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Melbourne World Firsts Trivia Quiz

Melbourne, Victoria has been responsible for a number of world firsts. See if you can identify them.

A multiple-choice quiz by exit10. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
exit10

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,623

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Avg Score
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1. Who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1960? Hint

Sir Frank MacFarlane Burnet

Dame Jean McNamara

Howard Florey

Sir John Cornforth

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2. Which feature of McDonalds was the first to appear in Melbourne in 1992? Hint

Alcoholic beverages

Free fries

McCafe

Table service

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3. With what do you associate the name Eric Ansell? Hint

protective clothing

rubber gloves

all of these

condoms

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4. In 1967 what 'walk through' zoo enclosure was the first of its type in the world? Hint

the nocturnal house

the butterfly house

the lion enclosure

the walk through aviary

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5. Rod Saunders was the first recipient of this medical breakthrough technology in 1979. Hint

knee reconstruction

laser therapy to correct eyesight

bionic ear

artificial hip replacement

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6. What did George Nicholas and Henry Woolf Smith invent in 1915? Hint

Black box flight recorder

Aspro

Stump jump plough

Electric drill

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7. The expression 'call girl' for a prostitute was invented in Melbourne. True or False?

True

False

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8. Which bank did Dr Lucy Bryce pioneer in 1926? Hint

blood bank

trust fund for single mothers

agrarian bank

savings bank

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9. In 1984 Dr Alan Trounsen and Dr Linda Mohr of Monash University developed which pioneering technique? Hint

methods of detecting communications between marine life

identified patterns for Melbourne's unpredictable weather

using frozen embryos in the in-vitro fertilisation program

successful methods of separating conjoined twins

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10. What appeared on the tram tracks in 1983 becoming the first of its kind in the world? Hint

a 'light rail' tram

a restaurant tram

sand

a driver-less tram

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1960?

Answer: Sir Frank MacFarlane Burnet

He won the award for the discovery of 'acquired immunological tolerance', the basis for organ transplants. Florey won the award for the development of penicillin in 1941.

2. Which feature of McDonalds was the first to appear in Melbourne in 1992?

Answer: McCafe

Situated on a busy thoroughfare for commuters, the idea of 'coffee and cake' became so popular it spread all over the world.

3. With what do you associate the name Eric Ansell?

Answer: all of these

In 1905 Ansell started a company producing small toy-balloons and condoms and moved to a factory in Richmond in 1925. The company now has their worldwide headquarters in Red Bank, New Jersey.

4. In 1967 what 'walk through' zoo enclosure was the first of its type in the world?

Answer: the lion enclosure

The lions are enclosed in a very large landscaped 'pit' and visitors can walk through on high bridges.

5. Rod Saunders was the first recipient of this medical breakthrough technology in 1979.

Answer: bionic ear

The bionic ear (or Cochlear implant) was developed by scientists at Melbourne University.

6. What did George Nicholas and Henry Woolf Smith invent in 1915?

Answer: Aspro

The flight recorder was 1958, the electric drill was 1889 and the plough was in 1876.

7. The expression 'call girl' for a prostitute was invented in Melbourne. True or False?

Answer: True

In 1891 Melbourne brothels created a telephone rendezvous system.

8. Which bank did Dr Lucy Bryce pioneer in 1926?

Answer: blood bank

The Blood Bank was founded by Dr. Lucy Meredith BRYCE.

At the Royal Melbourne Hospital in the Pathology Department, Dr. Bryce was the Haematologist,Dr.Hilda Gardiner(sister of Sir Howard Florey) was the Bacteriologist, Miss Beryl Splatt was the Biochemist.
Beryl Bartlett was the assistant biochemistry technician to Miss Splatt. (Thanks for this personal info mapat)

9. In 1984 Dr Alan Trounsen and Dr Linda Mohr of Monash University developed which pioneering technique?

Answer: using frozen embryos in the in-vitro fertilisation program

10. What appeared on the tram tracks in 1983 becoming the first of its kind in the world?

Answer: a restaurant tram

The Tramcar Restaurant offers an expensive 3 course dinner while it takes you all around the sites of Melbourne.

Source: Author exit10

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