Glasgow Tenements

Glasgow Tenements Quiz

Test your knowledge about the iconic tenements of Glasgow with this engaging quiz! Discover fascinating facts and learn more about the history, architecture, and living conditions of these unique flats.

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What percentage of Glaswegians live in a flat?

53%

73%

63%

75%

What is the shared area inside the tenement called?

The close

The open

The hall

The corridor

How many flats are usually in a tenement?

How many stories high is a tenement normally?

When was the first tenement believed to have been built in Glasgow?

1771

1671

1871

1571

Why do people in tenements not have a recycling area?

Not wanted

Don't like the colours of the bins

No space

Too lazy

What were the 2 reasons that tenements were built?

Nice to look at and cheap

More people in Glasgow and lasting houses

Architects designed houses and builders needed work

Council had money to spend and quarries needed to sell materials

Traditionally what materials were first used to build tenements?

Wood and metal

Steel and glass

Plastic and concrete

Stone and slate

Designs and patterns from which architects were used to build tenements.

Ant and Dec

Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Alexander Greek Thomson

Tom and Jerry

Mrs Gow and Mrs Woodward

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