Brisbane - Quiz
Brisbane
  • 1. Which parkland is located at Gardens Point?
A) South Bank Parklands
B) City Botanic Gardens
C) New Farm Park
D) Roma Street Parkland
  • 2. What is the size of Victoria Park?
A) 27 hectares
B) 50 hectares
C) 10 hectares
D) 1,100 hectares
  • 3. Where is the D'Aguilar National Park located?
A) East of the metropolitan area
B) South of the metropolitan area
C) At the Gold Coast
D) Northwest of the metropolitan area
  • 4. What park provides green space between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast?
A) Bribie Island National Park
B) Glass House Mountains National Park
C) Tamborine National Park
D) D'Aguilar National Park
  • 5. What is the oldest surviving building in Brisbane?
A) The Old Windmill
B) Commissariat Store
C) City Hall
D) Treasury Building
  • 6. When was The Old Windmill built?
A) 1824
B) 1866
C) 1828
D) 1930
  • 7. What was the original use of the Commissariat Store?
A) Temperance hotel
B) Grain house
C) Synagogue
D) Museum
  • 8. Who designed the Brisbane Synagogue?
A) No architect is known
B) Andrea Stombuco
C) Harry Seidler
D) Arthur Morry
  • 9. What style is the Brisbane Synagogue built in?
A) Gothic
B) Neo-Moorish
C) Federation
D) Queenslander
  • 10. What is a common feature of Queenslander-style homes?
A) Brick walls
B) Elevated on stumps
C) Low ceilings
D) Flat roofs
  • 11. What is the current tallest building in Brisbane?
A) Brisbane Skytower
B) City Hall
C) Riparian Plaza
D) 1 William Street
  • 12. How many hectares of wetlands are in the Boondall Wetlands?
A) 150
B) 27
C) 490
D) 1,100
  • 13. Which building incorporates LED lighting resembling the buttress roots of a Moreton Bay fig?
A) One One One Eagle Street
B) Riparian Plaza
C) City Hall
D) 1 William Street
  • 14. Which high-rise was the first residential development in Queensland?
A) People's Palace
B) Brisbane Skytower
C) Torbreck
D) Treasury Building
  • 15. In what year was the Brisbane Synagogue established?
A) 1866
B) 1824
C) 1970
D) 1930
  • 16. What is Brisbane's role in South East Queensland?
A) Sole industrial manufacturer
B) Principal administrative, economic and cultural centre
C) National tourism capital
D) Primary agricultural hub
  • 17. In which direction is Ipswich located relative to Brisbane?
A) North
B) West
C) East
D) South
  • 18. Which of these is a major urban centre in the City of Ipswich?
A) Cleveland
B) Springfield
C) Beenleigh
D) Redcliffe
  • 19. Which of these is a major urban centre in the City of Logan?
A) North Lakes
B) Browns Plains
C) Caboolture
D) Redland Bay
  • 20. In which direction is the City of Moreton Bay located relative to Brisbane?
A) East
B) West
C) South
D) North
  • 21. Which of these is a major population centre in the City of Moreton Bay?
A) Ripley Valley
B) Strathpine
C) Logan Central
D) Capalaba
  • 22. Where is Redland City located relative to Brisbane?
A) East and south-east
B) Directly west
C) North and north-west
D) Directly south
  • 23. Which island is included in the Redland City local government area?
A) Fraser Island
B) North Stradbroke Island
C) Bribie Island
D) Moreton Island
  • 24. Which mainland population centre is located in Redland City?
A) Caboolture
B) Springwood
C) Ipswich
D) Capalaba
  • 25. What is driving demand for infrastructure in the City of Ipswich?
A) Recent volcanic activity
B) Lack of natural resources
C) Tourism decline
D) Population growth
  • 26. What geographical features does the City of Logan contain besides residential and commercial areas?
