1. What is the name of Port Macquarie's main beach? Town Beach Nobbys Beach Lighthouse Beach Bondi Beach

2. Surveyor General John Oxley with a party of 15, including 12 convicts, (ah! we owe a lot to good old "Mother England") arrived at Port Macquarie on the 8th October, in what year? 1788 1851 1770 1818

3. What is the name of Port Macquarie's main street that terminates at Lady Nelson Wharf on the river? Horton Street Clarence Street Gordon Street Wall Street

4. What is the name of the river that runs through Port Macquarie to the Tasman Sea? The Thames River The Maria River The Hastings River The Manning River

5. What is the nearest major town to Port Macquarie? Wauchope Laurieton Kempsey Coffs Harbour

6. Port Macquarie's lighthouse to the south of the township is erected at a site named Tacking Point. Which well known early explorer was responsible for naming Tacking Point? Captain Matthew Flinders Captain William Bligh Captain James Cook Admiral Horatio Nelson

7. What is the name of the spectacular waterfall some 70 kilometres inland from Port Macquarie? Wollomombi Falls Ellenborough Falls Niagra Falls Port Falls

8. Built between 1824 and 1828 is one of Australia's oldest churches. What is her name? St. Agnes Catholic Church Notre Dame Cathedral Port Macquarie Presbyterian Church St. Thomas' Church of England

9. Unique to Port Macquarie is this hospital. What sort of hospital is it? Koala Hospital Whale Hospital Dolphin Hospital Dinosaur Hospital

10. And finally last but not least (stay tuned for Port Macquarie numero two quiz) What is the name of Port Macquarie's unique rainforest? Daintree Rainforest The Scrub Jurassic Park Sea Acres Nature Reserve