Can you name the capitals of the states and territories of Australia?

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Australian Capitals Quiz

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Created by: GeoExpert -
Published: August 24th, 2009
Category: Geography
Plays: 44,396

Tags: State Quizzes, Capital Quizzes, australia, territory, province, capitals pack

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	alidee:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 04:36 GMT	20 points
	What about Canberra? Yes it is the capital of Australia, but it is also the capital of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) which is formally the 8th state/territory in the country...

	Rhys:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 04:40 GMT	32 points
	If you're from Australia there is no excuse not to get them all.

	MovieDynamic:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 04:48 GMT	3 points
	Very surprised at the lack of Canberra.

	kjd:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 05:06 GMT	30 points
	So basically the biggest city in the state = the capital. Every state/country/territory should do that. It would do wonders for my Sporcle geography scores.

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	zalagreensbury:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 05:12 GMT	15 points
	I love anything Australia related for some reason.

	SporcleAdmin:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 05:12 GMT	13 points
	@Ali - true enough point, we have added it to the quiz.

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	NYCub:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 05:19 GMT	16 points
	I'm happy that I managed to get them all despite not being Australian myself. Thanks to Oz for making all your state capitals major cities--unlike here in the US, where several of our capitals are obscure towns you'd never be able to guess ;-)

	JohnJF:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 05:26 GMT	10 points
	Glad to see from the comments that Canberra was added on later...I was a bit disturbed that the national capital had the lowest percentage right.

	ElDavo:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 06:40 GMT	2 points
	I have never been to Australia and haven't studied its geography. Still got 4/8 which is ok I guess.

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	IHateRegistering:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 06:50 GMT	2 points
	This quiz is too Australian centric ;)

	livfred:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 07:01 GMT	10 points
	@Sneuticles: Well, yes, otherwise you'd just have to name the big cities in Australia. All the regional capital quizes are set up this way (U.S. State Capitals, Canadian Provincial/Territorial Capitals, etc.), so this is just consistent.

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	richoman:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 07:31 GMT	1 point
	Melbourne > Sydney (the post card city!)

	Onno:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 09:52 GMT	11 points
	Look, those Australians know the right way to go: just make the largest city capital. A lot easier than the US state capitals.

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	Niques:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 11:08 GMT	0 points
	@ sugarbeth: Best weather! Did you not step outside today? Curious that more people got Darwin than Brisbane!

	Boomhauer:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 11:18 GMT	4 points
	Arggh Hobart

	GeordieGordie:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 11:49 GMT	8 points
	Easiest quiz ever, and I'm not Australian. sugarbeth-you don't have everything--how about the Ashes?

	chambers:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 12:00 GMT	2 points
	at least they make sense unlike some of the british and american ones (matlock? albany?)

	Welius Caesar:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 12:54 GMT	1 point
	yea, another one I liked

	HalfWelsh:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 14:19 GMT	-1 points
	This really just became a test of how quickly I could type the cities in Australia I know, I knew the answers, but had very little clue as to which city was in which territory and yet I gott 8/8 so maybe less time needed.

	jonnyboy180:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 14:48 GMT	2 points
	@jack: albany was and is an historic city. the albany plan of union was one of the many steps in the american revolution. stuff like that is, in a lot of ways, more important than size. look up the history behind some of these cities and you'll know why theyre capitals.

	NYCub:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 15:24 GMT	-4 points
	I agree with Isaac. Albany isn't obscure at all and is probably one of the more well-known state capitals. But Jefferson City, MO? Frankfort, KY?

	otis89:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 16:06 GMT	-1 points
	Gah. How did I forget Brisbane? Only one I didn't get.

	mjenks:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 16:45 GMT	-1 points
	Thank you, Bill Bryson, for teaching me the capitals of Australia (except for Tasmania).

	JohnJF:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 17:23 GMT	7 points
	I would venture to say the difficulty in Albany is that to a non-American, the logical capital for the state of New York would be the same-named city which is the biggest in the nation.

	segacs:	Aug 24th, 2009 at 20:14 GMT	2 points
	This was almost too easy. I think there should be a trick question in there or something, just to throw off the scent. For instance, you should have to name the capitals of Christmas Island, Norfolk Island, the Cocos Islands, etc. That would at least make this a bit more challenging.

	nickisposh:	Aug 25th, 2009 at 00:32 GMT	1 point
	6/8, not bad considering I don't know much about the country at all. I had "Barrow" in my head for the Northern one. All those who know their old football clubs will know why I got Barrow and Darwen mixed up!

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	RyanBrigade:	Aug 25th, 2009 at 06:24 GMT	2 points
	Adelaide just erased itself from my mind until the last 30 seconds... shame on me

	dummo:	Aug 25th, 2009 at 08:35 GMT	8 points
	@Moviedyamic... it's quite simple. That's where everyone lives here. Pretty much everywhere outside the coastline of Aus is desert, bushland, and grassland for farming. A lot of unliveable areas. So there are only very few larger cities not located on the coastline.

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	dav_uz:	Aug 25th, 2009 at 12:08 GMT	3 points
	Thought this would be harder but got them all through knowing the Cricket venues! Quite apt as England have just won the Ashes :-)

	davo499:	Aug 25th, 2009 at 14:00 GMT	-1 points
	that took 15 seconds

	Sparky:	Aug 25th, 2009 at 17:11 GMT	0 points
	That was a lot easier than I thought it would be (even though I didn't get them all..). I still would love to see a New Zealand territories quiz though. Pleeeeaaasse? I love New Zealand.

	omnipotent1:	Aug 26th, 2009 at 17:35 GMT	4 points
	I managed to get 5. Perth and Brisbane I recognized, Hobart I never heard of before. I've developed this obsession with knowing as much about Australia as possible lately. Well, now I know all the states/territories and their capital cities. Now, if I meet a nice Australian girl, I can wow her with my wordly knowledge by reciting all of these. :)

	SisMaryElephant:	Aug 30th, 2009 at 13:45 GMT	0 points
	100% though I am an Aussie so if I didn't get em all i'd be ashamed of myself!