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Scotland Council Quiz - Inverclyde

Can you guess these facts about the Scottish council area of Inverclyde?
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Last updated: January 27, 2022
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Town and administrative HQ of the Inverclyde council area
Greenock
Coastal town with a railway terminus, situated to the west of the above town
Gourock
Meaning of the term 'Inverclyde'
Mouth of
the Clyde
In 1904 this showman and his troupe put on a wild west performance at Fort Matilda
Buffalo Bill
Inverclyde born Abram Lyle founded a sugar refining company which merged with a rival in
1921 to form this global supplier of food and beverage ingredients
Tate & Lyle
Prestigious inventor from Inverclyde who made radical improvements in steam engine
power, efficiency and cost-effectiveness
James Watt
Scotland’s Largest Regional Park, part of which occupies the southern portion of Inverclyde
Clyde Muirshiel
Famous tea clipper which was fitted out at Cartsdyke and is now a major London attraction
Cutty Sark
Local singer and TV host who was the youngest person in history to have an album in
the top ten of the UK Chart with her album Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me)
Lena Zavaroni
Village on the Firth of Clyde coast which is a port for Caledonian MacBrayne ferries
Wemyss Bay
Destination island for ferries from the above port
Bute
Local man John Laird's shipbuilding firm later merged with another to form this company
Cammell Laird
Inverclyde born actor who played Victor Meldrew in the TV sitcom 'One Foot in the Grave'
Richard Wilson
Born in 1883 in Inverclyde, Henry Robertson Bowers was a member of the ill-fated Terra Nova
expedition, all of whom died after reaching this remote destination
South Pole
Well preserved fortification in Port Glasgow overlooking the Firth of Clyde
Newark Castle
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