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The Old Calton Burial Ground is the last resting place of many well known Scottish figures including philosopher David Hume and publisher William Blackwood. Also, a statue of which American president lies among the tombstones? |
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What was, or is, the Edinburgh landmark known as the "Mound?" |
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Certain older Edinburgh churchyards have prominent watchtowers looking over them. What were these towers built to protect against? |
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Edinburgh University is one of the oldest in the UK, dating from 1583. It was one of five universities in Scotland during a period when England had only Oxford and Cambridge. Which American universities were founded by graduates of Scottish Universities, including Edinburgh? |
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Bruntsfield Links is a park in the middle of Edinburgh. It is one of the oldest known locations to be associated with one of Scotland's, and the world's, most popular pastimes. Which? |
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Which famous author studied medicine in Edinburgh, and later used the forensic knowledge acquired there to create one of literature's more famous detectives? |
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Edinburgh now has several universities, but the "second" one, founded in 1821, is named for which two Scottish notables? |
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The visit of King George IV to Edinburgh in 1822 was the first visit of a reigning monarch to Scotland since 1650. Which leading Scottish personality orchestrated the extravagantly "historical" celebrations, which sparked a mania for tartan and clan romance which has never really died down since? |
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The Canongate Kirk is one of Edinburgh's oldest churches. Whose gravestone in the churchyard there inspired one of Charles Dickens's most notable characters? |
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Edinburgh became famous in the 18th and 19th centuries as a centre for publishing and bookselling. A leading light of the Edinburgh book trade was Archibald Constable. Which of the following famous literary works did he publish? |
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