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9 for 10 - Scotland Trivia Quiz

The initial letters to the first nine answers to these Scottish questions spell the answer to the last question.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
minch

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
188,813

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
6835

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. These islands off the west coast of Scotland are sometimes called the Western Islands. Hint

Shetlands

Faroes

Orkneys

Hebrides

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Question 2 of 10

2. This town on the Moray Firth has the same name as a coat with a cape. Hint

Ulster

Chesterfield

Inverness

Mackintosh

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Question 3 of 10

3. Although English is the official language, some Scots speak this language as well

Answer: (One word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. When you think of Scottish food you may think of porridge, or oatmeal, or you may think of this food of Scotland, whose arrival at the table may be heralded by the music of the bagpipes.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The word loch means lake. There are some famous lochs in Scotland. The largest in area is featured in a song about taking the high road or the low road. Which loch is it? Hint

Lomond

Leven

Ness

Tay

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Scottish city is known as the "Granite City"? Hint

Edinburgh

Aberdeen

Glasgow

Dundee

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Question 7 of 10

7. The word ben is a Scottish word for mountain. What is Scotland's highest mountain?

Answer: (One word - Just put the word that comes after Ben)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Shakespeare's Macbeth is based on historical facts. Which Scottish king did Macbeth kill? Hint

Duncan II

Malcolm

Duncan I

Canmore

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the Scottish author who wrote "Ivanhoe" and "The Lady of the Lake"? Hint

Stevenson

Scott

Barrie

Burns

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Question 10 of 10

10. Take the first letter of the first nine answers and you will get the name by which the northern, mountainous part of Scotland is known.

Answer: (One word.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. These islands off the west coast of Scotland are sometimes called the Western Islands.

Answer: Hebrides

There are two groups of islands, the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides. Perhaps the best known island is the island of Skye in the Inner Hebrides. The Skye terrier originated on this mountainous island.

2. This town on the Moray Firth has the same name as a coat with a cape.

Answer: Inverness

Inverness stands at the eastern end of the Caledonian Canal. This waterway cuts across Scotland from Loch Linnhe which is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The inverness coat is a long, loose coat which has a cape which can be detached.

3. Although English is the official language, some Scots speak this language as well

Answer: Gaelic

Gaelic is a Celtic language that is spoken in Ireland as well as in Scotland.

4. When you think of Scottish food you may think of porridge, or oatmeal, or you may think of this food of Scotland, whose arrival at the table may be heralded by the music of the bagpipes.

Answer: Haggis

A haggis is the minced organs of a sheep or cow, mixed with oatmeal, onions and seasonings and stuffed into the stomach lining of the animal the meat came from.

5. The word loch means lake. There are some famous lochs in Scotland. The largest in area is featured in a song about taking the high road or the low road. Which loch is it?

Answer: Lomond

The best known verse of the song goes like this:
"Though ye take the high road, and I'll take the low road,
I'll be in auld Scotland before ye.
But trouble it is there, and mony hearts are sair,
By the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond."
Loch Lomond is the largest in area (water surface) Loch Ness has a greater volume of water.

6. What Scottish city is known as the "Granite City"?

Answer: Aberdeen

Aberdeen gets its nickname from the many buildings that are made of locally quarried granite. Aberdeen is also known as "The Flower of Scotland", "The Silver City by the Golden Sands". It is a port on the coast of the North Sea in northeast Scotland. Its nearness to the North Sea oil rigs means that many oil companies have offices in Aberdeen.

7. The word ben is a Scottish word for mountain. What is Scotland's highest mountain?

Answer: Nevis

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain as well as being Scotland's highest point. It is 4,406 feet high and is in the Grampian mountain range.

8. Shakespeare's Macbeth is based on historical facts. Which Scottish king did Macbeth kill?

Answer: Duncan I

Details of this time in Scottish history are not clear. However, it is established that Macbeth killed Duncan I in 1040 AD.

9. Who is the Scottish author who wrote "Ivanhoe" and "The Lady of the Lake"?

Answer: Scott

Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) wrote poetry as well as historical novels. His poetry includes "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" and the story-poem "The Lady of the Lake".

10. Take the first letter of the first nine answers and you will get the name by which the northern, mountainous part of Scotland is known.

Answer: Highlands

The mountainous Highland region includes the Grampian Mountains and the Inner and Outer Hebrides. It is in this part of Scotland that you are most likely to find Gaelic speaking Scots.

Source: Author minch

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