Dissident's Adelaide Quiz

[Dissident]

Ok, my attempt at a quiz.... about Adelaide (and SA?)

And no googling!!

1. How was the name Glynburn road derived?
2. Name the only two suburbs of Adelaide with four letters in their names
3. To what name was the Hahndorf changed during World War I?
4. How many sets of traffic lights are there on West Terrace?
5. Name the six squares of the city and North Adelaide
6. The Tea Tree Gully council area was originally called what?
7. Does Colonel William Light point with his left hand, or right hand?
8. A famous icon in SA, "Villis" - what country did Villi himself migrate from?
9. Name two metropolitan suburbs that start with V
10. All main East/West streets in the city centre begin at King William Street. Why is this?
11. What is the South Australian state gemstone?
12. There are at least 7 "arcades" close to Rundle Mall, between Grenfell St and North Terrace. Name 5 of them.
13. Frewville, Heathpool, Tonsley Park, Direk & Greenfields. Which one is not a suburb of Adelaide?
14. CHASTENED LOGROLLING, ENTANGLED SCHOOLGIRL, DANGLING CHOLESTEROL - What suburb is an anagram of all these? (note, there's ONE answer, not THREE)

No cheating!

[Armytank]

My pi$$ poor attempt at answering them

2. Skye is one of them?

13. Tonsley Park is not a suburb but the Mitsubishi Factory in Clovelly Park?

[redandblack]

5 Hurtle Whitmore Hindmarsh Victoria Light Wellington?

14 Colonel Light Gardens?

9 Vista & Valley View

[Dissident]

My pi$$ poor attempt at answering them

2. Skye is one of them?

13. Tonsley Park is not a suburb but the Mitsubishi Factory in Clovelly Park?

One and a half

[Dissident]

5 Hurtle Whitmore Hindmarsh Victoria Light Wellington?

14 Colonel Light Gardens?

9 Vista & Valley View

Three

[mighty_tiger_79]

10 - the roads all start at King William Street but they dont cross over because apparently you cant cross the king!!

some guy told me that useless piece of info when i was at tafe 8 years ago

[Dissident]

10 - the roads all start at King William Street but they dont cross over because apparently you cant cross the king!!

some guy told me that useless piece of info when i was at tafe 8 years ago

Correct. One.

Hmmm was I at TAFE 8 years ago ? haha

[devilsadvocate]

2. Hove
3. Ambleside

an absolute punt:

8. Villis - Turkish?

[Dissident]

2. Hove
3. Ambleside

an absolute punt:

8. Villis - Turkish?

one and a half


And apologies, it's Vili's not Villi's. I was rushing to get it out...

[Booney]

1: Glen Osmond - Burnside
2: Skye-Hove
6: Left

[BenchedEagle]

1. How was the name Glynburn road derived?
2. Name the only two suburbs of Adelaide with four letters in their names? Hove, Skye
3. To what name was the Hahndorf changed during World War I? Ambleside
4. How many sets of traffic lights are there on West Terrace? guess at 3
5. Name the six squares of the city and North Adelaide? Victoria, Light, Whitmore, Hindmarsh, Hurtle Cant name the 6th??
6. The Tea Tree Gully council area was originally called what? Hillside???
7. Does Colonel William Light point with his left hand, or right hand? Right
8. A famous icon in SA, "Villis" - what country did Villi himself migrate from? Estonia ??
9. Name two metropolitan suburbs that start with V? Valley View, Vale Gardens??
10. All main East/West streets in the city centre begin at King William Street. Why is this? As said. No roads can ever cross a road named in honour of a king.
11. What is the South Australian state gemstone? Ruby??
12. There are at least 7 "arcades" close to Rundle Mall, between Grenfell St and North Terrace. Name 5 of them. Adelaide, Gays,
13. Frewville, Heathpool, Tonsley Park, Direk & Greenfields. Which one is not a suburb of Adelaide? Heathpool
14. CHASTENED LOGROLLING, ENTANGLED SCHOOLGIRL, DANGLING CHOLESTEROL - What suburb is an anagram of all these? (note, there's ONE answer, not THREE Colonel Light Gardens

[Footy Chick]

1. its the road that runs between the suburbs of glynde and burnside
2. Hove and Skye
4. 5 sets
5. Wellington, Light, Victoria, Hurtle, Whitmore, Hindmarsh
7. Right hand
9. Virginia, Valley View, Vista and Vale Park (there are 4...)
10. Something to do with it being disrespectful to the King or some crap like that
11. opal?
12. City Cross, Adelaide Arcade, Gays Arcade, John Martins Arcade (dont know what its called know!) and Southern Cross
13. tonsley park

14. I think you're having us on..

[Leaping Lindner]

