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Victoria
  Victoria!   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 15 Qns
An eclectic mix of all things Victorian. Use the pictures to help you if you get stumped!
Easier, 15 Qns, VegemiteKid, Nov 12 23
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Marvellous Melbourne
  Photo Quiz about Marvellous Melbourne    
Photo Quiz
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The capital city of the Australian state of Victoria has a rich history and a vibrant present. Here are just a few highlights.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Mar 30 21
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  Marvellous Melbourne Test Your Knowledge   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A few morsels about the beautiful city of Melbourne, Australia.
Average, 10 Qns, cazza2902, Dec 19 16
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  Victorian Holidays (Australia)    
Multiple Choice
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In the state of Victoria in Australia we have ten paid public holidays off from work, which we reckon is great. Let's see what you think. Good luck.
Easier, 10 Qns, go_broncos, Jan 26 21
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  My Melbourne    
Multiple Choice
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Melbourne is famous for of fun, fashion and experiencing all four seasons in one day. See how much you know about this great Australian city.
Average, 10 Qns, emmco, May 06 10
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Victoria Trivia Questions
1. Melbourne is the capital of which Australian state?

From Quiz My Melbourne

Answer: Victoria

Melbourne is situated in the south of Victoria, which is located south east on mainland Australia. It is Australia's second most populous city after Sydney. Melbourne was first settled and established in 1835 by John Batman. The city was named after former British Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne.

2. Melbourne was named for William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. He was said to have been a favourite of which British monarch?

From Quiz Marvellous Melbourne

Answer: Victoria

William Lamb was Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1834 and also from 1835 to 1841. Queen Victoria ruled from 1837 to 1901. None of the other named monarchs were on the throne at a time when Lamb served as prime minister. William Lamb was also married to Lady Caroline Lamb who was noted for her infatuation with Lord Byron.

3. Each year Melbourne hosts the Australian Tennis Open. Which stadium is home to centre court?

From Quiz My Melbourne

Answer: Rod Laver Arena

Rod Laver Arena is located in Melbourne's Olympic Park and is named after the famous Australian tennis player. The tournament is the first of the four tennis Grand Slams and is held in January of each year. Rod Laver Arena is used for a number of other purposes throughout the year including being a popular venue for concerts.

4. On 26 January, we Australians celebrate the birth of our nation. What do we call this auspicious day?

From Quiz Victorian Holidays (Australia)

Answer: Australia Day

Australia Day, is where we fire up the barbie, crack a tinnie (open a beer) and muddle our way through the national anthem. We're actually celebrating 26 January 1788, the day Captain Arthur Phillip took formal possession of the colony of New South Wales (as Australia was known in the beginning), and became the first Governor.

5. Melbourne is considered by many (or at least by Melburnians) to be the sporting capital of Australia. What is the name of its most famous sporting arena?

From Quiz Marvellous Melbourne

Answer: Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground or MCG was the main venue of the 1956 Summer Olympics. It is also famous for hosting the Australian Football League Grand Final and the Boxing Day Cricket Test. Princes Park is a football ground in Melbourne. Kooyong is a tennis complex that was the former venue for the Australian Tennis Open. Lords is one of the major cricket grounds in England where many Australian and English teams have battled for 'The Ashes'.

6. The well-known horse, Phar Lap, had a number of racing achievements in Australia. After his death a number of his body parts were shared among Melbourne, Canberra and New Zealand. Which part of Phar Lap did Melbourne receive?

From Quiz My Melbourne

Answer: Hide

The hide of Phar Lap is displayed at the Melbourne museum. Phar Lap lived between 1926 and 1932, was bred in New Zealand but trained in Australia. He won many races during his short life including the Melbourne Cup in 1930.

7. 'Buckleys and Nunn' is an Australian expression that means little or no chance. However, Buckleys and Nunn was once a famous Melbourne icon. What was it?

From Quiz Marvellous Melbourne

Answer: A department store

Buckleys and Nunn was one of two major department stores located in Bourke Street in Melbourne's city centre; the other being Myer(s). The building is still there but it now houses another department store, David Jones.

8. In Victoria on the second Monday of March we get the day off to celebrate the introduction of the 40 hour week (8hr day). What do we call this day in Victoria?

From Quiz Victorian Holidays (Australia)

Answer: Labour Day

In 1856, a group of workers, mostly stonemasons and other skilled building workers, won an eight-hour working day from their employers. Soon after, it became a widespread principle for building workers to work an eight-hour day without a reduction in their pay. It was widely celebrated as a world first and Australia became known as a worker's paradise. Information courtesy of Museum Victoria.

9. In which month is the Melbourne Cup held each year?

From Quiz My Melbourne

Answer: November

Each year the Melbourne Cup is held on the first Tuesday of November as a part of the spring racing carnival. It has been dubbed 'The race that stops the nation' as it is a public holiday for most Australians and is watched by millions. A recent well-known winner of the race is Makybe Diva who won in 2003, 2004 and 2005; she is the first horse to have done this.

