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Quiz about Brought to You from the Land Downunder

Brought to You from the Land Downunder Quiz

Being born and raised in North-Western New South Wales, I thought I would bring you some trivia about the area in which I grew up. I hope you enjoy some little pieces of trivia about the area I grew up in.

A multiple-choice quiz by ecnalubma. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ecnalubma

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
228,054

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1860

Last 3 plays: agentofchaos (10/10), Guest 83 (2/10), piet (10/10).

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1. There is a city in northern New South Wales that holds a country music festival on an annual basis. What is the name of this place, that also shares its name with a breed of pig? Hint

Gympie

Dubbo

Broken Hill

Tamworth

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2. There is a small country town in New South Wales that became famous (or should I say infamous) for conducting a town-wide DNA collection of the male residents in 1999 after a violent crime in that town. Where was this done? Hint

Wagga Wagga

Warwick Farm

Wellington

Wee Waa

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3. An unusual geological feature, comprising of almost-perfectly hexagonal basalt rocks formed via volcanic activity, shares its features with The Giant's Causeway in Ireland. What is the place in New South Wales called? Hint

Sawn Rocks

Bee-hive Rocks

Honeycomb Rocks

Fin McCools Rocks

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4. Western Plains Zoo is located just outside which NSW city/town? Hint

Wellington

Bourke

Moree

Dubbo

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5. There was a place I used to visit as a girl - it had lots of dinosaurs, and if you put a coin in the slot, the animals would make "Roar"ing noises and move. One even spat water! What was this place called, and near which town was it? Hint

Miniland - Gilgandra

Dinoland - Coonabarabran

Miniland - Coonabarabran

Dinoland - Gilgandra

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6. This town is renowned the world over for producing beautiful opals. What is it called? Hint

Pretty-Rock Ridge

Opal Ridge

Lightning Ridge

Opal Gully

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7. Lots of international tourists go to this northern New South Wales town for a dip in the famous Artesian Bore Baths. What is the name of this place? Hint

Moree

Bellata

Eden

Rowena

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8. The Narrabri area is famous for its production of cotton. What is the name of the centre built in the town of Narrabri to promote the cotton industry? Hint

Australian Cotton Centre

Narrabri Cotton Centre

New South Wales Cotton Centre

The World Cotton Information Centre

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9. There is a highway out here near Narrabri named after the local Aboriginal people. What is the name of the highway? Hint

Bennelong Highway

Micmac Highway

Kamilaroi Highway

Truganini Highway

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10. There is a large state forest west/south west of Narrabri. Much of the Newell Highway drive to Coonabarabran takes you through this forest, and legend has it that a "Yowie" lives here. What is the name of the Forest? Hint

The Pilliga

The Pilgrimage

The Big Tree

The Pillagers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. There is a city in northern New South Wales that holds a country music festival on an annual basis. What is the name of this place, that also shares its name with a breed of pig?

Answer: Tamworth

Each year in January, Tamworth holds Golden Guitar awards for country music in Australia. Gympie also holds a Country Music Muster annually, but Gympie is in Queensland. Both Broken Hill and Dubbo are in New South Wales.

Answer: Wee Waa

The DNA testing of an entire town made headlines at the time - a friend even said they read about it in England!

Answer: Sawn Rocks

Finn McCool is supposed to have built the Giant's Causeway in order to walk to Scotland. Sawn Rocks, outside the town of Narrabri, is a long walk from Scotland.

4. Western Plains Zoo is located just outside which NSW city/town?

Answer: Dubbo

One of the biggest zoos I've ever seen. It is fantastic - wide open spaces for the animal enclosures, and you can drive around the zoo if you wish.

Answer: Miniland - Coonabarabran

Sadly, this place has long since closed. *SIGH*

6. This town is renowned the world over for producing beautiful opals. What is it called?

Answer: Lightning Ridge

As you come into town, there is a population sign with a "?" on it - this is one place where the census takers just know that the results are never going to be accurate!

7. Lots of international tourists go to this northern New South Wales town for a dip in the famous Artesian Bore Baths. What is the name of this place?

Answer: Moree

There are lots of little artesian spring-fed bore baths located in this area, however Moree seems to get most of the tourists.

8. The Narrabri area is famous for its production of cotton. What is the name of the centre built in the town of Narrabri to promote the cotton industry?

Answer: Australian Cotton Centre

This place is interesting - there is even a theatre that is built into a cotton picker! Lots of hands-on exhibits too.

9. There is a highway out here near Narrabri named after the local Aboriginal people. What is the name of the highway?

Answer: Kamilaroi Highway

The Kamilaroi people are the people indigenous to the area around Moree and Narrabri. Thank you for letting us share your land.

Answer: The Pilliga

My father used to delight in telling his children stories about the Pilliga Yowie. It worked a treat - we were always home by dark!

Source: Author ecnalubma

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