Ballymena Trivia

Can you answer these questions about the Northern Irish town of Ballymena?

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Last updated: October 30, 2021

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Hint	Answer
Located in this county	County Antrim
Located in this council area	Mid and East Antrim
Meaning of name	Middle townland
Population	29,551
Symbol on coat of arms	Seven towers
Located on this river	Braid
Mountain near town; St Patrick is said to have converted to Christianity here	Slemish
Building burnt down in 1798 Rebellion by United Irishmen	Town Hall
NIFA Football team	Ballymena United
Their home ground; primary stadium for town	Showgrounds
Motorway bypass; until 2010 it terminated on an unfinished roundabout, now flows onto A26	M2
Largest shopping centre	Fairhill
Attractive village located nearby; founded by Moravians	Gracehill

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Often considered the 'buckle' of Northern Ireland's what; name identical to American region	Bible Belt
Bus company based in nearby Galgorm; famed for building London's New Routemasters	Wrightbus
During World War II, the town accepted a large number of people from this British overseas territory	Gibraltar
Prominent military barracks used in WWII, in operation 1937-2008	St Patrick's Barracks
Rock band banned from performing at Showgrounds in 1993	ELO Part II
Free Presbyterian minister and founder; former First Minister, born in Armagh but brought up in the town	Ian Paisley
Oscar winning actor born in town	Liam Neeson
Founder of well known Canadian department store, born in town	Timothy Eaton
One of the signers of the United States Constitution	James McHenry
Parliamentary constituency town is located in	North Antrim
French tyre company which formerly owned a large factory in nearby Broughshane	Michelin
Home to Northern Ireland Railways' what?	Permanent way depot