Nobody Knows Glasgow Better Quiz

1 How many hungry weans will testify ‘you cannae throw pieces oot a twenty storey flat’?

2 St Mungo is patron saint, everyone knows that but who was his mother?

3 Where is the Heilanman’s umbrella and why is it so called?

4 Do you know the rhyme about Glasgow’s coat of arms?

5 There are three public statues of Queen Victoria in Glasgow. One in George Square on horseback, where are the other two?

THE political leaders have been out and about across Glasgow for the last six weeks looking for your vote.

But how well do they know the city, its history, landmarks and culture. We decided to put the party leaders’ knowledge about Scotland’s biggest and best city to the test.

We asked five quick questions on the ‘jeely piece song’, Glasgow’s patron saint, the coat of arms and city landmarks.

Nicola sturgeon has spent much of the campaign visiting nurseries but does she know her Jeely Piece Song?

Willie Rennie once lived in Red Road, so he should know all about throwing pieces oot a 20 storey flat.

Kezia Dugdale has travelled across much of Glasgow since she became Labour leader, but has she paid attention to our public monuments and statues?

Patrick Harvie cycles around the city, and has probably passed the Heilanman’s umbrella, but is he aware of it.

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Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvie represent Glasgow constituencies and we expected high scores, but Kezia Dugdale is from Portobello in Edinburgh and Willie Rennie from Fife so less pressure was on them.

Patrick Harvie said he knew of the jeely piece song but couldn’t remember the exact lyrics.

Who was St Mungo’s mother? “Eh, Ok. I’m not doing well here. Pass”

The Heilanman’s umbrella? Yes he knew that.

Glasgow’s coat of arms rhyme?

He said: “Eh. The one about the bird that never sang and the fish that never swam and the rest of it. I know it but not by heart. The bell that never rang.”

And Victoria’s statues? Kelvingrove Park? Victoria Park?

Mr Harvie looks sheepish at the end of the quiz. He said “I’ve not done terribly well.”

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Asked the jelly piece question Nicola Sturgeon starts thinking: “I’m just singing it myself. After trying a couple of wrong answers she comes up with it. “Seven hundred hungry weans” she bursts out, almost spilling the tea cup in front of her in the process.

St Mungo’s mother “Oh right there you go. I’m not sure I did know that.” She adds.

Third question. Too easy for Ms Sturgeon.

On to the coat of arms. She concentrates “…and the fish...and the bird…and the... bell? Let Glasgow flourish? Is that not the rhyme what rhyme do you mean? Tell me.

Given the first line ‘The bird that...’ The tea cup doesn’t survive the recognition.

“The bird that never flew yeah. I spilt my tea.”

“Can I try it again? It the bird that never flew, the bell that never rang the tree that never grew and the fish that never swam. I think I get that.”

However the Victoria statues questions stumps the First Minister but she is satisfied with her score.

Willie Rennie hadn’t heard of the jeely piece song, so on to the next one.

“Even though I lived on the 27th floor of the Red Road flats.” He says.

St Mungo’s mother? Nope “This is quite educational” says the LibDem leader.

Coat of arms question and Victoria statues also pass the Fifer by after an educated guess at the Victoria Infirmary.

He’s pleased to have taken part and says: “Can I take a picture of these questions to ask my wife. She’s form Glasgow.”

Kezia Dudgale despite being from the east of the country says “OK I’m feeling lucky”.

First question, “three, I’m just going to guess.”

St Mungo’s mother, she groans at the answer: “That was guessable.”

Next, “The what umbrella? No idea.”

Coat of Arms rhyme, “No tell me.” I repeat the rhyme for the fourth time. “Oh I’ve heard that before.”

Then a breakthrough on Victoria’s statues “The People’s palace.

“Yessss!” she shouts.

Final Score

Nicola Sturgeon 3/5

Patrick Harvie 1.5/5

Kezia Dugdale 0.5/5

Willie Rennie 0/5

Ruth Davidson N/A

Answers

1 Seven hundred 2 St Enoch (Thenue) 3 under Central Station. Where men from the highland would meet up out of the rain. 4 the bird that never flew, the tree that never grew, the bell that never rang the fish that never swam. 5 Royal Infirmary and Doulton Fountain, People’s Palace

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