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Scotland Council Quiz - Glasgow City

Can you guess these facts about the Scottish council area of Glasgow City?
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Last updated: January 27, 2022
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First submittedFebruary 23, 2021
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Major river which flows through Glasgow
River Clyde
Industry for which Glasgow and its river were known throughout the world
Shipbuilding
Ex-welder and stand-up comedian from Glasgow, nicknamed the 'Big Yin'
Billy Connolly
Major street and indoor weekend market in the East End of Glasgow
The Barras
Architect and designer from Townhead who was influential on the Art Nouveau movement
Charles Rennie
Mackintosh
Glasgow's principal art gallery and museum
Kelvingrove
Pop rock band formed in Glasgow in 1985 whose debut album was 'Raintown'
Deacon Blue
Large 15th century public park in the east end of Glasgow, the oldest in the city
Glasgow Green
Museum and glasshouse located in the above public park
People's Palace
Glasgow's two most successful professional football teams
Rangers
Celtic
Collective name for the above two clubs and the derby they play against each other
The Old Firm
Victorian Gothic garden cemetery covering 37 acres, described as a 'city of the dead'
The Necropolis
Bridgeton born 'King of Skiffle', one of Britain's most successful and influential
recording artists before the Beatles
Lonnie Donegan
Either of Glasgow's two principal mainline railway terminus stations
Central or
Queen Street
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