wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Sydney

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are Sydney's co-ordinates?

a)

33.8ºS, 151.2ºE

b)

33.8ºS, 151.2ºW

c)

22.4ºS, 151.2ºE

d)

43.4ºS, 141.2ºE

2.

What percentage of Sydneysiders live in apartments?

a)

15%

b)

25%

c)

35%

d)

45%

3.

How many suburbs does Greater Sydney have?

a)

352

b)

151

c)

475

d)

658

4.

What is the median age of Sydneysiders?

a)

25

b)

35

c)

45

d)

55

5.

Which of the following groupings are ALL Sydney surf beaches?

a)

Bondi Beach, Maroubra Beach, Snapper Rocks, Bells Beach

b)

Bondi Beach, Maroubra Beach, Manly Beach and Cronulla Beach

c)

Wanda Beach, Snapper Rocks, Bronte Beach and Tamarama Beach

d)

Freshwater Beach, Palm Beach, Glenelg Beach and Coogee Beach

6.

Who was the architect of Sydney's iconic Opera House and what was his nationality (he died in 2008)?

a)

Jorn Utzon, Danish

b)

Jan Utzon, Swedish

c)

John Bradfield, Australian

d)

George McCrae, Scottish

7.

What is this famous Sydney landmark?

a)

Sydney Town Hall

b)

Martin Place

c)

Queen Victoria Building

d)

Customs House

8.

Which of these suburbs is NOT located in the 'inner west' area of Sydney?

a)

Balmain

b)

Annandale

c)

Leichhardt

d)

Kogarah

9.

What is this iconic Sydney landmark?

a)

Sydney Town Hall

b)

Customs House

c)

Powerhouse Museum

d)

Great Hall, Sydney University

10.

In what year was the ANZAC Bridge completed and open to traffic?

a)

1985

b)

1995

c)

2005

d)

2015

11.

Here is a map of the Sydney based NRL teams (Go Roosters!)... On what bearing would a South Sydney Rabbitohs fan living in Redfern have to head if they were to travel to Kogarah – which is deep in the heart of St George Illawarra territory?

a)

45º

b)

145º

c)

225º

d)

325º

12.

Which of these groupings of suburbs are ALL in the Sutherland Shire?

a)

Caringbah, Engadine, Woolooware, Miranda

b)

Cronulla, Caringbah, Carlingford, Cabarita

c)

Menai, Minto, Port Hacking, Kurnell

d)

Bundeena, Gymea, Abbotsford, Dover Heights

13.

What Sydney beach is this?

a)

Bronte

b)

Coogee

c)

Bondi

d)

Tamarama

14.

The Greater Sydney Commission (GSC) have plans for Sydney to become 3 cities within one. What are the locations for the proposed 3 cities model?

a)

Penrith, Parramatta and Sydney CBD

b)

Badgery's Creek, Parramatta and Sydney CBD

c)

Katoomba, Liverpool and Sydney CBD

d)

Badgery's Creek, Liverpool and Sydney CBD

15.

Which of these Sydney suburbs are ALL over 100 years old?

a)

Miller's Point, Parramatta and Paddington

b)

Balmain, Oran Park and Miller's Point

c)

Parramatta, Green Square and Redfern

d)

Redfern, Manly and Edmondson Park

16.

Which Sydney suburb has the YOUNGEST median age at 32.3 years?

a)

Auburn

b)

Frenchs Forest

c)

Bondi

d)

Mosman

17.

In what Sydney suburb will you find the Gallipoli mosque?

a)

Dee Why

b)

Parramatta

c)

Auburn

d)

Bankstown

18.

Sydney's richest postcode is 2027 where the median price of a house is estimated at $20 million. Its residents include former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. What suburb is it?

a)

Bellevue Hill

b)

Kirribilli

c)

Point Piper

d)

Vaucluse

19.

The original inhabitants of the City Of Sydney LGA were the Gadigal people who were part of the..

a)

Eora Nation

b)

Aurora Nation

c)

Australis Nation

20.

Which of these groupings of suburbs are ALL in Sydney's west?

a)

Wetherill Park, Smithfield, Erskineville, Kingsford

b)

Guildford, Revesby, Heathcote, Edgecliff

c)

Ashfield, Bankstown, Matraville, Mascot

d)

Merrylands, Mount Druitt, Doonside, Bossley Park

21.

Which of these Sydney facts is FALSE?

a)

Sydney has the deepest natural harbour in the world with 504,000 mega litres of water

b)

Sydney accounts for over 25% of Australia's total economic activity

c)

The smallest beach in Sydney is Shelley Beach adjacent to Manly Beach

d)

The Sydney fish market is the largest market of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and the world's 3rd largest fish market

22.

Australia’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibit, “Sculpture by the Sea“, began at which beach in 1996?

a)

Manly Beach

b)

Bondi Beach

c)

Bronte Beach

d)

Maroubra Beach

23.

Which of these Sydney facts is FALSE?

a)

The Sydney Morning Herald is Australia’s oldest newspaper and has been published since 1831

b)

The University of Sydney was established in 1850 and is the oldest university in Australia

c)

Arnold Schwarzenegger won his final Mr Olympia body building title in the Sydney Opera House’s Concert Hall in 1980

d)

Each year around 41 million international visitors visit Sydney

24.

What is the nickname for Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge?

a)

The Coathanger

b)

The Iron Lady

c)

The Iron Wedge

d)

The Steel Sun

25.

Which of these sporting teams are ALL based in Sydney?

a)

The Sydney Kings, The Sydney Swans, The Sydney Roosters, The Sydney Sixers, Sydney FC

b)

Sydney FC, The Sydney Wildcats, The Sydney Swans, The Sydney Thunder, The Sydney Roosters

c)

The Sydney Swans, The Sydney Flames, The Sydney Storm, The Sydney Phoenix, Sydney FC

d)

The Sydney Swans, The Sydney Broncos, The Sydney Magic, The Sydney Hotshots, Western Sydney Wanderers