The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
The big weekend quiz
Do you know your AECC, AWPR and UTG? What about dolphin trails and lighthouse trails? Put your north-east knowledge to the test in this week’s quiz from KR Group
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1. What year did the AECC close?
A. 2018 B. 2019 C. 2020
2. When did P&J Live officially open?
A. 2019 B. 2020 C. 2021
3. What month and year did Union Square officially open its doors?
A. August 2008 B. October 2009 C. March 2010
4. Who formally opened The Sir Duncan Rice Library in 2012?
A. The Queen B. Prince William C. The Duke of Edinburgh
5. How much money was invested into the city’s Union Terrace Gardens in 2022?
A. £11.1 million B. £20.8 million C. £28.3 million
6. Officially opened in 2019, the AWPR main stretch is how many miles long?
A. 22 miles B. 30 miles C. 35 miles
7. When did construction first begin for the creation of Cormack Park?
A. 2017 B. 2018 C. 2019
8. What year did Grampian TV become STV?
A. 2006 B. 2008 C. 2010
9. How much money was invested into the Aberdeen South Harbour project?
A. £420 million B. £320 million C. £380 million
10. When did the first cruise ship arrive at Aberdeen Harbour?
A. B. C.
11. What year was the Marischal Square build completed?
A. 2016 B. 2017 C. 2018
12. Within Marischal Square, there is a steel sculpture that is the central feature of the atrium within the development. What animal is the sculpture of?
A. Leopard B. Lion C. Tiger
13. What year was the multi-millionpound refurbishment of the Aberdeen Science Centre completed?
A. 2018 B. 2019 C. 2020
14. What road did the Aberdeen Science Centre move to in the final refurbishment?
A. Links Road B. Justice Mill Lane C. Constitution Street
15. What year did Bon Accord Baths close?
A. 2000 B. 2008 C. 2012
16. What year did construction of the Aberdeen Aquatics Centre (Aberdeen Sports Village Olympic Pool) begin?
A. 2011 B. 2012 C. 2016
17. When did the Aberdeen Aquatics Centre open to the public?
A. 2014 B. 2016 C. 2018
18. What year did Aberdeen Airport celebrate its 80th birthday? A. 2010 B. 2014 C. 2015
19. Who was the Lord Provost between 2012-17? A. Peter James Stephen B. James Crockett C. George Adam
20. What year was St Nicholas House dismantled?
A. 2010 B. 2011 C. 2014
21. What Aberdeenshire school did singer-songwriter Emeli Sande attend?
A. Westhill B. Alford C. Inverurie
22. When did Aberdeen Art Gallery reopen after undergoing refurbishments?
A. 2015 B. 2017 C. 2019
23. When did the AWPR first receive approval from Scottish ministers?
A. 2008 B. 2009 C. 2010
24. What year did the Wild Dolphin Sculptures Trail take place?
A. 2014 B. 2016 C. 2020
25. When did the Aberdeen Christmas Village relocate to Broad Street from Union Terrace?
A. 2017 B. 2020 C. 2022
26. Codona’s celebrated which anniversary in 2020?
A. 30 years B. 20 years C. 50 years
27. What milestone did Spectra Festival of Light celebrate this year?
A. 5th anniversary B. 10th anniversary C. 20th anniversary
28. What year did Ikea come to Aberdeen?
A. 2008 B. 2016 C. 2019
29. What month last year did Greyhope Bay Centre open its doors?
A. August B. March C. April
30. How many lighthouses were there throughout the city as part of Clan’s Light The North lighthouse trail back in 2021?
A. 36 B. 42 C. 50