A Purpose Pop Quiz

A shout out to this weeks Quiz Master, Edie (8).

Your favourite Wednesday night trivia fix, where Canberra's past meets our present, and every question brings us closer to the stories, places, and people that make this city great.

Each week, we serve up:
🟢 5 Easy
🟡 5 Medium
🔴 5 Tough

You get 1 point for each correct question and 2 points for bonus questions.

This week, we’re celebrating the landmarks that make Canberra feel like home. From the sweeping curves of our lakeshores to the striking lines of Parliament House, every building and every stretch of land holds a piece of our story.

How well do you know the lakes that calm us, the buildings that inspire us, and the lands that ground us?

Dive into this week’s quiz and explore the places that shape our city. Ready to test your knowledge of Canberra’s most iconic and hidden places?

Add your score to the comments because bragging rights are real!

• Q1 What year did Parliament House (new) open?

  1988

• Q2 True or false, Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake?

  True

• Q3 The National Gallery of Australia is home to the largest what collections in Australia?

  Art

• Q4 What is the name of the place has miniature everything?

  Cockington Green

• Q5 How was the Australian-American memorial’s location determined?

  As the “missing point” of Griffin’s great triangle in the original designs of Canberra.

• Q6 How tall is Black Mountain Tower?

  195 meters or 640 feet

• Q7 In what year was the suburb of Hughes officially open?

  1964, 9 May

• Q8 How many seats will you find in the Canberra Theatre, A) 3,657 B) 1,239 C) 4,260

  B) 1,239

• Q9 Name the first five pubs to open in Canberra?

  A: Ainslie, Civic, Canberra, Wellington and Kingston

• Q10 When was Black Mountain Tower built?

  1980, May 15

• Q11 What was Capital Circle previously known as?

  Ring Road

• Q12 What is the maximum height the Captain Cook Memorial water Jet can reach?

  152 Meters

• Q13 Where would you find Kambah Pool?

  On the Murrumbidgee River

• Q14 What is the Royal Australian Mint celebrating this year?

  It’s 60th Anniversary

• Q15 Where would you find the group of warm trees in Canberra?

  At the National Arboretum

• Bonus Question - The Wellington was demolished, which hotel was built in its place? (Further to Q9.)

  Rydges Capital Hill