Ayrshire, in Southwest Scotland

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1. What famous whisky, known and consumed worldwide, is produced in Ayrshire? William Wallace Jack Daniels Johnnie Walker Jim Beam

2. The first ever British Open golf championship was played at which Ayrshire golf course? Irvine Gails Turnberry Prestwick Royal Troon

3. What Ayrshire man was credited with creating roads made from Tarmac? Robert Adam Roddy McKenzie Charles Rennie Macintosh John Loudon McAdam

4. Which one of these sub-divisions of Ayrshire does NOT exist? East Ayrshire South Ayrshire North Ayrshire West Ayrshire

5. Farming now. "Ayrshires" are a world famous breed of what type of farm animal? Cattle Sheep Pig Horse

6. Ayrshire in Scotland is the only place in Britain that this world famous music star ever visited in 1960. He was on his way home from army service in Germany? Dean Martin Frank Sinatra Elvis Presley Buddy Holly

7. As of 2006, what was the approximate population of the county of Ayrshire? 3,665 3,665,000 36,650 366,500

8. A famous son of Ayrshire, Sir Alexander Fleming, accidentally discovered penicillin in 1928 whilst working on the influenza virus. Sir Alexander died on 11th March 1955 and was cremated. Where were his ashes interred? St Paul's Cathedral Along with his mother His back yard On the Isle of Iona

9. Which of these great men was NOT born in Ayrshire? Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone William Murdoch, inventor of gas lighting Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia John Boyd Orr, Nobel peace prize winner

10. Specifically, what in Ayrshire are Garnock, Irvine, Ayr, Doon, Girvan and Stinchar? Rivers Churches Towns Public Houses (Pubs)