The Sydney Quiz: 20 Sydney trivia questions and answers
20 questions on all things Sydney! Read the question, have a guess and reveal the answer to mark yourself. No sign-up required :)
Which culturally iconic Aussie TV show is filmed at Palm Beach?
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Home and Away
According to smallflatwhite.com, what is the average price of a flat white in Sydney (as of 28 October)? To the nearest 10 cents, one either side.
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$4.94 So $4.80, $4.90 or $5.00 is correct.
There are 14 Sydney suburbs beginning with the letter F. Name three of them.
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Three of: Fairfield, Fairfield East, Fairfield Heights, Fairfield West, Fairlight, Fiddletown, Five Dock, Flemington, Forest Glen, Forest Lodge, Forestville, Freemans Reach, Frenchs Forest, Freshwater
Which Aboriginal people are the traditional custodians of the land that central Sydney sits on?
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The Gadigal people of the Eora Nation
What is Sydney's largest stadium by capacity?
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Accor Stadium (Stadium Australia) Previously ANZ Stadium, and before that Telstra Stadium.
In which year did the Lindt Café siege take place in Martin Place, where 18 people were taken hostage and two were tragically killed?
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2014
'P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney' is a famous fictional address. Which film is it from?
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Finding Nemo
Name four of the five largest universities in Sydney by student numbers.
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Four of: UNSW, University of Sydney, UTS, Western Sydney University, Macquarie University
The Sydney Metro's M1 line is about to open in full. Which stations will be at each end of the line?
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Tallawong and Bankstown
At what time of year is the Sydney Test match (cricket) usually played at the SCG?
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Early January The 'New Year's Test'.
At the 2021 Census, what percentage of Greater Sydney's population was born overseas? Mark your answer correct if you get within 3% either side.
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43% So 40% to 46% is correct.
Which took longer to build: the Sydney Opera House or the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
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The Opera House About 14 years, compared to about 9 for the Bridge.
The Sydney 2000 Olympics had three mascots, each a different Australian animal. Name two of the animals.
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Two of: kookaburra (Olly), platypus (Syd), echidna (Millie)
In which year did a huge dust storm turn Sydney's sky an apocalyptic deep orangey red?
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2009 On 23 September.
Sydney's lockout laws, brought in in 2014, stopped CBD and Kings Cross venues from letting new people in after what time?
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1:30am Last drinks were at 3am.
In 2025, Melbourne's average daily maximum temperature was 21°C. To the nearest degree either side, what was Sydney's?
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24°C So 23, 24 or 25 is correct.
In which year did the Sydney Swans last win the AFL premiership?
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2012
According to Ray White's 2024 ranking of Australia's most expensive streets, name the suburb of either of the top two. Both are in Sydney.
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Either of: Point Piper (Wolseley Road, $45m median) or Vaucluse (Wentworth Road, $23.8m)
To the nearest 5 minutes, how long does the traditional Sydney Ferry take to get from Circular Quay to Manly?
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30 minutes So 25 to 35 minutes is correct.
Herd Mentality: Which cuisine does Sydney do best?
No right answer: match the most popular answer from other players.