A) Alpine slopes
B) Deep-sea ports
C) Tropical rainforests
D) Rural and semi-rural localities
  • 27. How is the City of Moreton Bay connected to Brisbane?
A) Only by sea transport
B) Only by air travel
C) No existing connection
D) Road and rail networks
  • 28. How large is the Brisbane CBD in square kilometres?
A) 2.2
B) 5.0
C) 3.8
D) 1.5
  • 29. Who is Queen Street named in honour of?
A) Queen Elizabeth I
B) Queen Mary
C) Queen Victoria
D) Queen Anne
  • 30. Which of these is home to the city's central war memorial?
A) ANZAC Square
B) Victoria Square
C) King George Square
D) Post Office Square
  • 31. How many bridges across the Brisbane River are mentioned as being required for land transport between the northside and southside?
A) 20
B) 10
C) 15
D) 25
  • 32. What was the population density of Greater Brisbane in 2021?
A) 210 inhabitants per square kilometre
B) 120 inhabitants per square kilometre
C) 95 inhabitants per square kilometre
D) 159 inhabitants per square kilometre
  • 33. What percentage of Brisbane residents lived in separate houses at the 2021 census?
A) 65.2%
B) 73.4%
C) 55.9%
D) 80.1%
  • 34. What percentage of residents lived in apartments at the 2021 census?
A) 25.0%
B) 10.2%
C) 14.7%
D) 20.5%
  • 35. How many principal LGAs are included in the Brisbane metropolitan area?
A) Six
B) Seven
C) Four
D) Five
  • 36. Which city is located in the outer west of the Brisbane metropolitan region?
A) Moreton Bay
B) Logan
C) Redland
D) Ipswich
  • 37. What type of buildings has seen an increase in construction since the 1970s?
A) Detached townhouses
B) Log cabins
C) Apartment developments
D) Industrial warehouses
  • 38. What is the Köppen climate classification for Brisbane?
A) Aw
B) Cfa
C) Cfb
D) Af
  • 39. Brisbane is Australia's second-hottest capital city after which city?
A) Sydney
B) Melbourne
C) Perth
D) Darwin
  • 40. What is the annual mean minimum temperature in Brisbane?
A) 16.6 °C
B) 18.2 °C
C) 20.1 °C
D) 14.5 °C
  • 41. During which months are average maximum temperatures above 26 °C usually recorded?
A) November through March
B) September through May
C) December through February
D) October through April
  • 42. What is the average maximum temperature during winter in Brisbane?
A) 15 °C
B) 22 °C
C) 25 °C
D) 18 °C
  • 43. In what year did Brisbane record a temperature below freezing for the first time since records began?
A) 2007
B) 2004
C) 1940
D) 1991
  • 44. What was the highest minimum temperature recorded in Brisbane?
A) 30.1 °C
B) 25.4 °C
C) 28.0 °C
D) 26.5 °C
  • 45. How many clear days does Brisbane average annually?
A) 100
B) 200
C) 124
D) 150
  • 46. Which month holds the record for the wettest month in Brisbane?
A) January 1974
B) February 1893
C) February 2022
D) January 2011
  • 47. What was the wettest day on record for Brisbane?
A) 28 January 1940
B) 24 August 2009
C) 21 January 1887
D) 22 February 2004
  • 48. The 1974 flood in Brisbane was partially a result of which cyclone?
A) Cyclone Tasha
B) Cyclone Yasi
C) Cyclone Wanda
D) Cyclone Alfred
  • 49. The 2011 flood in Brisbane was partially a result of which cyclone?
A) Cyclone Alfred
B) Cyclone Tasha
C) Cyclone Wanda
D) Cyclone Tracy
  • 50. Which of these is a common risk for Brisbane regarding tropical cyclones?
A) Winter typhoons
B) Ex-tropical cyclones
C) Category 5 direct hits
D) Constant hurricane-force winds
  • 51. What is the average coldest night temperature in Brisbane during winter?
