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Quiz about Another Journey around Scotland
Quiz about Another Journey around Scotland

Another Journey around Scotland Quiz


My last quiz about a journey round Scotland received very pleasing responses so here is a second trip, this time starting in the southeast. Hope you find it entertaining and perhaps learn a thing or two about our lovely country.

A multiple-choice quiz by Quizaddict1. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Quizaddict1
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
379,784
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
471
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 120 (10/15), Guest 94 (15/15), Guest 90 (10/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Your journey begins close to the town of Galashiels in the Scottish Border, where you visit Abbotsford House, once the home of the author of the series of books called the "Waverley" novels. Who lived there in the early nineteenth century? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Your visit continues with a visit to Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, where you climb a hill overlooking the Palace of Holyroodhouse. What is its name? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. While in Edinburgh you stroll along the Royal Mile, gazing up at the high buildings in the Old Town. What are these tenements called? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Across the River Forth from Edinburgh you reach a town once famous for the manufacture of linoleum. Which Fife town have you reached? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Travelling to the east end of the Kingdom of Fife as the county is still known locally, you reach a town distinguished for academic life and its hosting of the world governing body of the sport of golf. What is the name of this town? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Travelling north from Fife along the M90 motorway, near Perth you cross the Friarton Bridge over the longest river in Scotland. Which river are you crossing? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Your next stop takes you to a city once renowned for "Jute, jam and journalism". Which city is this, the fourth largest in Scotland? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. As you head into the Highlands you see a number of very high mountains that you are told are known as Munros. How high does a mountain have to be to be classified as a Munro? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. As you pass through the Highlands you reach the village of Aviemore, a centre for hill-walkers in summer and skiing in winter. In which National Park is it situated? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Going north from Aviemore you reach a city nicknamed "the capital of the Highlands". Where are you now? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Time to go seriously north, over the water to Shetland. Every January the islanders hold a spectacular festival called Up Helly Aa. The climax of a great procession is the burning of a model of what kind of ship? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. South of Shetland lie the islands of Orkney. Between two of these islands, Westray and Papa Westray, is the shortest scheduled commercial air route in the world. How long does the flight take? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Leaving the northern isles of Shetland and Orkney you travel south until you reach yet another island. The main town on the island, Tobermory, was used as the location for the children's television show "Balamory". Which island are you visiting? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Back in the central belt you head for the city of Glasgow, where you visit a sports stadium which hosted football (soccer) matches in the 2012 Olympics and athletics contests in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. What is the name of the stadium? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Before leaving Scotland you take a trip to the town in which the poet Robert Burns died in 1796. Which town is your final destination? Hint



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1. Your journey begins close to the town of Galashiels in the Scottish Border, where you visit Abbotsford House, once the home of the author of the series of books called the "Waverley" novels. Who lived there in the early nineteenth century?

Answer: Sir Walter Scott

Scott first became famous as a poet but turned to writing novels to earn money to pay off his debts. As well as the "Waverley" novels, he wrote historical stories of which the most famous is probably "Ivanhoe".

James Hogg was a Borders poet and novelist known as the Ettrick Shepherd who was a friend of Scott. Like Scott, Burns and Conan Doyle had connections with Edinburgh.
2. Your visit continues with a visit to Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, where you climb a hill overlooking the Palace of Holyroodhouse. What is its name?

Answer: Arthur's Seat

Arthur's Seat is an extinct volcano. As well as the palace, the hill overlooks the Scottish Parliament House. Some people believe its name refers to the legendary King Arthur.
3. While in Edinburgh you stroll along the Royal Mile, gazing up at the high buildings in the Old Town. What are these tenements called?

Answer: Lands

The Edinburgh lands were remarkable buildings dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. As the population grew, the space within the city walls became limited so buildings of 12-14 stories were built. These lands housed all classes of people, with rich people living in the middle floors and poorer people in the lowest and highest ones.
4. Across the River Forth from Edinburgh you reach a town once famous for the manufacture of linoleum. Which Fife town have you reached?

Answer: Kirkcaldy

The origins of Kirkcaldy go back to the eleventh century, although settlement in the area can be traced as far back as the Bronze Age. The town exported linoleum worldwide from the 1870s until the 1960s when modern floor coverings reduced its popularity.
5. Travelling to the east end of the Kingdom of Fife as the county is still known locally, you reach a town distinguished for academic life and its hosting of the world governing body of the sport of golf. What is the name of this town?

Answer: St. Andrews

St. Andrews hosts the oldest university in Scotland, founded about 1410. This was where Prince William met his future wife Kate Middleton when they were both students. It is also the home of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club and of probably the most famous golf course in the world, the Old Course, which has often been the venue for the Open Championship.

