Quiz answers

Edition 5

1. Which colour is not part of the Buchan Lee logo?

c) Yellow

2. Which Governor is credited with having the idea to name South Australia's capital city after Queen Adelaide, and also tried to name several of the city's streets after his personal friends?

Hindmarsh

3. Rank the following cities by 2008 estimates of urban area population:

Tokyo: 34.4 million people, world rank = 1

Mumbai: 19.5 million people, world rank = 6

Shanghai: 14.4 million people, world rank = 14

London: 8.3 million people, world rank = 27

Adelaide: 1.6 million people, world rank = 386

4. Unjumble the following letters to spell the highest form of private land ownership recognised by common law - epflemsei

Fee simple

Edition 4

1. Which of the following is not the birthplace of a Buchan Lee principal?

c) Singapore

2. How does the phrase "Never cross the King" apply to the streets within the Adelaide City square mile?

No east/west street names cross King William St. For instance, Wakefield St changes to Grote St, Grenfell St becomes Currie St, and Gilbert St is a continuation of Giles St.

3. Which organisation has its major offices in Nairobi, Geneva, Vienna, and New York?

The United Nations

4. What are the main differences between a valuation and an appraisal?

A valuation is undertaken by a qualified valuer, costs a fee, and is used when a conclusive figure is required (eg for a loan or court order). An appraisal does not require any official qualifications and fees are not usually charged (a "free appraisal" is a pleonasm). Appraisals are a just a 'guide' so are not definitive and have no legal standing.

Edition 3

1. Which of the following occupations has been a past career of a Buchan Lee principal?

e) All of the above

2. Colonel William Light is famous for choosing the site for Adelaide, and designing its layout. Where was he born?

Kuala Kedah, Siam (later Malaya/Malaysia)

3. Where is the world's largest shopping mall?

d) The South China Mall - Dongguan China. Gross leasable area = 7.1 million square feet

Cevahir Mall, Istanbul, Turkey = 3.8 million square feet

West Edmonton Mall, Alberta Canada = 3.8 million square feet

Westfield Marion Adelaide = 1.4 million square feet

4. What was the year of assent for the current South Australian Real Property Act?

b) 1886

Edition 2

1. What was the price of the most valuable residential off-the-plan sale ever conducted by Buchan Lee Property Group?

c) $2.5 million

2. Who promoted the first off-the-plan property sales in South Australia?

Edward Gibbon Wakefield

3. What did the Dutch pay the native Americans for Manhattan Island in 1626?

b) Trinkets and trade goods with a market value of 60 guilders (mistakenly believed to be the equivalent of $24 at the time)

4. In South Australia, a Residential Tenancy agreement is not valid unless it is in writing. True or False?

False.

Edition 1

1. When was Buchan Lee Property Group founded?

b) 1997

2. What do all the following buildings have in common?

a) The Royal Adelaide Hospital

b) Parliament House

c) David Jones

d) The Art Gallery of South Australia

They are all on North Terrace

3. What is currently the world's tallest structure?

The Burj Dubai

4. In 1858, South Australia introduced a system where a register of land holdings maintained by the state guaranteed an indefeasible title to those in the register. It was then widely adopted around the world. What is this system commonly known as?

Torrens Title