What is the Necropolis?

A Victorian garden cemetery on a hill

Glasgow Architecture Quiz: Victorian Splendor and Mackintosh

Victorian trade made Glasgow one of the richest cities in the British Empire, and this Glasgow architecture quiz explores the buildings that wealth paid for. Play 10 interactive questions on the City Chambers, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Willow Tea Rooms, Alexander Greek Thomson, Kelvingrove, the Necropolis, red sandstone tenements and the University's Gothic tower.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Mackintosh
Which architect designed the Glasgow School of Art?
Fires
What happened to the Mackintosh Building in 2014 and 2018?
Chambers
What is famous inside Glasgow City Chambers?
Tea
For whom did Mackintosh design the Willow Tea Rooms?
Greek
Which Glasgow architect was nicknamed Greek Thomson?
Museum
Which red sandstone museum opened in 1901?
Cemetery
What is the Necropolis?
Stone
Which building stone gives many Glasgow streets their color?
University
Who designed the University of Glasgow's main Gothic building?
Cone
What sits on the head of the Duke of Wellington statue?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which architect designed the Glasgow School of Art?
Answer: Charles Rennie Mackintosh
It was built between 1897 and 1909.
Q2: What happened to the Mackintosh Building in 2014 and 2018?
Answer: It was badly damaged by fires
The 2018 fire gutted the building.
Q3: What is famous inside Glasgow City Chambers?
Answer: Marble staircases and halls
The building opened in 1888.
Q4: For whom did Mackintosh design the Willow Tea Rooms?
Answer: Kate Cranston
They opened on Sauchiehall Street in 1903.
Q5: Which Glasgow architect was nicknamed Greek Thomson?
Answer: Alexander Thomson
He used Greek and Egyptian motifs.
Q6: Which red sandstone museum opened in 1901?
Answer: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
It hosted the 1901 International Exhibition.
Q7: What is the Necropolis?
Answer: A Victorian garden cemetery on a hill
It opened in 1833 near the cathedral.
Q8: Which building stone gives many Glasgow streets their color?
Answer: Red and blond sandstone
Tenements were built from local quarries.
Q9: Who designed the University of Glasgow's main Gothic building?
Answer: George Gilbert Scott
It opened in 1870.
Q10: What sits on the head of the Duke of Wellington statue?
Answer: A traffic cone
Locals keep replacing it as a city joke.

Glasgow Architecture Quiz – Victorian Splendor in Glasgow

Glasgow grew rich in the Victorian era through trade, shipbuilding and industry, and its merchants built grand sandstone streets. Glasgow City Chambers, opened in 1888, has spectacular marble halls.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed the Glasgow School of Art and the Willow Tea Rooms for Kate Cranston. The Mackintosh Building was badly damaged by fires in 2014 and 2018. Alexander Greek Thomson used classical motifs across the city.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum opened in 1901, the Necropolis became a Victorian garden cemetery and George Gilbert Scott designed the University of Glasgow's Gothic main building. A traffic cone on the Wellington statue has become a city symbol.

What This Quiz Teaches

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How Glasgow grew rich
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Did You Know?

Glasgow was European City of Culture in 1990.
The Lighthouse is a Mackintosh building turned design center.
Tenements are Glasgow's classic housing.
Mackintosh worked with his wife Margaret Macdonald.
Glasgow Cathedral is medieval.