2025 Primary School Quiz

An annual quiz for primary school pupils. The schools compete for the Club prize - 'The Quaich' - and the winner takes part in the North Scotland Area 1 Heat, followed by the Rotary District 1010 Grand Final.

Primary Schools Quiz 2025

The Rotary Primary Schools Quiz is an annual event run by the Rotary Disitrict 1010 (North Scotland). This year more than 500 schools took part. The quiz is divided into three sections.

1 Rotary Club Heats 2 Area 1 Heat 3 District Final

The Dingwall Heat was held on Wednesday 13 March 2025 at the Dingwall Legion Hall.

Tthe Area 1 Heat was held Saturday 24th May 2025 , hosted by Dingwall Rotary Club at the Legion Hall

The Heats consisted of 10 Rounds with 6 Questions in each Round. The subjects included some of the following:

The Arts Geography History Math Spelling Sport Technology Science Around the Uk Music,

General Knowledge Picture Quiz.

Each Team consisted of 4 pupils, plus a reserve, and a large crowd of supporters attended both events.

The Primary School Dingwall Heat Winner was Ben Wyvis and the Runner-up was Bridgend.

The Rotary Clubs of East Suherland and Tain school's Winners and Runnrs-up were Inver, Golspie, Lairg and Hill of Fearn. All six teams battled it out in the Area 1 Heat on the 24th.

First and second places were hotly contested , the lead narrowing to only 1 point as they entered the final 3 rounds. These last rounds saw the leeader board change as Ben Wyvis overcame their 1 point deficit before finally winning with a margin of only 2 points over Bridgend.

All 6 teams had clearley worked hard to prepare for the day and every pupil did themselves and their school proud.

Ben Wyvis received the winners trophy and they and Bridgend will represent the clubs in Area 1 at the GRAND FINAL in the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom on Saturday 14 June. The best wishes of everyone in the Area 1 Clubs go with them.

Our grateful thanks go to the Scottish Legion for allowing the use of the hall for the events

GRAND FINAL RESULTS:

It was a hard fought contest and over the 10 rounds there was very little to separate the 16 schools taking part.

With a total of 6 Tie Breaks at the end and and a Sudden Death round to finally get the winner, second and third placed schools, BEN WYVIS PRIMARY SCHOOL from Conon Bridge secured a JOINT THIRD PLACE.

Congratulations to them and also to BRIDGEND PRIMARY SCHOOL who achieved a CREDITABLE 10TH PLACE.