A) 0 °C
B) 9 °C
C) 2 °C
D) 6 °C
  • 52. When was the last time a whole month passed in Brisbane with no recorded rainfall?
A) June 2009
B) August 1991
C) February 1893
D) July 2007
  • 53. What is the approximate average dewpoint in Brisbane during the summer?
A) 15 °C
B) 20 °C
C) 25 °C
D) 10 °C
  • 54. Which cyclone made landfall as a category 1 around Bribie Island on 8 March 2025?
A) Cyclone Alfred
B) Cyclone Wanda
C) Cyclone Tasha
D) Cyclone Yasi
  • 55. Which cathedral had its foundation stone laid at the start of the 20th century?
A) St Stephen's Cathedral
B) St John's Cathedral
C) St Patrick's Cathedral
D) St Mary's Cathedral
  • 56. In what year did the Brisbane general strike take place?
A) 1918
B) 1901
C) 1912
D) 1925
  • 57. What occurred at the Queensland Government Printing Office in 1917?
A) A raid
B) A fire
C) A strike
D) A protest march
  • 58. When did the Red Flag riots occur in Brisbane?
A) 1912–1913
B) 1918–1919
C) 1901–1902
D) 1942–1943
  • 59. When did Brisbane City Hall open?
A) 1930
B) 1912
C) 1925
D) 1940
  • 60. In what year was the Story Bridge opened?
A) 1925
B) 1930
C) 1945
D) 1940
  • 61. Who established his headquarters in Brisbane during the Second World War?
A) General George Patton
B) General Dwight Eisenhower
C) General Douglas MacArthur
D) General John Monash
  • 62. Where were the Allied headquarters located in Brisbane during WWII?
A) Brisbane City Hall
B) South Bank
C) Parliament House
D) MacArthur Chambers
  • 63. Which dam was constructed following the 1974 flood?
A) Wivenhoe Dam
B) Wyaralong Dam
C) Somerset Dam
D) Hinze Dam
  • 64. Who was the Queensland leader known for restricting civil liberties in Brisbane?
A) Fitzgerald
B) Joh Bjelke-Petersen
C) Brisbane City Council
D) MacArthur
  • 65. What type of music scene emerged in Brisbane as an artistic counter-culture?
A) Punk rock
B) Jazz
C) Country
D) Classical
  • 66. What event led to the political and policing reforms in the late 20th century?
A) The Battle of Brisbane
B) Expo 88
C) Fitzgerald Inquiry
D) The 1974 flood
  • 67. What event preceded the redevelopment of the South Brisbane riverfront?
A) The 1974 flood
B) The opening of the Story Bridge
C) Expo 88
D) The end of the Second World War
  • 68. When did the South Bank Parklands open?
A) 1992
B) 1974
C) 1940
D) 1988
  • 69. Who charted parts of Moreton Bay in 1799?
A) Captain Patrick Logan
B) John Oxley
C) Anderson Dawson
D) Matthew Flinders
  • 70. Which individual was associated with the penal station's reputation for harshness?
A) Matthew Flinders
B) John Oxley
C) Captain Patrick Logan
D) Dundalli
  • 71. When did the penal settlement close?
A) 1866
B) 1842
C) 1893
D) 1859
  • 72. Which mission was established at Nundah in 1838?
A) Moreton Bay Mission
B) Fortitude Valley Mission
C) Zion Hill Mission
D) South Brisbane Mission
  • 73. In what year did Brisbane become the capital of the Colony of Queensland?
A) 1899
B) 1859
C) 1866
D) 1842
  • 74. What was the name of the protest sparked by economic hardship in 1866?
A) The Great Flood
B) Bread or Blood
C) The Shearers' Strike
D) The Plantation Protest
  • 75. What major natural disaster occurred in 1893?
A) Pearl ferry disaster
B) Earthquake
C) Great Fire
D) Great Flood
  • 76. Who was elected as the head of the world's first labour movement government in 1899?
