Answer: Mainland
Both island groups have a largest island called Mainland. The respective administrative centres of Orkney and Shetland, Kirkwall and Lerwick, are located on these islands.
From Quiz: Orkney and Shetland
Answer: Edinburgh
Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, was part of Midlothian until 1975, when a combined Lothian Region was formed. When the three Lothian counties reappeared in their own right in 1996, Edinburgh became a unitary authority, no longer part of the Lothians (in terms of local government at least).
From Quiz: Lothians
Answer: Strathclyde
Lanarkshire existed for many centuries, and, at one time, included Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, within its borders. The huge Strathclyde Region was created in 1975, and Lanarkshire temporarily disappeared from the map.
From Quiz: Lanarkshire
Answer: Central
Stirlingshire, with the exception of Kilsyth, was amalgamated with Clackmannanshire in 1975 to form Central Region. The old county reappeared on the map in its own right in 1996, although Kilsyth became part of North Lanarkshire, and the town of Falkirk became a county in its own right.
From Quiz: Stirlingshire
Answer: Grampian
Most of Scotland's traditional counties disappeared, at least temporarily, under local government reorganisation in 1975. Aberdeenshire, along with Kincardineshire, Banffshire, and parts of Morayshire, formed the region of Grampian, with its headquarters in Aberdeen.
From Quiz: Aberdeenshire
Answer: Midlothian
Midlothian was a historic county which included Scotland's capital, Edinburgh, as well as a number of smaller towns to its south. The parishes of Heriot and Stow were included in the new Borders region in 1975, with the rest of Midlothian forming part of a new Lothians Region. The name "Scottish Borders" wasn't adopted until further local government reorganisation in 1996.
From Quiz: Scottish Borders
Answer: A 500-mile long tourist route around Scotland's Northern Highlands
The North Coast 500, also known as the NC500, was devised in 2015 as a Tourist Route that takes in much of the Northern Highlands. While the stretches of open road can recapture the pleasure of driving, it is emphatically not a race, and the best way to enjoy all that this unique landscape has to offer is to take time over it (while taking care not to hold up the local traffic).
From Quiz: Scotland's North Coast 500
Answer: Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth is an estuary of the Forth River where it connects with the North Sea. At 31 kilometres/19 miles across at its mouth and 88 kilometres/55 miles in length, it is geographically considered to be a fjord, and it turns out the "firth" comes from the Old Norse word "fjoeror" from which the Norwegian word "fjord" also evolved. It is crossed by the iconic Forth Rail Bridge, a cantilever bridge that was built in 1882-1890 and designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.
From Quiz: A Trip to Auld Reekie
Answer: Strathclyde
Argyllshire and Buteshire were separate counties until 1975, when they were absorbed into the huge Stratchclyde Region. This Glasgow-dominated region was abolished in 1996, with Argyll and Bute being linked together to form a new county.
From Quiz: Argyll & Bute
Answer: In the Inner Hebrides, midway between Islay and Mull
Colonsay is a small island, only 16 square miles in size and with a population of not much more than a hundred, but it is surprisingly diverse in its geography, amenities and history.
From Quiz: The Isle of Colonsay
Answer: Dundee
Dundee, nicknamed the "City of Discovery", has been a stand-alone local area since 1996, but dominates the Angus area economically. Strangely enough, even when it was officially part of Angus, it was never the County Town.
From Quiz: Angus
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
The statue of Lincoln, which many consider to be the finest ever sculpted of him, is atop a memorial to a group of Scottish soldiers who died in the American Civil War. It is inscribed with a quotation from Lincoln himself: "To preserve the jewel of liberty in the framework of freedom."
From Quiz: Auld Reekie: A Quiz About Edinburgh
Answer: Loch Katrine
Loch Katrine is a small loch near Loch Lomond. It is one of the main bodies of water which supplies the City of Glasgow with its drinking water. It is surrounded by beautiful hills and waterfalls.
From Quiz: Do You Know Scotland?
Answer: The Squinty Bridge
Clyde Arc opened in September 2006. It is referred to by most Glaswegians as the Squinty Bridge. The reason for this is that it crosses the river diagonally.
From Quiz: Not the Official Tourist Guide to Glasgow
Answer: Let Glasgow Flourish
The city gained its coat of arms in 1886. They were granted by the then Lord Lyons George Burnett, son of the Fifth Laird of Kemnay.
From Quiz: Dear Old Glasgow Town
Answer: Buffalo Bill
The statue of Buffalo Bill Cody stands on Whitehill Street in the Dennistoun area of the city and was unveiled on the 17th November 2006. It was commissioned by Regency Homes and was erected to mark their new development and as a tribute to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show which ran nearby in 1891/1892. Ironically of the four Wild West heroes mentioned above Buffalo Bill is the only one not thought to have Scottish ancestry.
From Quiz: Not The Official Tourist Guide To Glasgow II
Answer: Caledonian Canal/River Ness
Loch Ness is not the only loch or lake to have a monster legend attached to it. Nessie, however, is probably the best known.
From Quiz: Beside the Lake
Answer: 3,000 feet
The Munros were first catalogued in the late 1890's by Sir Hugh Thomas Munro, Bart., of Lindertis. The total number of Munros has fluctuated over the years as surveying and mapping techniques have improved.
From Quiz: The Munros - Scotland's Highest Mountains
Answer: Tayside
Most of Scotland's traditional counties ceased to exist in 1975, when local government reorganisation created a number of large "regions". One of these was Tayside, when the county of Angus joined Perth & Kinross. In 1996, most of the old counties reappeared when everything was reorganised again.