10. Melbourne is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Can you name it?

From Quiz Marvellous Melbourne

Answer: The Royal Exhibition Building

The Royal Exhibition Building was opened in 1880 as the venue for an international exhibition. It was also the site of the first Parliament of Australia from 1901 until 1927 then Canberra became the national capital. It is one of the few great exhibition halls that survives from the nineteenth century. Flinders Street Station, the Shrine of Remembrance and Young and Jacksons are all Melbourne landmarks.

11. What is the name of Melbourne's oldest pub?

From Quiz My Melbourne

Answer: Duke of Wellington

The Duke of Wellington was built in 1850 and licenced in 1853. It is located on the corner of Flinders and Russell Street and is named after the Duke who defeated Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo.

12. What is the title of the famous painting that hangs in Young and Jacksons hotel?

From Quiz Marvellous Melbourne

Answer: Chloe

Chloe was painted by Jules-Joseph Lefebvre and exhibited at the Paris Salon in the 1870s. The painting came to Australian via Dr Thomas Fitzgerald who loaned the picture to the National Gallery of Victoria. The full length nude portrait shocked visitors so much that the picture was removed from display after only three weeks. The painting was later purchased by Mr Norman Young, of Young and Jacksons, in 1908, and has been a feature at the hotel ever since.

13. On 25 April the whole of Australia stops, not just Victoria, to remember those who fought in various wars. What is this day called?

From Quiz Victorian Holidays (Australia)

Answer: Anzac Day

ANZAC means Australia New Zealand Army Corps. We have parades of veterans and memorial services at all of our RSL Clubs (Returned Servicemens League). At 9.00 pm every night in every RSL club in Australia (even during trivia nights), one minute of silence is observed, lest we forget.

14. What street would you be in if you had access to both Myer and David Jones?

From Quiz My Melbourne

Answer: Bourke St

Myer and David Jones are both department stores in Australia and both have main entrances located on Bourke Street. Bourke Street between Elizabeth and Swanston Street is closed to cars, however there are trams that travel up and down the street. This street is also home to a number of other clothing stores.

15. The soap opera "Neighbours" has been filmed in Melbourne since its beginning. The fictional street that the characters live on is Ramsay Street. What is the name of the actual street that "Neighbours" film in?

From Quiz My Melbourne

Answer: Pin Oak Court

"Neighbours" is a classic Australian soap opera that began filming in 1985. Pin Oak Court is used as a location for filming scenes in the street, although the indoor scenes are filmed in a studio. People actually live in the houses on Pin Oak Court and allow the production company to film in their street and yards.

16. The National Gallery of Victoria is home to a painting by John Brack titled 'The Bar'. The subject of the painting is the 'six o'clock swill'. What was the 'six o'clock swill'?

From Quiz Marvellous Melbourne

Answer: The rush to drink before the bars closed at 6.00 pm.

Six o'clock closing for pubs/bars was introduced in most Australian states during the 1910s. It came into effect in Victoria in 1916. Licensed drinking hours were not extended again in Victoria until 1967.

17. In Victoria we have a public holiday for a horse race. Horses come from all over the world to race for millions of dollars in prize money. What is this name of this race?

From Quiz Victorian Holidays (Australia)

Answer: Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup is run on the first Tuesday in November. The first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861 at Flemington Race Course and was won by Archer, a horse from Nowra, New South Wales. The prize was a gold watch and £170. It has run every year since. Rural cities in Victoria take a day off on their own cup days if they're lucky enough to have a racetrack.

18. Melbourne has only one National Rugby League team. What is the name of that team?

From Quiz My Melbourne

Answer: Melbourne Storm

Melbourne Storm was established in 1997 and the team played their first season in 1998. They won the 1999, 2007 and 2009 premierships. In April 2010 the team became the centre of great controversy after they were stripped of three minor premierships and two premierships, when it was revealed that the club was in breach of the salary cap rules.

19. One urban myth that Melbournians have been known to spread is that you are likely to come across these animals in one of its main streets. Which one is it?

From Quiz Marvellous Melbourne

Answer: Kangaroos in Bourke Street

You are highly unlikely to meet any wild Australian marsupials in the city centre of Melbourne. Bourke Street is home to the Bourke Street Mall which is a congested pedestrian strip that also has trams running through it.

20. Australian Rules Football started out in Melbourne. Two football teams that had their origins in Melbourne no longer call Melbourne home. Which ones are they?

From Quiz Marvellous Melbourne

Answer: Swans and Lions

The South Melbourne Swans are now the Sydney Swans. The Fitzroy Lions are now the Brisbane Lions. All the other names are genuine nick names of Australian Football League teams: Geelong Cats, Western Bulldogs, St Kilda Saints, Melbourne Demons, Richmond Tigers and Hawthorn Hawks.

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