What is the Natural Bridge at Springbrook?

A rock arch over a cave with a waterfall

Gold Coast Hinterland Quiz: Rainforest Walks and Waterfalls

Just inland from Surfers Paradise, ancient rainforest covers the rim of an old volcano, and this Gold Coast hinterland quiz explores its trails. Play 10 interactive questions on Lamington National Park, the Gondwana Rainforests, Springbrook's Natural Bridge and glow worms, Purling Brook Falls, Tamborine Mountain, O'Reilly's Tree Top Walk, Antarctic beech trees and the Tweed Volcano.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

State
In which Australian state is the Gold Coast hinterland?
Bridge
What is the Natural Bridge at Springbrook?
Glow
What lights up the Natural Bridge cave at night?
UNESCO
Which World Heritage listing includes these rainforests?
Park
Which park shares its name with a famous cake?
Falls
Which waterfall plunges about 100 meters in Springbrook?
Mountain
Which plateau is known for galleries, skywalks and Curtis Falls?
Walk
Which guesthouse has a famous rainforest tree top walk?
Trees
Which ancient trees grow on high ridges in Lamington?
Volcano
Which ancient volcano shaped this landscape?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which Australian state is the Gold Coast hinterland?
Answer: Queensland
It lies inland from the beaches.
Q2: What is the Natural Bridge at Springbrook?
Answer: A rock arch over a cave with a waterfall
It is in Springbrook National Park.
Q3: What lights up the Natural Bridge cave at night?
Answer: Glow worms
They are fungus gnat larvae.
Q4: Which World Heritage listing includes these rainforests?
Answer: The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
They are ancient forests.
Q5: Which park shares its name with a famous cake?
Answer: Lamington National Park
Both honor Lord Lamington.
Q6: Which waterfall plunges about 100 meters in Springbrook?
Answer: Purling Brook Falls
A trail circles beneath it.
Q7: Which plateau is known for galleries, skywalks and Curtis Falls?
Answer: Tamborine Mountain
It is popular for day trips.
Q8: Which guesthouse has a famous rainforest tree top walk?
Answer: O'Reilly's
It opened in the late 1980s.
Q9: Which ancient trees grow on high ridges in Lamington?
Answer: Antarctic beech
Some are thousands of years old.
Q10: Which ancient volcano shaped this landscape?
Answer: The Tweed Volcano
Its caldera is huge.

Gold Coast Hinterland Quiz – Rainforest Walks and Waterfalls

The Gold Coast hinterland in Queensland rises inland from the beaches into mountains formed by the ancient Tweed Volcano. Its rainforests are part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area.

Lamington National Park, named after Lord Lamington, offers trails through subtropical forest and high ridges of Antarctic beech. O'Reilly's guesthouse is known for its Tree Top Walk. Tamborine Mountain draws visitors with Curtis Falls, galleries and skywalks.

In Springbrook National Park, the Natural Bridge is a rock arch over a cave where a waterfall pours through and glow worms shine at night. Purling Brook Falls drops about 100 meters into a forest gorge.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travelers and nature fans will enjoy these questions.

Where the hinterland is
Which parks it contains
Which waterfalls stand out
What lives in the forests
How the land formed

Did You Know?

Visitors must use red light or no light at glow worm caves.
Pademelons hop along forest trails.
Best of All Lookout faces Wollumbin.
Rainforest birds include the Albert's lyrebird.
Many walks are short enough for families.