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