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1.
Hobart is in which state or territory?
Australian Capital Territory
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2.
Hobart was named after...
British Navy sloop HMS Hobart
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Rev. Henry Hobart, Dean of Windsor
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A village in Delaware County, New York state, USA
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Lord Hobart, British Secretary of State for war and the colonies
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3.
What are Kingston, Otago and Cambridge?
4.
The Factory at Cascades was built...
to house female convicts
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as a fortress to guard against the French
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5.
What does Hobart have in common with Punta Arenas, Chile; Ushuaia, Argentina; Cape Town, South Africa; and Christchurch, New Zealand?
All were founded as whaling stations
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They are the "gateway cities" that service Antarctica
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They are staging ports in the Southern Ocean Classic yacht race
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They were ports of call on Charles Darwin's voyage on HMS Beagle
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6.
The collection at Makree House Museum is centred around...
Administration of a penal colony
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Watercolour painting and ceramic arts
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Early 20th century design and social history
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7.
Hobart's extensive tramway system was foolishly closed in 1960. What made it unique in Australia?
The vehicles were built locally
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A funicular line (up Mount Wellington)
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For most of its history it was free to passengers
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8.
According to the 2021 census, which languages other than English are most commonly spoken in Hobart homes?
Dutch, Italian, Khmer, Mandarin and Cantonese
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Italian, Greek, Tagalog, Cantonese and Maltese
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Vietnamese, Dutch, French, Indonesian and Italian
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Mandarin, Nepali, Punjabi, Cantonese and Vietnamese
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9.
The design of the Hobart Cenotaph war memorial is based on the style of what ancient monument/s?
The Parthenon in Athens, Greece
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Akbar's Tomb in Uttar Pradesh, India
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10.
Where is the Museum of Fine Arts?
11.
Hobart was built along the shores of which body of water?
12.
Which of these people is not from Hobart?
Comedian Barry Humphries
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Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn
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13.
What is Mona?
A statue in Franklin Square
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Museum of Old and New Art
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A ghost said to haunt the Theatre Royal
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A foodie district at the junction of Monash and Nathan streets
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14.
What's the other name for Mount Wellington?
15.
Where is the famous street market?