From Quiz: Perth & Kinross
Answer: At a football match
The football club Dundee United F.C. are nicknamed the Arabs. Incidentally, the Pyramids do exist beside the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. They are grass mounds in the shape of pyramids near a business park where at certain times of year, red sheep roam. The rest is a product of a fertile imagination.
From Quiz: Not the Official Tourist Guide to Scotland
Answer: Perth
Perth (Gaelic: Peairt) was a large burgh before 1975, and is the administrative headquarters of the Perth and Kinross council area. Perth, Western Australia, was named after the Scottish town. Scotland's largest volleyball event, The Scottish Open Volleyball Tournament, is held every May.
From Quiz: Scottish Cities and Towns
Answer: The Silver City
Aberdeen granite glitters because of the presence of mica in the rock. Mica is a silicate which is thought to take its name from the Latin "micare", meaning "to glitter". Much of the granite mined here, such as that used in London's Waterloo Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge, comes from Rubislaw Quarry, the largest man-made hole in Europe.
From Quiz: Aberdeen Answers
Answer: Ailsa Craig
Ailsa Craig is a volcanic island two miles in circumference and approximately 338m high. The island was famed as a place where granite was quarried to make curling stones. There is a lighthouse on the eastern side and a ruined tower of unknown origins on the top. The rock is a plug of an extinct volcano that is thought to have been active some 500 million years ago.
From Quiz: Around The Coast of Britain, Part Three
Answer: St Andrews
St Andrews University was founded in 1411 by Bishop Henry Wardlaw.
Dundee University became an independent university after a 70 year association with St Andrews, in 1967.
University of Aberdeen 1495
Strathclyde University was founded in 1796 and was known as Anderson's Institute.
From Quiz: Scotland and Scots II
Answer: Paddy's Milestone
Ailsa Craig's north coast once had a granite quarry. This granite was used mostly for the production of curling stones.The island is also home to gannets and puffins.
From Quiz: Scotland and Scots
Answer: Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker whisky is produced in the town of Kilmarnock.
It is exported world wide, with America and Japan being two of its biggest importers.
From Quiz: Ayrshire, in Southwest Scotland
Answer: 7th largest
The Isle of Arran is the seventh largest Scottish island and the ninth largest island in the United Kingdom, excluding Ireland.
From Quiz: Amazing Isle of Arran
Answer: England
The Borders have had a long and interesting history with England. Indeed there has been so much changes of rule in the border area that the people on this side of the border have most in common with the people on the other side of the border!
From Quiz: Do You Know The Scottish Borders?
Answer: The Falkirk Wheel
The Falkirk Wheel was built as part of the UK's largest canal restoration project, and provides access for boats from the east to the west coast of Scotland. There is a height difference of around 115 feet where the two canals meet, and the lift allows travel from one to the other. The cost of the whole project was £84.5 million!
From Quiz: Scotland - a Beautiful Country
Answer: The Granite City
It is so called because of the number of granite buildings. It is also called "The Silver City" because when the sun shines the buildings appear silver.
From Quiz: The City of Aberdeen
Answer: Campbeltown
This old fishing town is situated on the Kintyre Peninsula on the west coast of Scotland. The distillery of this particular product in this location is named the "Springbank Distillery". It produces three different whiskys, one of which, is the one named in the question.
Carradale is a small but beautiful fishing village near Campbeltown which does not produce whisky.
The ancient parish of Cathcart is now a suburb in the south-side of the city of Glasgow. It was the original base of the prestigious Cathcart family, whose hereditary seat was Cathcart Castle.
Cumbernauld, a new town, is in the centre of Scotland in the county of North Lanarkshire. Its name derives from the Gaelic Cumar-nan-Alt which means 'the Meeting of the Waters'.
From Quiz: Fascinating Scotland!
Answer: Cupar
Cupar has been a royal burgh since the 14th century and prospered as a market town and yarn spinning centre; nowadays it is mainly residential.
From Quiz: Fife
Answer: River Almond
Rising south of Loch Tay the Almond flows through Glen Almond, then flows into the Tay just before Perth.
From Quiz: A-Z of Scottish Rivers
Answer: Loch Oich
Loch Oich is a small loch situated between Loch Lochy and Loch Ness along the Great Glen. It is connected to Loch Ness by Telford's famous Caledonian Canal and also the River Oich, which both flow through Fort Augustus before entering one of Scotland's most famous lochs.
From Quiz: Scottish Lochs
Answer: Hawick
Hawick is the largest of the Border towns and is internationally famous for fine quality knitwear such as Pringle. The original Pringle factory was set up in Hawick in 1815 by Robert Pringle.
From Quiz: The Scottish Borders
Answer: Inverness
Inverness lies between Loch Ness and the Moray Firth. The Highlands are the most northernly of the regions in Mainland Scotland.
From Quiz: Scottish Geography
Answer: David Rizzio
James Hepburn was Mary's third husband. Henry Stuart was Darnley's birth name and Francis II of France was Mary's first husband.
David Rizzio was a Piedmontese musician who became Mary's Secretary for French Affairs. He was killed in Holyrood Palace in 1566 whilst playing for the Queen and her ladies-in-waiting.
From Quiz: How Well Do You Know Scotland?
Answer: Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford also designed the Caledonian Canal which was all dug by hand, andhis statue can be seen in the New Town of Telford.
Before the bridge was built there was a ferry service over the river and any cattle had to swim. The bridge was built between 1805 and 1809 and one of the arches was once used as a prison, (the one on land of course!!).
From Quiz: Dunkeld!
Answer: M & D's
M & D's is in Strathclyde Country Park.
From Quiz: Tourist Attractions in Scotland
Answer: Holyrood House
Holyrood lies at the opposite end of the famous Royal Mile from Edinburgh Castle.
From Quiz: Tour of Scotland