WorksheetsHermitage Reunion Big Quiz 2!
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 24mins
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Squidward
Sandy
Spongebob
Patrick
What is the seventh planet from the sun?
Jupitor
Saturn
Earth
Uranus
Neptune
What is this flag?
USA
Belgium
Gemany
Russia
Which Superhero is not part of MARVEL?
Formula 1 driver Jackie Stewart proposed to his wife Helen in ?..........
Glen Fruin
His car in Kidston Car Park
Dino's cafe
The Sun Chip Shop was formerly run by the parents of ?...
Kenny Hyslop, former drummer with Simple Minds
Emma Sanderson round the world yachtswoman
Marco Biagi MSP
1. Henry Bell became the first Provost of Helensburgh in?....
1805
1809
1814
Renowned paediatrician Gavin Arneil who lived in the town and worked at Yorkhill Hospital, in the 1950's successfully treated?.....
Circus chimp Carmen at the Kelvin Hall, suffering from pneumonia
An injured seal washed up on the beach to the west of Helensburgh Pier
Cliff Richard when he was appearing at the Empire Theatre in Glasgow and was mobbed by fans sustaining a broken toe
John Baird, father of John Logie Baird was minister of which Helensburgh church?
St Bride's
St Columba
St Andrew's
Provost Andrew Buchanan who gifted the outdoor swimming pool to the town in 1928, narrowly escaped death in the Loch Maree tragedy of August 1922. 8 people died in?....
An outbreak of botulism from potted wild duck sandwiches served by the hotel for lunch
A boat capsize on the loch with a party from the hotel sea-trout fishing
A landslip that caught a grouse shooting party on the Kinlochewe Estate
Which famous poet didn't teach at Larchfield School in the 1930's?
Cecil Day Lewis
W H Auden
T S Eliot
The first Helensburgh New Year Swim took place in?....
1991
1910
1902
Margaret Thatcher spoke in the Victoria Halls in 1975, 10 weeks after becoming the first female to lead a British political party. How many attended to listen to her?
50
500
900 ticket holders inside the halls and 200 listening outside to a loudspeaker
In which Australian state is the town of Helensburgh (established 1865, population 6383)?
Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
When is the peak festival season in Edinburgh?
autumn
winter
spring
summer
Which one is a UNESCO city of music?
Edinburgh
Perth
Glasgow
Aberdeen
What city was once Scotland's capital city?
Stirling
Glasgow
Inverness
Dundee
Where is the Black Watch Castle and Museum situated?
Edinburgh
Perth
Aberdeen
Glasgow
What is the UK's first city of design?
Perth
Glasgow
Dundee
Edinburgh
What city is located right on the seafront and has a proud seafaring heritage?
Inverness
Aberdeen
Glasgow
Perth
What landmark is it?
Glasgow Science Centre
People’s Palace and Winter Gardens
Opera House
Hunterian Museum
What landmark is it?
the Lighthouse
Botanic Gardens
Hunterian Museum
Celtic Park
What landmark is it?
Celtic Park
Glasgow Cathedral
the Necropolis
Buchanan Street
What landmark is it?
Luskentyre Beach
Ben Nevis
Skara Brae
Loch Ness
What landmark is it?
Skara Brae
Cuillin Hills
Stirling Castle
Broch of Mousa
What landmark is it?
The Scotch Wisky Experience
Scottish National Gallery
St Giles Cathedral
Palace of Holyroodhouse
What landmark is it?
St Giles Cathedral
National Museum of Scotland
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Scottish National Gallery
What landmark is it?
Royal Mile
Arthur’s Seat
Scottish National Gallery
Calton Hill
How much have we raised so far towards our target of £1250
(as at 6.25 pm today)?
£735
£357
£573
£604
