Canberra, Australia: Quiz Answers

Posted by David Whitley Sep 14, 2007

Here are the answers to last Saturday’s city trivia quiz on Canberra, Australia. A new quiz will appear on the Urban Travel blog tomorrow.

Canberra’s state: Which Australian State is Canberra in: New South Wales, Victoria or South Australia?

Answer: It isn’t in any of them. Canberra is in Australian Capital Territory.

Canberra design: What was the name of the American architect who won the contest to design Canberra?

Answer: Walter Burley Griffin. The city’s centrepiece, Lake Burley Griffin, is named after him.

Canberra museums: What is the National Science and Technology Centre better known as?

Answer: Questacon.

Canberra documents: A copy of which famous medieval legal document can be found at Parliament House in Canberra?

Answer: The Magna Carta.

Canberra attractions: The Memorial Water Jet, which shoots a column of water 147m into the air by the side of Lake Burley Griffin, is named after which famous explorer?

Answer: Captain James Cook