Q 01/05

Melbourne is the capital of which Australian state?

A) Victoria

B) New South Wales

C) Queensland

D) South Australia

Answer · why

A) Victoria

It is also Australia's second-most populous city, home to about 19% of the national population.

Q 02/05

Melbourne occupies the northern and eastern shores of which bay?

A) Botany Bay

B) Port Phillip Bay

C) Moreton Bay

D) Shark Bay

Answer · why

B) Port Phillip Bay

The enclosed, shallow bay makes the sea warmer than the open ocean in summer and colder in winter.

Q 03/05

What are the inhabitants of Melbourne called?

A) Melbournites

B) Melbournese

C) Melburnians

D) Melbournians

Answer · why

C) Melburnians

The spelling drops the 'o' from the city's name.

Q 04/05

The city was named in 1837 after whom?

A) A Royal Navy admiral

B) A colonial governor

C) A Dutch explorer

D) A British prime minister

Answer · why

D) A British prime minister

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, took his title from Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire.

Q 05/05

In which year was Melbourne founded by free settlers from Van Diemen's Land?

A) 1835

B) 1788

C) 1803

D) 1851

Answer · why

A) 1835

Van Diemen's Land is modern-day Tasmania; the settlement was initially known by the Indigenous name Dootigala.