Test your knowledge of Ballymena history!
Ballymena History Challenge
Test your knowledge of Ballymena's rich history with this engaging quiz! Discover fascinating facts about historical sites, local figures, and cultural landmarks that have shaped the town.
Join in and see how well you know:
- The origins of notable structures
- Your local shopping history
- Influential poets and their legacies
1. This ornamental, cast-iron, structure was installed in The People’s Park, Ballymena by Sir Frederick Adair in 1909. What was its original purpose?
Washing hands
Drinking fountain
Displaying flowers
2. Before shopping centres and mass production, people shopped daily for fresh produce and fairs and markets were busy commercial spots in our towns. Which shopping centre now stands on the site of this cattle market?
Tower centre
Junction One
Fairhill
3. Which shopping street is this?
Church
Wellington
Broughshane
4. In what decade did the Tower Centre open in Ballymena?
1970s
1980s
1990s
5. Arthur Cottage in Cullybackey is the ancestral home of Chester A. Arthur. His grandparents Alan and Eliza Arthur lived in the cottage and their son William was born there in 1797. William, along with other members of the family, emigrated to North America around 1920. Chester A. Arthur was born in 1829 in Vermont and became the 21st President of the United States. In which townland is the cottage?
Craigs
Tullygrawley
Dreen
6. This street looks very different today. Can you tell where it is? You may be able to see the Town Hall in the background which will give you a clue.
Bridge Street
Mill Street
Castle Street
7. David Herbison (1800-1880) was an Ulster Scots poet, part of group of Irish poets known as the Rhyming Weavers due to their connection to the linen industry. Herbison was particularly influenced by the poetry of Robert Burns. A monument to him, paid for by public subscription, stands in Ballymena Cemetery. Due to his writing career he was known as...?
The Bard of Cullybackey
The Bard of Dunclug
The Bard of Ballymena
8. This artist’s sketch is of the Old Market House in Ballymena. The Market House was built there in 1684 and traded for over a century until it was gutted by fire during the 1789 Rebellion. What present day building now occupies this site?
Tower Centre
Railway Station
Town Hall
The Cottage Hospital sits within the People’s Park in Ballymena. It was founded in 1882. After which former Princess of Wales was it named?
Alexandra
Mary
Diana
There was a well known ballroom on this street in the 1960s. The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison and Dusty Springfield all played there as well as many local showbands. What was the name of the ballroom?
The Flamingo
The Rinka
The Floral Hall
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