Ross County Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dingwall

Dingwall is a town in the former county of Ross and Cromarty, a few miles north of Inverness. Ross County were formed in 1929 and joined the Highland League in that same year.

Answer: Victoria Park

Victoria Park was opened in the same year, 1929, that Ross County were formed. After renovations in 2012 upon their promotion the Scottish Premier League, the capacity became 6,541 (which is greater than the population of Dingwall). It was renamed the Global Energy Stadium for corporate reasons but most fans continued to use the traditional name of the ground.

Answer: Staggies

The club nickname of Staggies is derived from the stag's head which appears on the club badge. The stag emblem was adopted by the club from the badge of the nearby Seaforth Highlanders army regiment, many local men having fought, and died, with this regiment in World War 1.

Answer: Navy Blue

Prior to World War 2, County wore claret and sky blue hoops, with royal blue and white vertical stripes being adopted in 1946. After experimenting with red and blue hoops in the early 1950s, the familiar club jerseys of navy blue were first worn in 1953. Apart from a short spell of wearing royal blue in the 1970s, that has been the first choice shirt colour ever since.

A red and white trim has often been added in recent years.

Answer: Aberdeenshire Cup

The Aberdeenshire Cup is restricted to clubs based in Aberdeenshire and Banffshire, so County weren't eligible to enter this competition. As well as being champions of the Highland League three times (1966-67, 1990-91 and 1991-92), they won the other three cups listed on numerous occasions.

Answer: 1994

The Scottish League had long been criticised for not having any members from the Highlands. This all changed in 1994 when league restructuring saw two vacancies available for new members. County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle were the two successful candidates.

Answer: Dundee United

Routine victories over Berwick Rangers, Inverurie Loco Works and Stirling Albion (who they thrashed 9-0) saw County qualify for a quarter-final away to Hibernian. A 2-2 draw at Easter Road earned them a home replay which they won 2-1. County shocked Scottish football in the semi-final by defeating the mighty Celtic 2-0 to reach their first-ever Scottish Cup Final. On 15th May 2010, the dream was finally ended by Dundee United who won the final 3-0 at Hampden Park.

Answer: Derek Adams

A former Ross County player, Adams had two spells in charge of the club between 2007 and 2014, interspersed with a short spell as assistant manager with Hibernian. His second spell with County saw them promoted to the Premier League and finish in the top six in their first season there.

Answer: Hibernian

County defeated Ayr United and Falkirk (7-0) to set up a quarter final away to arch-rivals Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A 2-1 win at the Caledonian Stadium saw them through to a semi-final with Celtic. In a repeat of their 2010 Scottish Cup semi, County again shocked the Glasgow giants, recovering from losing a goal in the first minute to triumph 3-1.

In the final at Hampden Park, on March 13th 2016, they defeated Hibernian 2-1 with the winner coming in the 90th minute courtesy of Dutchman Alex Schalk.

Answer: Jim McIntyre

McIntyre played for a number of clubs, most notably Dundee United, before taking up his first managerial job with Dunfermline in 2007. After a brief spell with Queen of the south, he was appointed manager of Ross County in September, 2014. The club's directors showed their appreciation for his efforts in landing them a major trophy by sacking him in 2017.