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'K' Places in Australia Trivia Quiz

Choose the correct town beginning with K in Australia. Most questions should be reasonably easy for Australian geography buffs but those of you from overseas will really be put to the test.

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

Author
onlytrivial

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
164,595

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1221

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Question 1 of 10

1. This town is on the Ord River in the Kimberley. It is near Mirima National Park and was home to one of the largest diamond mines in the world. Hint

Kalbarri

Katanning

Kununurra

Kulin

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Question 2 of 10

2. Kettering is in which Australian state? Hint

Tasmania

Victoria

Queensland

Western Australia

3. This inner suburb of Canberra is south east of Parliament House. It contains Canberra's railway station and the Canberra Railway Museum, which houses one of Australia's oldest locomotives dating from 1878. Hint

Kingston S.E.

Kambah

Kingston

Kurtin

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Question 4 of 10

4. Near the Murray River between Swan Hill and Echuca lies this town. Surrounding marshes are large breeding sites for ibis. Hint

Kerang

Kaniva

Kyabram

Kyneton

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Question 5 of 10

5. This town has a large population of Cornish ancestry after a large number of Cornish migrated during the days of copper mining. This town is the largest on the Yorke Peninsula. Hint

Karumba

Kapunda

Kuranda

Kadina

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Question 6 of 10

6. This is the Northern Territory's fourth largest town, with a population of just 8,000. It is at the junction of the Victoria and Stuart Highways and sits on a river of the same name. Hint

Katherine

Kununurra

Kings Canyon

Karumba

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Question 7 of 10

7. This popular tourist town is near the Barron Gorge National Park. There is a well known scenic railway and cableway linking the town to Cairns. Hint

Kingaroy

Kuranda

Karumba

Kynuna

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Question 8 of 10

8. A town of population 4,000 near Albany, Western Australia. Its industries are mainly agricultural such as its merino sheep. Hint

Karratha

Kojonup

Katanning

Kalgoorlie

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Question 9 of 10

9. A very popular tourist town for Sydneysiders, this town is nestled in the Blue Mountains and is near to the Three Sisters rock formation. Hint

Katoomba

Kandos

Kurrajong

Kelso

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Question 10 of 10

10. This small Queensland town of 300 is named after a castle in Britain. It is famous for its cheese company. Hint

Kenilworth

Kingscote

Kingaroy

Killarney

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This town is on the Ord River in the Kimberley. It is near Mirima National Park and was home to one of the largest diamond mines in the world.

Answer: Kununurra

The Kimberley Region, of which Kununurra is the chief town, is an isolated but beautiful area. Particularly notable are the hollow-trunked boab trees. Nearby to Kununurra is the fragile Purnululu National Park, home of the Bungle Bungles, strange mounds in the shape of striped bee-hives.

2. Kettering is in which Australian state?

Answer: Tasmania

Kettering is about 35 km south of Hobart on the Channel Highway, overlooking the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. Across the water is Bruny Island, which can be reached by ferry. The area around Kettering is an apple growing region.

Answer: Kingston

Kingston and the adjacent suburb of Manuka are good shopping precincts. Locomotive 1210, the first steam locomotive to run to Canberra, is currently housed in the Canberra Railway Museum

4. Near the Murray River between Swan Hill and Echuca lies this town. Surrounding marshes are large breeding sites for ibis.

Answer: Kerang

The marshes at Kerang aren't just for ibis. Other birds breed here too. The ibis help protect the agriculture industry by keeping out locusts.

5. This town has a large population of Cornish ancestry after a large number of Cornish migrated during the days of copper mining. This town is the largest on the Yorke Peninsula.

Answer: Kadina

The mining industry still serves Kadina well, namely with tourism. Each year, a Cornish Festival, called Kernewek Lowender, is held.

6. This is the Northern Territory's fourth largest town, with a population of just 8,000. It is at the junction of the Victoria and Stuart Highways and sits on a river of the same name.

Answer: Katherine

The main attraction around here is Katherine Gorge, in Nitmiluk National Park. As well as a gorge there is an abundance of wildlife and caves containing Aboriginal paintings.

7. This popular tourist town is near the Barron Gorge National Park. There is a well known scenic railway and cableway linking the town to Cairns.

Answer: Kuranda

The skyrail at Kuranda has several stops that allow visitors to take walks through the rainforest and there is a Rainforest Visitor Centre. Also near Kuranda is Birdworld and a butterfly sanctuary.

8. A town of population 4,000 near Albany, Western Australia. Its industries are mainly agricultural such as its merino sheep.

Answer: Katanning

Some things to see in Katanning are the Flour Mill from 1889, the Kobeelya mansion and a sheep market, apparently the largest in a rural area.

9. A very popular tourist town for Sydneysiders, this town is nestled in the Blue Mountains and is near to the Three Sisters rock formation.

Answer: Katoomba

Katoomba is the chief town of the Blue Mountains. There are three million visitors each year. Some other things to see are Echo Point, Katoomba Falls and Orphan Rock and there is a scenic railway and skyway to see all this. Some other major nearby towns in the Blue Mountains are Blackheath, Leura, Wentworth Falls, Lawson, and Hazelbrook.

10. This small Queensland town of 300 is named after a castle in Britain. It is famous for its cheese company.

Answer: Kenilworth

Kenilworth is a castle and town in Warwickshire, England. The town of Kenilworth in Australia is rather less exciting. Former employees of a closed cheese factory started it.

Source: Author onlytrivial

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