This month I decided to do a quiz, as I haven’t done one for a while. I have also updated two old posts with some new photos and a video. The updated Tower Hill Cemeteries post can be found here and the updated Port Fairy and Cape Schanck can be found here
But to return to the quiz.
The rules are simple. There are sixteen questions in four categories: Easy, Medium, Hard, Evil. You will see a question then a photo clue, the answer is underneath the photo. Good luck and keep track of your score so you can see how you do at the end.
Have fun.
Easy
- What is the name of the capital of Victoria?
A. Melbourne
2. Where was the best known book by Joan Lindsay set (hint it features a character called Miranda)
3. What is the name of the main station in Melbourne? (this is very very easy if you look closely at the photo)
A. Flinders Street Station.
4. What is the name of the island best known for its parade of little penguins
A.Phillip Island
Medium
5. What was the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne built for?
A. The 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition
6. Who was one of the founders of the State Library of Victoria, the the library of the University of Melbourne, the Supreme Court Library and was the judge who condemned Ned Kelly to death.
A. Sir Redmond Barry
7. Where in Melbourne can you find 12000 unknown bodies?
A.Under Queen Victoria Market.
8. What attraction was once known as the sow and piglets?
A. The Twelve Apostles.
Hard
9. When was the State Library of Victoria established?
A.1854
10. What and where is the photo below?
A. The ceiling of the ANZ gothic bank in Collins Street Melbourne
11. What is the structure below called and what was it used for?
A. Coop’s Shot tower and creating lead shot.
12. When was the Shrine opened?
A. 1934
Evil
13. What decade was the Scenic Railway at Luna Park opened and which company designed it?
A. 1910s (1912) and it is designed by L A Thompson Scenic Railway Company of New York.
14. What is the name of the mansion built in what is now Somers for Frederick Grimwade in 1895?
A. Coolart
15. Who is the cairn on Arthur’s Seat dedicated to and why?
A. Matthew Flinders because he stood on the mount in 1802
16. Who designed the Forum Theatre
A. John Eberson and Bohringer, Taylor & Johnson
So that is the end. How did you do?
1-4: Well you’ve got some basics down pat. Good start.
5-8: You know more than basics, well on your way.
9-12: Good work, beginning to build a wealth of obscure facts.
13-15: Incredible effort. You may know more about Victoria than is sensible 🙂
16: Are you sure you didn’t write the quiz?
The photos are all mine
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