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Where am I travel quiz
Australia and New Zealand
30 places
Where am I travel quiz
Australia and New Zealand
30 places
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1) If I was real, I would produce more wool than the rest of the flock combined.
1) Goulburn. NSW. - AU.
2) Te Anu. - NZ. 3) Gold Coast. QLD. - AU. 4) Tamworth. NSW. - AU. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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2) Imagine waking up to this view every day
1) Mount Buller - AU
2) Glacier district, South Island - NZ. 3) Barossa Valley - AU. 4) Whakapapa, Nth Island - NZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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3) Was once the gate way to the rest of the world
1) Ku-Ring-Gai Chase - Sydney
2) La Perouse - Sydney. 3) Botany Bay - Sydney 4) Rose Bay - Sydney - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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4) Rose Bay Australia's first international airport opened in 1938. This was the starting point for the London-Sydney flights that were operated by Qantas Empire Airways and Imperial Airway. The Journey from Sydney to London took ten days and required thirty refueling stops along what became famous as the 'Kangaroo' route. The boats were equipped to carry fifteen passengers passengers with two air crew and a staff of three stewards. |
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4) Natures ten pin bowling
1) Twelve Apostles - Victoria - AU.
2) Moeraki Boulders -Otago - NZ. 3) Three Sisters- Katoomba - AU. 4) Rapanui, or "Shag Rocks" - Christchurch - NZ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5) Easy to get lost inside
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1) Paronella Castle - QLD - AU.
2) Larnach Castle - Dunedin - NZ. 3) Parliament House - Brisbane - AU. 4) Vaucluse House - Sydney - AU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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6) You must get up early to have this view.
1) Wave Rock - Western Australia - AU.
2) Rapanui, or "Shag Rocks" - Christchurch - NZ. 3) The Olga's - Northern Territory - AU. 4) Karlu Karlu near Wauchope - AU. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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3) The Olga's - Northern Territory - AU Kata Tjuṯa, also known as the Olgas, is a group of large, domed rock formations located about 360 km southwest of Alice Springs, in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. Mount Olga was named in 1872 by Ernest Giles, in honour of Queen Olga of Württemberg (born Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas I) Don't miss the opportunity of a helicopter ride over The Olga's and Uluru |
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7) Going off to war.
1) Gold Coast - QLD - AU.
2) Christchurch - NZ. 3) Ledgerwood - TAS - AU 4) Sheffield - TAS - AU. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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3) Ledgerwood - TAS - AU In October 1918, the families of nine fallen soldiers planted trees along the main street of town. More than 80 years later the trees were deemed dangerous. After a year of fundraising, the Legerwood Hall and Reserves Committee employed Ross chainsaw carver Eddie Freeman to sculpt the trees into a likeness of the men they were planted for. |
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8) Woof Woof.
1) Dunedin - NZ.
2) Whyalla Stuart - SA - AU. 3) Gundagai - NSW - AU. 4) Lake Tekapo - NZ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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3) Gundagai - NSW - AU. The inspiration for the statue has been traced to a doggerel poem, "Bullocky Bill", published anonymously by "Bowyang Yorke" in 1857 (other references have 1880 in the Gundagai Times). The poem humourously describes a series of misfortunes faced by a bullock driver, culminating in his dog either sitting on or spoiling the food in his tucker-box (an Australian colloquialism for a box that holds food, similar to a lunchbox, but larger). |
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10) don't forget sunscreen. Both of our countries have a high level of skin cancer.
1) Bondi Beach - Sydney - AU.
2) Manly Beach - Sydney - AU. 3) St Kilda Beach - VIC - AU. 4) Mt Maunganui, Bay of Plenty - NZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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11) The rest of me is very mountainous.
1) Whangamarino NZ. (South of Auckland)
2) Barmah Forest, VIC - AU. 3) Moulting Lagoon, TAS 4) Kakadu National Park - NT - AU . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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4) Kakadu National Park - NT - AU. Kakadu National Park is an enormous, biodiverse nature reserve in Australia’s Northern Territory. With terrain encompassing wetlands, rivers and sandstone escarpments. The park is nearly half the size of Switzerland. It is believed that Aboriginal people have lived here for 65,000 years. |
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12) Now you know what timber feels like when the vice is closed
1) Simpsons Gap. NT - AU.
