FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Do You Know The Scottish Borders
Quiz about Do You Know The Scottish Borders

Do You Know The Scottish Borders? Quiz


How much do you know about the Scottish Borders? An introduction to the Scottish Borders.

A multiple-choice quiz by hmacca. Estimated time: 3 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Geography Trivia
  6. »
  7. Europe
  8. »
  9. Scotland

Author
hmacca
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
266,378
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1254
Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (7/10), Guest 192 (9/10), Guest 92 (0/10).
- -
Question 1 of 10
1. The Scottish Borders is in Scotland - but what country is on the other side of the border? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the local television channel that serves the Borders called? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Do you need a passport to cross the Scottish Border?


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following counties is not part of the Borders? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which famous Borders writer wrote "Waverley", "Ivanhoe" and "The Heart of Midlothian"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How many sheep were there in the Borders in 2006 for every man, woman and child? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Galashiels is the headquarters of the local independent radio station that serves the Borders, what is it called? Hint


Question 8 of 10
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? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which trio of hills dominates Melrose? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following Abbeys is not situated in the Borders? Hint



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




Most Recent Scores
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 2: 7/10
Mar 04 2024 : Guest 192: 9/10
Feb 29 2024 : Guest 92: 0/10
Feb 17 2024 : Guest 80: 9/10
Feb 12 2024 : NETTLES1960: 8/10
Feb 12 2024 : Guest 86: 8/10
Feb 02 2024 : Guest 176: 2/10

Score Distribution

quiz
Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Scottish Borders is in Scotland - but what country is on the other side of the border?

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!
2. What is the local television channel that serves the Borders called?

Answer: Border TV

Border Television is based in Carlisle, on the English side of the border.
3. Do you need a passport to cross the Scottish Border?

Answer: No

Scotland and England have different laws and education systems, and Scotland has its own government, but we are still part of the United Kingdom.
4. Which of the following counties is not part of the Borders?

Answer: Dumfriesshire

Although the border between England and Scotland passes Dumfriesshire, it is not part of the Scottish Borders, instead forming part of Dumfries and Galloway, which covers the old counties of Dumfriesshire, Kircudbrightshire and Wigtownshire.
Berwickshire is a Scottish Border county, even though Berwick is an English town and has been for centuries. Berwick had been the county town, but since its loss to England, Greenlaw, Lauder and Duns have each acted as county town at various times.
5. Which famous Borders writer wrote "Waverley", "Ivanhoe" and "The Heart of Midlothian"?

Answer: Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott was a highly popular novelist in the 19th century, and with his romantic Scottish novels popularised the image of the tartan clad highlander. Less than 75 years after tartan was outlawed after the Jacobite rebellion, the wearing of tartan became fashionable when he invited a tartan clad King George IV to Edinburgh.
6. How many sheep were there in the Borders in 2006 for every man, woman and child?

Answer: 12

In 2006 there were just over 110,000 human inhabitants of the Borders, but 1,283,000 sheep according to the Scottish Executive Agricultural Census 2006 and the General Register Office for Scotland 2006 Mid Year Estimate.
7. Galashiels is the headquarters of the local independent radio station that serves the Borders, what is it called?

Answer: Radio Borders

Radio Borders opened in January 1990, and has been a part of Border life ever since then.
Listen live at Radioborders.com!
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?

Answer: River Clyde

The River Tweed rises in Tweedsmuir, near where Glasgow's river the Clyde rises, but while the Clyde flows North-West towards Glasgow, the Tweed flows for 97 miles Eastward towards Berwick-upon-Tweed
9. Which trio of hills dominates Melrose?

Answer: Eildon Hills

The Eildons are a former volcano erupted violently and left only a three capped hill. The Romans knew the site as Trimontium and built a major fort on the hill. There is a story that Michael Scot the mediaeval wizard split the hill into three, and also that Thomas the Rhymer was lured beneath the Eildons by the Queen of the Faeries.
10. Which of the following Abbeys is not situated in the Borders?

Answer: Westminster Abbey

The Border Abbeys were built in the 12th century and are popular attractions with today's tourists.
Source: Author hmacca

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor minch before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
3/29/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us