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Quiz about Australian Airlines and Airports

Australian Airlines and Airports Quiz

There are a lot of airport quizzes with American content, this one is exclusively Australian! Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hews

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
34,413

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2141

Last 3 plays: Guest 149 (9/10), Guest 1 (6/10), Guest 101 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is no longer an Australian domestic carrier? Hint

Jetstar

Compass

QANTAS

Virgin Australia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which is the busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic in Australia? Hint

Sydney

Cairns

Melbourne

Brisbane

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which combination of the following cities all have their first three letters also as their airport code? Hint

Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth

Melbourne, Hobart, Darwin

Sydney, Perth, Darwin

Sydney, Melbourne, Perth

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following Australian cities has no scheduled direct international flights departing from it? Hint

Perth

Alice Springs

Darwin

Cairns

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Question 5 of 10

5. After the United States, Australia has more airports with scheduled departures than any other country.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what year did Qantas introduce the first regular non-stop flight from Australia to the United Kingdom? Hint

1998

1988

2008

2018

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which domestic airport services the NSW city of Newcastle? Hint

Adamstown

Charlestown

Williamtown

Georgetown

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Question 8 of 10

8. There is no domestic airport tax levied anywhere in Australia.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which Australian state are the cities with the codes BNE, CNS, TSV and MKY? Hint

New South Wales

Western Australia

Victoria

Queensland

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Australian airline is the oldest in the English-speaking world?

Answer: (there is no 'u' in it)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is no longer an Australian domestic carrier?

Answer: Compass

Compass have had a go at it (twice) but are not operating at present.

2. Which is the busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic in Australia?

Answer: Sydney

The official name of Sydney's airport is Sydney (Kingsford-Smith) Airport. It is named after the early Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith (1897-1935).

3. Which combination of the following cities all have their first three letters also as their airport code?

Answer: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth

The ones which don't are Adelaide (ADL), Darwin (DRW) and Hobart (HBA).

4. Which of the following Australian cities has no scheduled direct international flights departing from it?

Answer: Alice Springs

You can't fly direct from Alice Springs to anywhere international.

5. After the United States, Australia has more airports with scheduled departures than any other country.

Answer: True

Some locales are impractical to reach by anything other than air. Along a similar vein, Papua New Guinea is fourth (behind Canada).

6. In what year did Qantas introduce the first regular non-stop flight from Australia to the United Kingdom?

Answer: 2018

For a long time, the distance was just too great to make regular non-stop flights practicable between Australia and the UK. However, in 2018 Qantas began a regular service from Perth to London (8,991 miles) using its new 787-9 "Dreamliner" aircraft.

7. Which domestic airport services the NSW city of Newcastle?

Answer: Williamtown

Newcastle Airport is located at Williamtown, 14km north of the city. The runway at Newcastle Airport is shared with the Royal Australian Air Force base in Williamtown. Charlestown, Georgetown and Adamstown are all suburbs of Newcastle.

8. There is no domestic airport tax levied anywhere in Australia.

Answer: False

On the contrary, they are very popular..

9. In which Australian state are the cities with the codes BNE, CNS, TSV and MKY?

Answer: Queensland

Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay are all in Queensland.

10. Which Australian airline is the oldest in the English-speaking world?

Answer: QANTAS

And, as pointed out in 'Rain Man', they've never had a crash!

Source: Author hews

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