Statistics for Australian cities multiple choice: Whyalla

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which company founded the town?	BHP	73%
Whyalla is a seaport on which peninsula?	Eyre	64%
Whyalla is the only place in the world where these animals congregate in the breeding season	Giant cuttlefish	64%
Whyalla is in which state or territory?	South Australia	55%
What shape is the Whyalla jetty?	circular	45%
What was the name of the town before 1920?	Hummocks Hill	45%
Royal Australian Navy corvette mine sweeper HMAS Whyalla was built in the Whyalla shipyards during the Second World War. What is her current function?	Maritime museum in Whyalla	45%
In 2012, Australia's then Trade Minister, Craig Emerson, held a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, where he sang a song. What was it called?	No Whyalla wipeout	45%
What's on top of the hill behind the marina?	An anti-aircraft gun from the Second World War	36%
Whyalla is at one end of the...	Seafood Frontier Road Trip	36%
A sculpture outside a business premises in McDouall Stuart Avenue was inspired by which short story by Henry Lawson?	The loaded dog	36%
Where's the airport?	Mullaquana	27%
Where are the museums of local history, transport and telecommunications?	Mount Laura Station	18%
Where is nude bathing permitted?	Murrippi Beach	18%
Why was the Whyalla Conservation Park threatened with closure in 1987?	Vandalism	18%