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June 13, 2001 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC Passport Destination: Sydney, Australia Packing Round 1. Sydney is located here. NEW SOUTH WALES 2. Botany Bay near Sydney in New South Wales was first used by the British as a PRISON. 3. Bondi is the most famous BEACH in Australia. 4. 'Sydney City to Surf' is Australia's largest FOOT RACE. 5. You can take a lunch cruise on the Bounty, a replica of the ship that was lost by CAPTAIN BLIGH. 6. December 26 is marked by the Sydney to HOBART yacht race. Picture of bridge over a bay Departure Round 1. If you use the Aussie slang word "floater" to your waiter you are ordering MEAT PIE. 2. Which fast food chain just announced plans to open their first restaurant in Sydney? BOSTON MARKET 3. The film "The Man From Snowy River" is based on a poem by former Sydney Post Evening editor A B PATERSON. 4.All of these cities are roughly at the same latitude as Sydney except NAIROBI. 5.The Sydney Swans are a FOOTBALL team. Picture of tower and tall buildings On Tour Round 1. Kookaburras are commonly seen in the Australian bush country. What are they? BIRDS 2. Ku-Ring-Gai is a popular excursion from Sydney. What is it? NATIONAL PARK 3. THE ROCKS is Sydney's first non-aboriginal settlement. 4. The OPAL is the national gem stone of Australia. 5. Since 1937 only one person has been killed in Sydney by a SHARK. 6. Australia has hosted the Olympic Games twice, in Sydney in 2000 and in MELBOURNE in 1956. 7. Kingsford-Smith is Sydney's AIRPORT. Picture of large pink rocks 8. The following are all Sydney beaches except PADDINGTON. 9. Nearby Camden is touted as the birthplace of the nation's wealth. What is the source? WOOL 10. The five Macquarrie towns located near Sydney include all of the following except KATOOMBA. 11. LIFE SAVING carnivals are held on Sydney beaches from September to May. 12. New South Wales was founded on the idea of "Terra Nullius" meaning a land belonging to NO ONE. Bonus question 1 Picture of Sydney Opera House Danish architect Joern Utzon was originally commissioned to design Sydney's OPERA HOUSE. Bonus question 2 Look at the following map, pick the region where Sydney is located. area 4 Picture four Sydney with water Slide Show 1. Sydney's Harbour bridge is known as OLD COAT HANGER. 2. To get a panoramic view of Sydney, take a ride to the top of SYDNEY Tower. 3. The Three Sisters is a popular part of the BLUE Mountains National Park west of Sydney. 4. Sydney sits on the harbor of Port JACKSON. |