Q 01/05

Which Danish architect designed the Sydney Opera House?

A) Henning Larsen

B) Arne Jacobsen

C) Bjarke Ingels

D) Jørn Utzon

Answer · why

D) Jørn Utzon

Jørn Utzon won the 1957 international design competition for the building; he resigned from the project in February 1966 after disputes with the New S...

Q 02/05

Who formally opened the Sydney Opera House on 20 October 1973?

A) Sir John Kerr GCMG

B) Gough Whitlam

C) Queen Elizabeth II

D) Prince Charles

Answer · why

C) Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II declared the building open on 20 October 1973 from the forecourt; the televised ceremony included fireworks and a performance of Be...

Q 03/05

In which year was the original architect re-engaged as the Opera House's design consultant?

A) 1999

B) 2002

C) 2004

D) 2006

Answer · why

A) 1999

The original architect was appointed design consultant to the Opera House in 1999, ending a thirty-three-year estrangement; his design principles, pub...

Q 04/05

On which headland of Sydney Harbour does the Opera House stand?

A) Bennelong Point

B) Mrs Macquarie's Point

C) Dawes Point

D) Kirribilli Point

Answer · why

A) Bennelong Point

Bennelong Point juts into the harbour between Sydney Cove and Farm Cove, beside the Royal Botanic Garden and facing the Harbour Bridge across Circular...

Q 05/05

What is the Opera House site called by the local Gadigal people of the Eora nation?

A) Yurong

B) Warrane

C) Kurraba-Kurraba

D) Dubbagullee

Answer · why

D) Dubbagullee

The Gadigal name Dubbagullee, also written Tubowgule, is glossed 'where the knowledge waters meet'; the point began as a small tidal island and was jo...