A) John Oxley
B) Anderson Dawson
C) Captain Patrick Logan
D) Dundalli
  • 77. Which event involved the loss of lives on a temporary ferry in 1896?
A) Moreton Bay collision
B) Zion Hill fire
C) York's Hollow operation
D) Pearl ferry disaster
  • 78. Where was the Chinese quarter located in the late 19th century?
A) Breakfast Creek
B) Fortitude Valley
C) North Quay
D) Frog's Hollow
  • 79. Which building regulations were introduced after the 1864 fires?
A) Steel over iron
B) Brick over timber
C) Timber over stone
D) Glass over wood
  • 80. What is a popular nickname for Brisbane?
A) Brisvegas
B) The Garden City
C) The Harbour City
D) The Sunshine City
  • 81. How is the nickname 'Brissie' pronounced?
A) Brees-eye
B) Brizzie
C) Briz-eye
D) Bris-ee
  • 82. What is one of the Indigenous names for Brisbane?
A) Kurilpa
B) Barambin
C) Meanjin
D) Maiwar
  • 83. What does the name Meanjin supposedly mean according to some sources?
A) Meeting place of tribes
B) Land of the rising sun
C) Place shaped as a spike
D) Place of the red clay
  • 84. According to Gaja Kerry Charlton, what does 'Magandjin' refer to?
A) The river bend
B) Blue water lilies
C) The hunting grounds
D) Native tulipwood trees
  • 85. What is the Indigenous name for the Brisbane River?
A) Maiwar
B) Meanjin
C) Barambin
D) Magandjin
  • 86. What was the traditional name for the central city peninsula?
A) Kurilpa
B) Barambin
C) Meeanjin
D) Maiwar
  • 87. What is the demonym for residents of Brisbane?
A) Brisbanish
B) Brisbanite
C) Brisbanian
D) Brisbaneer
  • 88. Where was the Moreton Bay penal settlement first established in 1824?
A) Redcliffe
B) Nundah
C) South Bank
D) North Quay
  • 89. What future major sporting event is Brisbane scheduled to host?
A) 2032 Summer Olympics
B) 2030 World Expo
C) 2028 G20 summit
D) 2026 Commonwealth Games
  • 90. Which group established the first free settlement of Zion Hill?
A) Pacific Islanders
B) The Australian Army
C) German Lutherans
D) British convicts
  • 91. In what year did the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) open?
A) 2032
B) 2022
C) 2006
D) 2011
  • 92. What is the name of the bay that Brisbane's eastern suburbs line?
A) Gold Bay
B) Coral Bay
C) Moreton Bay
D) Sunshine Bay
  • 93. Which mountain is mentioned as having a summit reaching 300 metres?
A) Mount Petrie
B) Mount Gravatt
C) Mount Ommaney
D) Mount Coot-tha
  • 94. Which historic building was constructed using Brisbane tuff?
A) Customs House
B) City Hall
C) Treasury Building
D) Commissariat Store
  • 95. Where are the Kangaroo Point Cliffs located?
A) Kangaroo Point
B) Mount Coot-tha
C) South Bank
D) New Farm
  • 96. Which range bounds the north-west of Brisbane's built-up area?
A) Herbert Taylor Range
B) D'Aguilar Range
C) Glass House Mountains
D) Great Dividing Range
  • 97. What is the nature of the Brisbane River within the metropolitan area?
A) A narrow mountain stream
B) A dry riverbed
C) A completely fresh water spring
D) Wide tidal estuary
  • 98. What was the original official floral emblem of Brisbane?
A) Jacaranda
B) Red poinsettia
C) Brisbane wattle
D) Moreton Bay fig
  • 99. In what year was the Brisbane wattle added as an additional floral emblem?
A) 2020
B) 2023
C) 2021
D) 2022
  • 100. Which animal is one of the official faunal emblems of Brisbane?
A) Galah
B) Koala
C) Kookaburra
D) Magpie
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