Australian cities multiple choice: Townsville

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  • This quiz has been taken 41 times
  • The average score is 7 of 15

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
How did Townsville get its name?After Robert Towns, who financed the first white settlement but never lived there himself
79%
Queensland is big, eh? Nearly seven times bigger than Texas. Townsville is in:North Queensland
76%
Which disease was first identified from samples taken in Townsville?Ross River Fever
76%
Townsville is home to Australia's largest...army base
66%
How did Magnetic Island get its name?James Cook's compass mysteriously went haywire as he sailed past in 1770
62%
Townsville is the only place in the world that is a base for what three activities?Copper, zinc and nickel refining
52%
Townsville cannot be said to border which body of water?Torres Strait
45%
Which is closest to Townsville?Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
41%
The library at the Townsville campus of James Cook University is named after which former university employee?Gardener Eddie Mabo
38%
The suburb of Belgian Gardens used to have a different name. Why was it changed?The original name, German Gardens, went out of favour during WWI
38%
Australia's first medical research institute was established in Townsville in 1913 under the name:Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine
34%
Which of the following is held annually in Townsville?The Australian Festival of Chamber Music
31%
How far short of being a mountain is Castle Hill?18.9 metres
28%
What was the Townsville mutiny?A rebellion of hundreds of African American troops stationed there during WWII
28%
What was established in Townsville in 1896?The first Japanese consulate in Australia
10%

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