Whiting Bay Memories – Heritage Tales & Trails  2024

FAMILY TRAIL QUIZ

Suitable for adults and accompanied children

Length – 1hr 30 mins.

Start – Black Rocks Finish – Kingscross

We suggest that you read all the questions before you begin.

Look for answers while you walk. You could also look out for some of the answers from a car or on a bus whilst driving through the village.

We have supporting History of the Bus Shelters and Boats for those who are unable to walk this trail but would like to complete the quiz. CLICK HERE

Maximum Points 42 score a point for each correct answer.

The quiz is also available in PDF form for you to print or save at the end of this page.

1. How many places could you spend a penny, but not buy anything? ————–
2. How many flagpoles do you pass between Black Rocks and Kingscross? ——–
3. How many places can you post a letter on this trail? ——————————
4. On this walk you will pass 6 flower boats and 4 painted bus shelters. Can you name them? score a point for each correct one.
   Boat 1———————————————————————————–
   Boat 2———————————————————————————–
   Boat 3———————————————————————————–
   Boat 4———————————————————————————–
   Boat 5———————————————————————————–
   Boat 6———————————————————————————–
   Shelter 1 ——————————————————————————–
   Shelter 2 ——————————————————————————–
   Shelter 3 ——————————————————————————–
   Shelter 4 ——————————————————————————–

In which shelter will you find; score a point for each correct one.

5. A Viking ship —————————————————————–
6. A Dusky maiden ————————————————————-
7. A Padlock ———————————————————————
8. Robert the Bruce ————————————————————
9. Can you name the house with a treble clef on its gate? ——————————
10. Which nursery rhyme features on a wall? ———————————————
11. What year was Eden Lodge/ Shurig built? ———————————————
12. When was the golf club opened? ——————————————————
13. Who maintains the putting green? —————————————————-
14. Where will you find this stone marking and what is it?
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15. What event does the commemorative rowan tree in the village square mark? ——————————-
16. What colour is the pencil at the school? ——————————————
17. TER-A-GRAM 1904 > which house has this inscribed on its sandstone lintel? ——

18. Which house could be called a “Duck House”? —————————————
    Total points scored —————–

You can find answers to this quiz on
Whiting Bay Memories website > Heritage Tales and Trails > family Quiz Answers

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We hope hope you have enjoyed our Family Quiz.

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This Quiz has been compiled by Susan McNicol for Whiting Bay Memories Heritage Tales and Trails.