Australian Place Names Quizzes

- 10 questions - 4 mins

Off we go on a guided tour of Australian places with elements in their name. I could only find ten and here they all are in quiz form. Can you tell me where they are? Fasten your seat belts for take off...

Average, 10 Qns, Tizzabelle, Jul 19 21

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Tizzabelle

Jul 19 21
3351 plays

So That's Why It's Called That - 10 questions - 4 mins

Cities are named for individuals, other cities, or often after some interesting feature. Can you match the Australian state and territorial capitals with the derivation of their names?

Average, 10 Qns, Red_John, Mar 08 21

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Red_John
Mar 08 21
173 plays

Australian Place Names - 10 questions - 5 mins

Wool is an important commodity in Australia and many place names begin with the word wool. I'll give a postcode and a brief description of where it is and all you do is decide which multiple choice answer is correct, good luck.

Tough, 10 Qns, go_broncos, Oct 13 18

Tough
go_broncos
Oct 13 18
1344 plays

Double Name Places - 10 questions - 4 mins

All these place names in Australia are repeated, eg: Yarra Yarra. I'll give a brief description of its location and you decide which town or whether I'm telling the truth about the origin of my name. Good Luck.

Tough, 10 Qns, go_broncos, Oct 13 18

Tough
go_broncos
Oct 13 18
1161 plays

Western Australian Place Names #3 - 10 questions - 4 mins

My first two quizzes in this category were based on place names taken from the Noongar language. This quiz focuses on other parts of the state, and features places whose names are from other Aboriginal languages.

Tough, 10 Qns, tezza1551, Oct 13 18

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tezza1551
Oct 13 18
348 plays

Aussie Place Names - 10 questions - 5 mins

Some Australian places were named twice by the local Aborigines to emphasize their meaning, for example: Wagga means crow in Wiradjuri language to name it twice changes its meaning to place of many crows. Other places just have odd names.

Tough, 10 Qns, Bad_MaNneR$, Oct 13 18

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Bad_MaNneR$
Oct 13 18
547 plays

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