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Glasgow Quiz

Test your knowledge about Glasgow with this fun and informative quiz.



Questions

  1. What river runs through Glasgow?
  2. Can you name the patron saint of Glasgow?
  3. What is the main civic square in the city?
  4. In the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow, dancers dressed as what sort of teacakes?
  5. The name of which unit of temperature traces its origins to a Glasgow river?
  6. Which primary art gallery and museum re-opened in 2006 after a £27 million refurbishment?
  7. Which Glasgow-born detective and spy is best known for creating a National Detective Agency in America?
  8. Which football club, nicknamed 'the Jags', is based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city?
  9. Which Scottish rock band, formed in Glasgow in 2002, has Alex Kapranos on lead vocals?
  10. What's the nickname of Glasgow comedian Billy Connolly?
  11. What is "The Clockwork Orange"?
  12. The three largest football stadiums in the country are located in Glasgow. Can you name them?
  13. Which municipal structure at Glasgow Cross was demolished in 1921, leaving only the steeple standing?
  14. Who designed the Glasgow School of Art building?
  15. Which area of the city had, in the first half of the 20th century, the dubious distinction of being Europe's largest slum?
  16. Which Glasgow-born actor starred in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland?
  17. Which busy motorway connects Glasgow to Edinburgh?
  18. Which Glasgow politician was the first First Minister of Scotland?
  19. What's the last name of brothers Robert and Hugh, who founded a brewing company in 1740 on the bank of the Molendinar Burn?
  20. Which English writer in 1726 described Glasgow as: "The cleanest and best-built city in Britain"?
  21. Which Glasgow University professor published 'Wealth of Nations' in 1776?


Answers



  1. River Clyde
  2. Saint Mungo
  3. George Square
  4. Tunnock's teacakes
  5. The kelvin
  6. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
  7. Allan Pinkerton
  8. Partick Thistle
  9. Franz Ferdinand
  10. The Big Yin
  11. The Glasgow Subway
  12. Celtic Park, Hampden Park, and Ibrox Stadium
  13. Tolbooth
  14. Charles Rennie Mackintosh
  15. The Gorbals
  16. James McAvoy
  17. M8
  18. Donald Dewar
  19. Tennent
  20. Daniel Defoe
  21. Adam Smith