Published on:
01
March 2012
"Fleur Delacour from Harry Potter comes from which European country?"
"From which EU member state does the clothes retailer H&M originate?"
"Who is the President of the European Commission?"
If you don't know the answers, just ask the pupils taking part in this year's Euroquiz for primary 6 pupils.
The heats take place on Friday 2nd March in Alva Primary School. Teams of 4 pupils will compete and the winners will go on to represent each local authority at the national final.
A total of 19 schools are taking part, five from Clackmannanshire and 7 from Stirling, with questions covering history, geography, sport, culture, the EU and general knowledge.
You are invited to send a photographer to Alva Primary at noon on 2nd March when Belinda Greer, Joint Head of Education Services, will present the prizes.
Euroquiz of a Scotland-wide event, organised by the award-winning Scottish European Educational Trust. 31 Scottish local authorities are competing this year.
The winning teams from both Clackmannanshire and Stirling schools will compete against the other 29 local authority teams in the national final at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Monday 14th May.
The Scottish European Educational Trust is a registered charity, set up in 1993 and provides information about Europe and the European Union to schools, colleges and universities. It works closely with the European Parliament, the European Commission, Learning Teaching Scotland, Eurodesk, the British Council and the Scottish Government. It has recently won an Active Citizen of Europe Award from Volonteurope.