Quiz: Illawarra History Trivia Facts!
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- 1.How long does it take to get to the Illawarra from Sydney by road?
- A.
1 hour
- B.
2 hours
- C.
3 hours
- D.
4 hours
- E.
5 hours
- 2.How high is the City of Wollongong?
- A.
12 meters above sea level
- B.
20 meters below sea level
- C.
10 meters above sea level
- D.
5 meters above sea level
- E.
6 meters below sea level
- 3.Wollongong harbor is the only harbor in Australia to have what?
- A.
Boats
- B.
4 cannons
- C.
A breakwall
- D.
2 lighthouses
- E.
Water
- 4.The Bulli Pass land route was explored in 1844 and opened to wheeled traffic in ____
- A.
1992
- B.
1889
- C.
1675
- D.
1924
- E.
1868
- 5.The Sydney to Wollongong rail link was established in ____
- A.
L887
- B.
1991
- C.
1858
- D.
1984
- E.
1935
- 6.What newspaper was established in 1855, and is still published in Wollongong?
- A.
Illawarra Daily
- B.
Illawarra Saturn
- C.
Wollongong Mercury
- D.
Illawarra Mercury
- E.
Illawarra News
- 7.When were the first land grants made?
- A.
1800
- B.
1815
- C.
1817
- D.
1816
- E.
1834
- 8.By 1868 how many ships a month visited the harbor off-loading passengers and supplies of the settlement, and taking coal and agricultural goods, particularly butter, to Sydney?
- A.
Seventy
- B.
100
- C.
Two hundred
- D.
30
- E.
70
- 9.By 1870 the Wollongong basin had become what?
- A.
Queensland most important Harbour
- B.
Most important harbour in Australia
- C.
The worst harbour in NSW
- D.
2nd most imporant harbour in the world
- E.
NSW´s third most important harbour
- 10.Australia´s worst mining disaster occurred at Mount Keira in 1902 when an explosion killed ___ men.
- A.
101
- B.
96
- C.
58
- D.
12
- E.
1,589
- 11.Port Kembla was originally known as ____
- A.
Kemblawarra
- B.
Port Wollongong
- C.
Coal Harbour
- D.
Red Point
- E.
Port Illawarra
- 12._____________the first of its kind in New South Wales, was formed at Albion Park in 1870.
- A.
The Olympic Swim Team
- B.
The Calderwood Golf Course
- C.
The Illawarra Light Horse Corps
- D.
The Illawarra Regional Airport
- E.
The CityRail Terminal
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