2) Horrocks Pass, South Australia 3) Karangahake Gorge - NZ 4) The Kings Highway - NSW - AU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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13) You could boil more than an egg here
1) Kiama - NSW - AU.
2) Hepburn Springs, VIC, AU. 3) Mataranka Thermal Pool, NT, AU. 4) Champagne Pool - Near Rotorua NZ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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14) Looks a bit like natures mosquito bites.
1) Bald Rock - NSW
2) Pinnacles- WA - AU 3) Remarkable Rocks - Kangaroo Island - AU 4) Rotorua NZ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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2) Pinnacles- WA - AU About 200km north of Perth. These amazing natural limestone structures, some standing as high as five metres, were formed approximately 25,000 to 30,000 years ago, after the sea receded and left deposits of sea shells. Over time, coastal winds removed the surrounding sand, leaving the pillars exposed to the elements. |
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15) They built buildings to last in those days.
1) Antrim House - Wellington - NZ.
2) Hyde Park Barracks - Sydney - AU. 3) Port Arthur - TAS - AU. 4) Cascades Female Factory- TAS - AU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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16) Dinner for an army.
1) Coffs Harbour - NSW - AU
2) Kingston - SA - AU. 3) Te Puke, Bay of Plenty - NZ 4) Young - NSW - AU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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2) Kingston - SA - AU. The Big Lobster, as the name suggests, is a popular sculpture of a huge red coloured spiny lobster and is located near the entrance of Kingston SE, a renowned fishing town of South Australia. The Big Lobster, known by the locals as “Larry”, is a very popular tourist attraction. |
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17) When I go fishing, I never catch a thing. Perhaps I fish in the wrong pool.
1) Coffs Harbour - NSW - AU
2) Killarney Glen, QLD - AU. 3) Sawtell Memorial Pool - NSW - AU 4) Cairns - QLD - AU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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4) Cairns - QLD - AU Created for the Esplanade redevelopment in 2003. The Woven Fish are large sculptures located in the Lagoon. The fish are interpretations of the smaller woven fish forms that are often woven in palm leaves. The weaving of palm leaves is a tradition that dates back centuries in the Torres Strait. |
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18) One of the top ten beaches!
1) Wagga Wagga - NSW - AU
2) Berowra Creek, Hornsby - NSW - AU 3) Lake McKenzie - QLD - AU 4) Whale Bay, Tutukaka Coast. NZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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1) Wagga Wagga - NSW - AU Wagga Beach (Wagga Beach) has been named one of the top 10 best beaches in Australia. The sandy strip by the Murrumbidgee River has taken out the number nine position in the Top 20 beaches of 2020, as compiled by Tourism Australia’s Beach Ambassador Brad Farmer AM. By making the honour roll, Wagga Beach is the first inland beach to ever feature in Mr Farmer’s lists. |
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19) Very crowded in Summer. A top tourist destination.
1) Maroubra Beach - Sydney - AU
2) Bondi - Sydney - AU 3) Four Mile Beach - QLD - AU 4) Cottesloe Beach - Perth - WA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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2) Bondi - Sydney - AU "Bondi," originally "Boondi" is an Aboriginal word which has the same meaning as the word "surf" in English. The first record of "Bondi" was made between 1899 and 1903. It describes the meaning as "noise made by sea waves breaking on the beach," It is possibly the most visited site in Australia. |
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20) Sometimes there is a long wait to get across the river but far too dangerous to swim.
1) Daintree River - QLD - AU.
2) Murray River - SA - AU. 3) Interislander - NZ. 4) Rottnest Island Ferry - AU. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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1) Daintree River - QLD - AU. The vehicle ferry is the only way to cross the Daintree River in Far North Queensland. It takes about 30 vehicles and operates daily. The crossing itself takes about 10 minutes but there can be a long waiting time, especially during the peak season (July to September). |
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21) Very thoughtful, possibly wishing he could join the picnickers below.
Statue of Charles Dickens - one of very few in the world.
