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Scotland General Knowledge - Multiple Choice

Can you answer these General Knowledge questions about Scotland ?
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Last updated: February 7, 2021
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1. What is the capital city of Scotland ?
Edinburgh ✓
Glasgow ✓
Perth ✓
Dundee ✓
2. In the film "Braveheart", Mel Gibson portrays which well known hero ?
Robert the Bruce ✓
Rob Roy ✓
William Wallace ✓
Bonnie Prince Charlie ✓
3. Which mythical creature is the National Animal of Scotland ?
Dragon ✓
Unicorn ✓
Phoenix ✓
Kelpie ✓
4. Loch Ness is famous for it's "monster", but how many other lochs have monster legends ?
Three ✓
Eight ✓
Sixteen ✓
Twelve ✓
5. Which isolated archipelago was inhabited for around 2000 years until it's evacuation in 1930 ?
St Kilda ✓
The Flannan Isles ✓
Out Skerries ✓
Ailsa Craig ✓
6. Which town was the setting for the Childrens TV series "Balamory" ?
Lerwick ✓
Tobermory ✓
Oban ✓
Arbroath ✓
7. Novelist and playwright J.M.Barrie is best known for the creation of which character ?
Winnie the Pooh ✓
Gulliver ✓
Thomas the Tank Engine ✓
Peter Pan ✓
8. Up Helly Aa is a festival in Shetland celebrating the heritage of which race ?
Anglo Saxon ✓
Roman ✓
Viking ✓
French ✓
9. Which area is immortalised in a song by Paul McCartney ?
Mull of Kintyre ✓
Isle of Skye ✓
Moray Firth ✓
Loch Lomond ✓
10. What is Arthur's Seat ?
Ancient Throne ✓
Highland Castle ✓
Extinct Volcano ✓
Uninhabited Islet ✓
11. What sporting equipment is traditionally made from material sourced on the island of Ailsa Craig ?
Shotput ✓
Curling Stones ✓
Javelin ✓
Archery Bows ✓
12. Which soccer team is based in Dumfries ?
Albion Rovers FC ✓
Hibernian FC ✓
Partick Thistle F.C. ✓
Queen of the South FC ✓
13. The wreck of which ship inspired the book and film "Whisky Galore" ?
S.S. Politician ✓
S.S. Traveller ✓
S.S. Cabinet Minister ✓
S.S. William Pitt ✓
14. Which drink, originally made by monks in Devon, has been blamed for antisocial behavior around Glasgow ?
Princeton Mead ✓
Buckfast Tonic Wine ✓
Plymouth Gin ✓
Luscombe Cider ✓
15. The Old Course at St Andrews is thought to be the oldest golf course in the world. It was first played in the early part of which century ?
18th ✓
14th ✓
15th ✓
17th ✓
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