Sydney Facts

6. Arrived in Botany Bay 1788.
7. A Sydney bridge given its current name on Remembrance Day in 1998 to honour the memory of the soldiers who served in World War I.
10. A famous beach opened to the public on 9 June 1882.
11. Carries over 14 million passengers each year in and around Sydney.
12. Conducted in Sydney since 1837 is the oldest continuously-conducted annual sailing regatta in the world.
13. If all the shells on the Sydney Opera House were combined, they would form a perfect ______.
15. Building built in 1898 when Sydney was in a severe recession and threatened with demolition in 1959, also named to commemorate the Queen of England's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
17. Sydney will host the 2015 _______ World Cup.
20. A 9 times swimming Olympic Medalist born in Sydney 1982.

1. World renowned architect of the Sydney Opera House.
2. Spider usually found within a 100 km radius of Sydney.
3. In May and June 1942 the Japanese attacked Sydney Harbour in these.
4. Tallest structure in Sydney CBD and opened in 1981.
5. Just outside of Sydney a famous festival held in Corbett Gardens, Bowral.
8. Famous annual Boxing day Yacht race.
9. Local nickname for the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
14. Sydney born comedian and actor went on to star as Mick "Crocodile" Dundee in a 1986 film.
16. Currently serving third term as Lord Mayor of Sydney.
18. Large numbers of immigrant miners poured into Sydney in the 1850's for this.
19. The oldest street in the whole of Australia.