Visit by Jedburgh's Rotarians

On 4^th July, we were joined by five members of Jedburgh Rotary Club. A meal full of chatter as we got to know each other was followed by a short quiz to test our knowledge of each other’s locales (very limited in most cases) and some light-hearted card games. A prize was awarded for the winner of each the quiz and of the cards - suitably one went to Jedburgh and the other to Hawick. All seemed to enjoy the evening and after further blether all went homeward in good humour.

Below is the quiz all present were set: half a point if only one part of the question is answered correctly. So, everyone should get at least five out of ten for knowing their own town! Surely!

1  Name one of the three Councillors in each of the SBC Council wards Hawick & Denholm and Jedburgh & District.

2  Name the headteachers at each of Hawick High School and Jedburgh Grammar Campus

3  In which century was Jedburgh Abbey built and in which century did Sir James Douglas, Baron Drumlanrig, grant Hawick its charter?

4  What surname connects cyclists in Hawick and swimmers in Jedburgh?

5  In which (different) national TV shows did Hawick's Charlie Marshall and Jedburgh's Bob Strachan appear in the last two years?

6  Name a Hawick and a Jedburgh rugby player who has played for Scotland Womens Rugby team in the past year.

7  How many full-time post offices, in total, are there in Hawick and Jedburgh?

8  To within five minutes, how long does the scheduled Hogg's bus service 20 take to travel from Jedburgh bus station to Mart Street in Hawick?

9  Name this year's Hawick Cornet and Jethart Callant.

10  And one from halfway between . . . . . to within 50 metres, what is the height of Ruberslaw?