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1)     Name the Head Teacher of your school.

2)     List three other teachers from your school.

3)     What time do you start school on a normal school day?

4)     Is there a uniform for your school and if so, what colour is it?

5)     Most secondary school pupils in Scotland study a foreign language.

  True             False

6)     List five subjects taught at your school.

7)     List four different forms of transport that pupils use to travel to your school.

8)     Over the years, teachers and pupils at your school have raised a lot of money for TAYRICH.  Unscramble the mixed-up letters.

9)     Many schools in Scotland have a PTA.  What do the letters PTA stand for?

Pupil Teacher Association
Parent Teacher Association
Pupil Trip Abroad

10)   Which local council area is your school in? (Hint: the logo at the top of this page may help.)

11)   Name three towns in Renfrewshire.

12)   Which town lies furthest to the north?

Johnstone
Linwood
Paisley

13)   Renfrewshire has excellent  tr______rt  links with the rest of Scotland.  Complete the word.

14)   Does Renfrewshire lie in the East or West of Scotland? 

15)   Renfrewshire Council encourages local people to ________ their household waste.  Which word is missing?

burn
 dump
recycle

16)   Which police force looks after the local area?

  Glasgow Constabulary          
  Strathclyde Police
  Central Scotland Police

17)   Which of the following statements is true?

Local councillors in Renfrewshire are appointed by the Scottish
       Parliament.
 
Local councillors in Renfrewshire are elected by local people.
 

The remaining questions are about the Renfrewshire Achievers shown on the right.

18)   What job has helped to make Heather Reid well known in Scotland?

19)   What is the title of Fred Goodwin's job and which company does he work for?

20)   Alexander Wilson liked bird spotting. True or false?

21)   What evidence is there that John Byrne is a very talented individual.

22)  Phyllis _______ is a successful actress on stage and screen. Complete the blank.

23)   What is Dr Who's connection with Renfrewshire?

24)   Wendy __________ became known as a very hard working and intelligent politician. Complete.

25)   Name two countries where Paul Lambert played football.

26)   Name the Renfrewshire Achiever who helps to produce a 'talking newspaper' to help blind people.

27)   What is Evelyn Reid's job?

28)   What does Carol Laula do for a living?

29)   One of the UK's best-known designers comes from Renfrewshire. Name him.

30)   Which Renfrewshire Achiever is described as one of Britain's best-loved actors?

31)   List two jobs Andrew Neil does.

32)   Which BBC programme made David Sneddon extremely well known.

33)   Kenneth McKellar became a famous singer of what type of music?

34)   In which large city does Anne McKechin do a lot of her work:
Edinburgh or London?

35)   Eddie Frizzell holds a senior post in which organisation?

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(Add the initial of your second name if there are others in your class with the same first name - but DO NOT enter your whole surname.)

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The best entries will be placed in a prize draw!