The town also has a medieval cathedral and the ruins of a thirteenth century castle.
6. Travelling north from Fife along the M90 motorway, near Perth you cross the Friarton Bridge over the longest river in Scotland. Which river are you crossing?

Answer: Tay

At about 120 miles in length, the Tay is less than fifteen miles longer than both the Spey and the Clyde. The river is a favourite of anglers who hope to catch salmon.
7. Your next stop takes you to a city once renowned for "Jute, jam and journalism". Which city is this, the fourth largest in Scotland?

Answer: Dundee

With a 2015 population of about 150,000, Dundee advertises itself as "The city of discovery", the name playing on its hosting of the ship Discovery which was the explorer Robert Falcon Scott's vessel on his Antarctic voyage.

The city's nickname refers to its three traditional industries, the 19th century manufacture of jute and the later fame of Keiller's jam and marmalade factory and the D.C. Thomson newspaper empire which include the children's comics "Beano and Dandy". Among the characters appearing in their pages are Dennis the Menace, Desperate Dan and the Bash Street Kids.
8. As you head into the Highlands you see a number of very high mountains that you are told are known as Munros. How high does a mountain have to be to be classified as a Munro?

Answer: Over 3000 feet

In all there are 282 Munros in Scotland. They are named after Sir Hugh Munro who published the first list of these in 1891. Mountains of this height can be found right across the West Highlands and in the Grampians as well as on the islands of Skye and Mull.
9. As you pass through the Highlands you reach the village of Aviemore, a centre for hill-walkers in summer and skiing in winter. In which National Park is it situated?

Answer: Cairngorms National Park

Cairngorms National Park was established in 2003. It is the largest of Britain's fifteen National Parks at 1,748 square miles in size. It contains many high mountains and also the royal Balmoral Castle.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs is the only other National Park in Scotland.
10. Going north from Aviemore you reach a city nicknamed "the capital of the Highlands". Where are you now?

Answer: Inverness

Built at a strategic crossing point on the river Ness, Inverness has been the main population centre of the Highlands for centuries. Its striking sandstone castle, though only built in 1836, stands on what had been a defensive site since the eleventh century.

Inverness was designated a city in 2000 as part of the Millennium celebrations. Only four miles away is Culloden battlefield where the last battle on British soil took place in 1746 to end the Jacobite rebellion.

The city has a special place in the heart of the author of this quiz as he was born there and spent most childhood summer holidays visiting relatives there.
11. Time to go seriously north, over the water to Shetland. Every January the islanders hold a spectacular festival called Up Helly Aa. The climax of a great procession is the burning of a model of what kind of ship?

Answer: A Viking longship

Shetland is an archipelago of islands lying over 100 miles north of the Scottish mainland. The Up Helly Aa festival dates back to the nineteenth century. Although it did not always feature the Viking heritage link, it became part of the festival from about the 1870s.

Nowadays a major feature of the day is the procession of people in Viking disguise known as "guizers" and led by the chief guizer who is called the Guizer Jarl. The guizers design and make their own costumes and the ship (called the Galley) is always in a painted to match the colours chosen by the Guizer Jarl.
12. South of Shetland lie the islands of Orkney. Between two of these islands, Westray and Papa Westray, is the shortest scheduled commercial air route in the world. How long does the flight take?

Answer: Two minutes

The distance between the two islands is under two miles and in perfect weather conditions the flight has been known to last only 47 seconds!
13. Leaving the northern isles of Shetland and Orkney you travel south until you reach yet another island. The main town on the island, Tobermory, was used as the location for the children's television show "Balamory". Which island are you visiting?

Answer: Mull

Tobermory was selected because of the multi-coloured houses on its harbour front. Though the series is no longer filmed there, many families still visit the town to take photographs of their children in front of the houses.
14. Back in the central belt you head for the city of Glasgow, where you visit a sports stadium which hosted football (soccer) matches in the 2012 Olympics and athletics contests in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. What is the name of the stadium?

Answer: Hampden Park

Hampden is Scotland's national football stadium as well as being the home ground of Queen's Park, the only amateur team playing in senior competition in the United Kingdom. It has hosted finals matches in the Champions league and the UEFA Cup (the precursor of the Europa League).

The other choices given are also football grounds in Glasgow. Ibrox Stadium is the home of Rangers, Celtic play at Parkhead (properly called Celtic Park) and Partick Thistle are the home team in matches played at Firhill Stadium.
15. Before leaving Scotland you take a trip to the town in which the poet Robert Burns died in 1796. Which town is your final destination?

Answer: Dumfries

Having been a farmer for much of his life, which led to his being known as the "Ploughman Poet", Burns gave up Ellisland farm in 1791 and became an exciseman in Dumfries. However, his health had already begun to decline and he died at the age of 37 in 1796.
Source: Author Quizaddict1

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