SYC Quiz - Week Eighteen

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Quiz Questions

1.
Q1. According to Wikipedia, Port Phillip is home to how many yacht clubs?
- A.
  26
- B.
  36
- C.
  46
- D.
  56
2.
Q2. If you cruised to Canadian Bay, which suburb would you anchor at?
- A.
  Mount Eliza
- B.
  Mornington
- C.
  Mount Martha
- D.
  Mordialloc
3.
Q3. How many known unexploded ordinance sites from WWII are there still in Port Phillip?
- A.
  0
- B.
  1
- C.
  2
- D.
  3
4.
Q4. The “Classic” Around the Bay in a Day cycling race is how many kilometres?
- A.
  190kms
- B.
  200kms
- C.
  210kms
- D.
  250kms
5.
Q5. What do Joanna, Clarence and William Salthouse have in common?
- A.
  They were early settlers in the Port Philip area
- B.
  They are shipwrecks in Port Phillip Bay
- C.
  They are bays in Port Phillip
- D.
  They are lone sailors who’ve circumnavigated the world originating from our waters
6.
Q6. Mud Island offers sunlight only moorings for non-keeled vessels, but how many moorings are there?
- A.
  1
- B.
  2
- C.
  3
- D.
  4
7.
Q7. The collapse of a section of the Westgate Bridge occurred two years into the construction on 15 October of what year?
- A.
  1966
- B.
  1968
- C.
  1970
- D.
  1972
8.
Q8. If you set sail to Point Gellibrand, which suburban council would you be anchoring in?
- A.
  Queenscliff
- B.
  Williamstown
- C.
  Portarlington
- D.
  Wyndham
9.
Q9. The ocean swim from Portsea SLSC to Sorrento Pier is over what distance?
- A.
  4kms
- B.
  4.5kms
- C.
  5kms
- D.
  5.5kms
10.
Q10. And the swim is call The ?
- A.
  Portsea to Pier
- B.
  Pier to Pernod
- C.
  Polar to Pier
- D.
  Pier to Perignon
11.
Q11. BOM uses which Beacon for weather surveillance?
- A.
  Fawkiner Beacon
- B.
  Fawkner Beacon
- C.
  Falkner Beacon
- D.
  Falkiner Beacon
12.
Q12. Check out the RAAF museum, it’s located at?
- A.
  Point Cook
- B.
  Point Nepean
- C.
  Point Wilson
- D.
  Point Richards
13.
Q13. Every winter in Port Phillip one of the “greatest animal migrations in the World” takes place, what creature is at the centre of this?
- A.
  Giant Spider Crabs
- B.
  Pacific Gulls
- C.
  Australian Fur Seals
- D.
  Caspian Tern
14.
Q14. If you sailed across to Cocoroc what might you end up at?
- A.
  Avalon Airport
- B.
  Cheetham Wetlands
- C.
  Swan Bay
- D.
  Werribee Sewerage Farm
15.
Q15. Where would you go for a good feed of fresh mussels at their annual Mussel Festival?
- A.
  Mordialloc
- B.
  Werribee
- C.
  Portarlington
- D.
  St Leonards
16.
Q16. The Spirit of Tasmania docks at?
- A.
  Princes Pier
- B.
  Princess Pier
- C.
  Section Pier
- D.
  Station Pier
17.
Q17. In 2022 the Spirit of Tasmania will move its docking location to?
- A.
  Hastings
- B.
  Queenscliff
- C.
  Geelong
- D.
  Wyndham
18.
Q18. Laura and Diver Dan from the tv series SeaChange, lived in “Pearl Bay”. The Pub they used during filming, is in?
- A.
  Portarlington
- B.
  Indented Head
- C.
  St Leonards
- D.
  Barwon Heads
19.
Q19. Which Club is Australia’s oldest yacht club, founded in 1853?
- A.
  Royal Brighton Yacht Club
- B.
  Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
- C.
  Royal Geelong Yacht Club
- D.
  Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
20.
Q20. The best place to watch the sun set over Port Phillip is?
- A.
  On board a boat in the SYC Marina after a twilight race
- B.
  From inside the Members Bar on a winters afternoon
- C.
  On the northern deck any time of the year
- D.
  All of the above

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SYC Quiz - Week Eighteen

This week's quiz has been created by Quiz Master Chris Mitchell and the theme is "Our Port of a Bay" which includes some fun facts for when we can go back to sailing on the bay...Good Luck!Join in for some virtual fun and engagement with no prizes and no results debated!

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