1) Centennial Park, Sydney 2) City Park, Launceston - TAS 3) George Brown Botannical Gardens, Darwin - NT 4) The Australian National Botanic Gardens - ACT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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22) Taken from the top of a tourist viewing platform atop a tall building.
1) Sydney
2) Brisbane 3) Melbourne 4) Auckland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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23) This is a whole town of painted murals.
1) Fitzroy, Melbourne
2) Sheffield, Tasmania 3) Brewarrina, NSW 4) Thallon, QLD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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2) Sheffield, Tasmania The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders. During the 1980s, Sheffield was going through some hard times. It was at a public meeting in 1985, that the idea of painting murals around town was proposed, after hearing of a similar program’s success in the Canadian town of Chemainus. |
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24) Where there is a city with a river running through it, there must be many bridges to get across
1) Melbourne
2) Sydney 3) Perth 4) Wellington - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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25) That is an old post office on the right.
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1) Cuba Street, Wellington - NZ
2) New Regent Street, Christchurch - NZ
3) Hay Street, Perth - AU
4) Martin Place, Sydney
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2) New Regent Street, Christchurch - NZ
3) Hay Street, Perth - AU
4) Martin Place, Sydney
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26) This chap was BIG in history.
1) Glenrowan, VIC
2) Cairns, QLD 3) Wagga Wagga, NSW 4) Kalgoorlie, WA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27) Meehni, Wimlah and Gunnedoo.
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1) Glenrowan, VIC A six metre statue commemorates the bushranger, Ned Kelly. Glenrowan is the place of the last siege of the Kelly Gang and the deaths of three of its members. On 28 June 1880 Ned Kelly led Joe Byrne, Dan Kelly and Steve Hart in a final confrontation against a formidable police force. With the townsfolk kept hostage in the local inn, Ned Kelly’s plan to upset the establishment and form the Republic of North East Victoria came unstuck when he was duped by the local school teacher. |
1) Mount Augustas, WA
2) Bald Rock, NSW 3) Castle Hill, NZ 4) Katoomba, NSW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28) Now home to an ultra modern sports arena.
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4) Katoomba, NSW The Aboriginal dream-time legend has it that three sisters, 'Meehni', 'Wimlah' and 'Gunnedoo' lived in the Jamison Valley as members of the Katoomba tribe. These beautiful young ladies had fallen in love with three brothers from the Nepean tribe, yet tribal law forbade them to marry. The brothers were not happy to accept this law and so decided to use force to capture the three sisters causing a major tribal battle. As the lives of the three sisters were seriously in danger, a witchdoctor from the Katoomba tribe took it upon himself to turn the three sisters into stone to protect them from any harm. While he had intended to reverse the spell when the battle was over, the witchdoctor himself was killed. |
1) Brisbane, QLD
2) Perth, WA 3) Adelaide, SA 4) Auckland, NZ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29) The deep colour of blue of this water is natural and not touched up.
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1) Lake Eyre in South Australia
2) Hutt Lagoon, Western Australia 3) Mt Gambier, SA 4) Blue Lake, Snowy Mountains, NSW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30) Time for a break. Time for some shopping. Was fruit and veg, now high class fashion.
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3) Mt Gambier The Blue Lake in Mount Gambier occupies one of the craters of the extinct volcano after which the city has been named. Early each November, the lake's sombre blue, which is in evidence during the winter months, mysteriously changes to an intense deep turquoise blue almost overnight. The colouring remains until late February, when it gradually changes. From late March, it returns to a distinct sombre blue colouring that remains until the following November. |
1 ) Chadstone Shopping Centre, Melbourne
2) Queen Victoria Building, Sydney 3) Old Bank Arcade, Wellington 4) Royal Arcade, Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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2) Queen Victoria Building, Sydney The Queen Victoria Building, now affectionately known as the QVB, was completed in 1898, replacing the original Sydney markets on the site. Originally, a concert hall, coffee shops, offices, showrooms, warehouses and a wide variety of tradespeople, such as tailors, mercers, hairdressers and florists, were accommodated. Over many decades, change saw the concert hall become the city library, offices proliferate and more tenants move in, including piano tuners, palmists and clairvoyants. Drastic 'remodelling' occurred during the austere 1930s. As recently as 1959 the Queen Victoria Building was threatened with demolition. |
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