1. How was the name Glynburn road derived? -
2. Name the only two suburbs of Adelaide with four letters in their names -
3. To what name was the Hahndorf changed during World War I? - Ambleside
4. How many sets of traffic lights are there on West Terrace? - 7 (? Been a while since I regularly drove on it)
5. Name the six squares of the city and North Adelaide - Light, Hindmarsh, Wellington, Victoria, Hurtle, Whitmore
6. The Tea Tree Gully council area was originally called what? - Gumeracha (?)
7. Does Colonel William Light point with his left hand, or right hand? - left
8. A famous icon in SA, "Villis" - what country did Villi himself migrate from? - Greece (?)
9. Name two metropolitan suburbs that start with V - Vale Park, Valley View
10. All main East/West streets in the city centre begin at King William Street. Why is this? - You don't cross the King.
11. What is the South Australian state gemstone? - Opal (?)
12. There are at least 7 "arcades" close to Rundle Mall, between Grenfell St and North Terrace. Name 5 of them. - Gay's, Adelaide, Regent, James, Richmond, Little Rundle Arcade and ????
13. Frewville, Heathpool, Tonsley Park, Direk & Greenfields. Which one is not a suburb of Adelaide? - Greenfields
14. CHASTENED LOGROLLING, ENTANGLED SCHOOLGIRL, DANGLING CHOLESTEROL - What suburb is an anagram of all these? (note, there's ONE answer, not THREE) -

[Dissident]

1: Glen Osmond - Burnside
2: Skye-Hove
6: Left

one and a half ...

[Armytank]

Don't go down West Terrace much hey lizbeff?

[Dissident]

1. How was the name Glynburn road derived?
2. Name the only two suburbs of Adelaide with four letters in their names? Hove, Skye
3. To what name was the Hahndorf changed during World War I? Ambleside
4. How many sets of traffic lights are there on West Terrace? guess at 3
5. Name the six squares of the city and North Adelaide? Victoria, Light, Whitmore, Hindmarsh, Hurtle Cant name the 6th??
6. The Tea Tree Gully council area was originally called what? Hillside???
7. Does Colonel William Light point with his left hand, or right hand? Right
8. A famous icon in SA, "Villis" - what country did Villi himself migrate from? Estonia ??
9. Name two metropolitan suburbs that start with V? Valley View, Vale Gardens??
10. All main East/West streets in the city centre begin at King William Street. Why is this? As said. No roads can ever cross a road named in honour of a king.
11. What is the South Australian state gemstone? Ruby??
12. There are at least 7 "arcades" close to Rundle Mall, between Grenfell St and North Terrace. Name 5 of them. Adelaide, Gays,
13. Frewville, Heathpool, Tonsley Park, Direk & Greenfields. Which one is not a suburb of Adelaide? Heathpool
14. CHASTENED LOGROLLING, ENTANGLED SCHOOLGIRL, DANGLING CHOLESTEROL - What suburb is an anagram of all these? (note, there's ONE answer, not THREE Colonel Light Gardens

five

[Dissident]

1. its the road that runs between the suburbs of glynde and burnside
2. Hove and Skye
4. 5 sets
5. Wellington, Light, Victoria, Hurtle, Whitmore, Hindmarsh
7. Right hand
9. Virginia, Valley View, Vista and Vale Park (there are 4...)
10. Something to do with it being disrespectful to the King or some crap like that
11. opal?
12. City Cross, Adelaide Arcade, Gays Arcade, John Martins Arcade (dont know what its called know!) and Southern Cross
13. tonsley park

14. I think you're having us on..

John Martin's Arcade is actually John Martins Plaza - so wrong

seven right

(There's also Verdun by the way - if you want to count that and Virginia as "metro")

[Dissident]

1. How was the name Glynburn road derived? -
2. Name the only two suburbs of Adelaide with four letters in their names -
3. To what name was the Hahndorf changed during World War I? - Ambleside
4. How many sets of traffic lights are there on West Terrace? - 7 (? Been a while since I regularly drove on it)
5. Name the six squares of the city and North Adelaide - Light, Hindmarsh, Wellington, Victoria, Hurtle, Whitmore
6. The Tea Tree Gully council area was originally called what? - Gumeracha (?)
7. Does Colonel William Light point with his left hand, or right hand? - left
8. A famous icon in SA, "Villis" - what country did Villi himself migrate from? - Greece (?)
9. Name two metropolitan suburbs that start with V - Vale Park, Valley View
10. All main East/West streets in the city centre begin at King William Street. Why is this? - You don't cross the King.
11. What is the South Australian state gemstone? - Opal (?)
12. There are at least 7 "arcades" close to Rundle Mall, between Grenfell St and North Terrace. Name 5 of them. - Gay's, Adelaide, Regent, James, Richmond, Little Rundle Arcade and ????
13. Frewville, Heathpool, Tonsley Park, Direk & Greenfields. Which one is not a suburb of Adelaide? - Greenfields
14. CHASTENED LOGROLLING, ENTANGLED SCHOOLGIRL, DANGLING CHOLESTEROL - What suburb is an anagram of all these? (note, there's ONE answer, not THREE) -

five

[mick]

Da Costa arcade

[Dissident]

Da Costa arcade

zero

(you need to answer the whole question for one point )