Q 01/05

At the 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, an uninvited horseman slashed the ribbon using what?

A) A sword

B) A bayonet

C) A stockwhip

D) A bush knife

Answer · why

A) A sword

A sword did the job, swung by a man in military uniform who rode up before the premier could use the official scissors. He was arrested on the spot an...

Q 02/05

Which Australian comedian and film star worked as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge before finding fame?

A) Barry Humphries

B) Bryan Brown

C) Paul Hogan

D) Garry McDonald

Answer · why

C) Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan was still on the bridge crew when he talked his way onto the TV talent show New Faces in 1971, more than a decade before Crocodile Dundee m...

Q 03/05

After the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in 1932, which pair of baby names surged in popularity?

A) George and Mary

B) Sydney and Adelaide

C) Archie and Bridget

D) Ned and Matilda

Answer · why

C) Archie and Bridget

Archie and Bridget both jumped that year, a nod to the arch and the bridge from parents swept up in the excitement of the opening.

Q 04/05

Nine-year-old Lennie Gwyther travelled 1,000 kilometres alone to see the Sydney Harbour Bridge open, riding what?

A) A pony

B) A bicycle

C) A camel

D) A donkey

Answer · why

A) A pony

A pony named Ginger Mick carried Lennie all the way from rural Victoria, and thousands of cheering Sydneysiders turned out to greet the pair when they...

Q 05/05

The four granite-faced pylons of the Sydney Harbour Bridge were added to the design mainly for what?

A) Appearance

B) Arch support

C) Cable anchorage

D) Wind bracing

Answer · why

A) Appearance

Appearance was the whole point: the pylons bear none of the arch's load and were added to ease public worry about whether the bridge was strong enough...