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Quiz about The City of Aberdeen
Quiz about The City of Aberdeen

The City of Aberdeen Trivia Quiz


This is a series of questions on my home city of Aberdeen in Scotland.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rob3. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Rob3
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
249,815
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1772
Last 3 plays: Guest 217 (2/10), Guest 81 (9/10), Guest 85 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is Aberdeen's nickname Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the name of the ground where Aberdeen Football Club play their home games? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was granted the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen in 1993? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. One of the biggest man-made holes in Europe is in Aberdeen. What is its name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Two rivers flow into the North Sea at Aberdeen. What are they called? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is Aberdeen's motto? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Aberdeen boasts two universities. One is called Aberdeen University. What is the name of the other one? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Aberdeen is known as Scotland's "Oil Capital" because of the oil that can be was found in the adjacent North Sea. During which year was the first major find of oil? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where is the Winter Garden in Aberdeen? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Aberdeen Harbour Board is the oldest business in Britain. In what year was it established? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is Aberdeen's nickname

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.
2. What is the name of the ground where Aberdeen Football Club play their home games?

Answer: Pittodrie

The name of the ground comes from the phrase "pit o dree" - and means dungheap!
3. Who was granted the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen in 1993?

Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev

Among other things the freedom of the city allows you to drive sheep down Union Street!
4. One of the biggest man-made holes in Europe is in Aberdeen. What is its name?

Answer: Rubislaw Quarry

Now disused it's where all the granite came from.
5. Two rivers flow into the North Sea at Aberdeen. What are they called?

Answer: The Dee and The Don

The Dee is around 90 miles long and the Don is around 82 miles long.
6. What is Aberdeen's motto?

Answer: Bon Accord

Literally from the French it means "good agreement"
7. Aberdeen boasts two universities. One is called Aberdeen University. What is the name of the other one?

Answer: The Robert Gordon University

This is the younger of the two universities gaining university status in 1992.
8. Aberdeen is known as Scotland's "Oil Capital" because of the oil that can be was found in the adjacent North Sea. During which year was the first major find of oil?

Answer: 1970

Oil has had a big effect on Aberdeen. The city now has one of the world's biggest heliports in order to ferry workers to the rigs.
9. Where is the Winter Garden in Aberdeen?

Answer: Duthie Park

All are parks in Aberdeen- but it is Duthie Park that is home to the Winter Gardens.
10. Aberdeen Harbour Board is the oldest business in Britain. In what year was it established?

Answer: 1136

Nowadays Aberdeen Harbour handles around four million tonnes of cargo every year.
Source: Author Rob3

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