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Scotland Council Quiz - North Lanarkshire

Can you guess these facts about the Scottish council area of North Lanarkshire?
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Last updated: January 27, 2022
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First submittedFebruary 25, 2021
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Most populated town in North Lanarkshire
Cumbernauld
Trade unionist and politician from Newhouse who became the first leader of the Labour Party
Keir Hardie
Motorway which passes through North Lanarkshire, linking Glasgow and Edinburgh
M8
Large town near the River Clyde which is the headquarters for North Lanarkshire Council
Motherwell
Scotland's 'other national drink' supposedly 'made from girders' in Westfield
Irn-Bru
Labour Party politician from Bellshill who served as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001
Robin Cook
Central North Lanarkshire town in the Monklands area that has a history of weaving
Airdrie
Football manager from Orbiston. He became the first manager of an English football team to
win the European Cup and is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time
Matt Busby
Geographical region in which North Lanarkshire is located. It extends across Scotland
between the Highland Boundary Fault and the Southern Upland Fault.
Central Lowlands
Popular country park situated to the west of Coatbridge
Drumpellier
Bellshill born Scottish-American singer whose biggest hit was 'Morning Train' (9 to 5)
Sheena Easton
10m high metal mermaid statue, visible from the M80 motorway near the above town
Arria
Loch on the south west boundary of North Lanarkshire, adjacent to the River Clyde
Strathclyde
The 'Wizard of Wishaw', a professional snooker player who won four World Championships
John Higgins
Shotts born actor Andrew Keir starred as Professor Bernard Quatermass in the 1967 film 'Quatermass and the Pit' made by this British film production company
Hammer Films
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