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Hermitage Reunion Big Quiz 2!

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the capital of Brazil?
a)
Kingston
b)
Sucre
c)
Brasilia
d)
Lima
2.

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

a)

Squidward

b)

Sandy

c)

Spongebob

d)

Patrick

3.

What is the seventh planet from the sun?

a)

Jupitor

b)

Saturn

c)

Earth

d)

Uranus

e)

Neptune

4.

What is this flag?

a)

USA

b)

Belgium

c)

Gemany

d)

Russia

5.

Which Superhero is not part of MARVEL?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Formula 1 driver Jackie Stewart proposed to his wife Helen in ?..........

a)

Glen Fruin

b)

His car in Kidston Car Park

c)

Dino's cafe

7.

The Sun Chip Shop was formerly run by the parents of ?...

a)

Kenny Hyslop, former drummer with Simple Minds

b)

Emma Sanderson round the world yachtswoman

c)

Marco Biagi MSP

8.

1.     Henry Bell became the first Provost of Helensburgh in?....

a)

1805

b)

1809

c)

1814

9.

Renowned paediatrician Gavin Arneil who lived in the town and worked at Yorkhill Hospital, in the 1950's successfully treated?.....

a)

Circus chimp Carmen at the Kelvin Hall, suffering from pneumonia

b)

An injured seal washed up on the beach to the west of Helensburgh Pier

c)

Cliff Richard when he was appearing at the Empire Theatre in Glasgow and was mobbed by fans sustaining a broken toe

10.

John Baird, father of John Logie Baird was minister of which Helensburgh church?

a)

St Bride's

b)

St Columba

c)

St Andrew's

11.

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?....

a)

An outbreak of botulism from potted wild duck sandwiches served by the hotel for lunch

b)

A boat capsize on the loch with a party from the hotel sea-trout fishing

c)

A landslip that caught a grouse shooting party on the Kinlochewe Estate

12.

Which famous poet didn't teach at Larchfield School in the 1930's?

a)

Cecil Day Lewis

b)

W H Auden

c)

T S Eliot

13.

The first Helensburgh New Year Swim took place in?....

a)

1991

b)

1910

c)

1902

14.

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?

a)

50

b)

500

c)

900 ticket holders inside the halls and 200 listening outside to a loudspeaker

15.

In which Australian state is the town of Helensburgh (established 1865, population 6383)?

a)

Victoria

b)

New South Wales

c)

Queensland

16.

When is the peak festival season in Edinburgh?

a)

autumn

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

summer

17.

Which one is a UNESCO city of music?

a)

Edinburgh

b)

Perth

c)

Glasgow

d)

Aberdeen

18.

What city was once Scotland's capital city?

a)

Stirling

b)

Glasgow

c)

Inverness

d)

Dundee

19.

Where is the Black Watch Castle and Museum situated?

a)

Edinburgh

b)

Perth

c)

Aberdeen

d)

Glasgow

20.

What is the UK's first city of design?

a)

Perth

b)

Glasgow

c)

Dundee

d)

Edinburgh

21.

What city is located right on the seafront and has a proud seafaring heritage?

a)

Inverness

b)

Aberdeen

c)

Glasgow

d)

Perth

22.

What landmark is it?

a)

Glasgow Science Centre

b)

People’s Palace and Winter Gardens

c)

Opera House

d)

Hunterian Museum

23.

What landmark is it?

a)

the Lighthouse

b)

Botanic Gardens

c)

Hunterian Museum

d)

Celtic Park

24.

What landmark is it?

a)

Celtic Park

b)

Glasgow Cathedral

c)

the Necropolis

d)

Buchanan Street

25.

What landmark is it?

a)

Luskentyre Beach

b)

Ben Nevis

c)

Skara Brae

d)

Loch Ness

26.

What landmark is it?

a)

Skara Brae

b)

Cuillin Hills

c)

Stirling Castle

d)

Broch of Mousa

27.

What landmark is it?

a)

The Scotch Wisky Experience

b)

Scottish National Gallery

c)

St Giles Cathedral

d)

Palace of Holyroodhouse

28.

What landmark is it?

a)

St Giles Cathedral

b)

National Museum of Scotland

c)

Palace of Holyroodhouse

d)

Scottish National Gallery

29.

What landmark is it?

a)

Royal Mile

b)

Arthur’s Seat

c)

Scottish National Gallery

d)

Calton Hill

30.

How much have we raised so far towards our target of £1250

(as at 6.25 pm today)?

a)

£735

b)

£357

c)

£573

d)

£604