Quiz - Capital Cities

By John Holgate (NSW)

State and Territory Capitals would be useful as mnemonics. How many can you find? All (except DARWIN) are unusual.

1. HOBART plus Blank (1 anagram)

2. SYDNEY plus Blank (1)

3. DARWIN plus Blank (4)

4. BRISBANE plus E (1)

5. ADELAIDE minus E (1)

6. CANBERRA minus E (1)

7. CANBERRA minus N (1)

8. MELBOURNE contains one 7-letter word

9. PERTH can be extended by 3 letters to form an eight.

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1. BOTHRIA

2. HYDYNES

3. DRAWING, INDRAWN, INWARDS, WARDING

4. BEARBINES

5. ALIDADE

6. CARBARN

7. BARRACE

8. NELUMBO

9. PERTHITE