Do You Know The Scottish Borders?

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The Scottish Borders is in Scotland - but what country is on the other side of the border? England Eire Wales France

2. What is the local television channel that serves the Borders called? Scottish TV Grampian TV Reiver TV Border TV

3. Do you need a passport to cross the Scottish Border? Yes No

4. Which of the following counties is not part of the Borders? Roxburghshire Dumfriesshire Berwickshire Peeblesshire

5. Which famous Borders writer wrote "Waverley", "Ivanhoe" and "The Heart of Midlothian"? Robert Burns William Shakespeare Thomas the Rhymer Sir Walter Scott

6. How many sheep were there in the Borders in 2006 for every man, woman and child? 1 none 12 200

7. Galashiels is the headquarters of the local independent radio station that serves the Borders, what is it called? Radio Borders Radio Clyde Radio FAB Radio Wave

8. The rivers flowing through the Borders are famed for fishing and for powering the textile industry in the 18th and 19th centuries. Which of the following is not a Border River? River Tweed River Clyde River Teviot Gala Water

9. Which trio of hills dominates Melrose? Himalayas Eildon Hills Cheviot Hills Black Hills

10. Which of the following Abbeys is not situated in the Borders? Melrose Abbey Jedburgh Abbey Dryburgh Abbey Westminster Abbey