Statistics for Scotland Council Quiz - Aberdeen City

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Nickname for Aberdeen due to the local stone from which many buildings are constructed	{Granite} City	99%
Once this natural resource was discovered in the 1970s Aberdeen saw huge economic growth	North Sea {Oil}	95%
The two major rivers which enter the North Sea at Aberdeen	Dee	86%
Name given to a person from Aberdeen	Aberdonian	84%
	Don	80%
An outbreak of this disease in 1647 killed a quarter of Aberdeen's population	Bubonic Plague	71%
Home ground of the professional football club Aberdeen F.C.	Pittodrie Stadium	68%
The motto of Aberdeen	Bon {Accord}	64%
Singer-songwriter from Aberdeen who found fame in the 1980s with the 'Eurythmics'	Annie Lennox	57%
Astronomer James Gregory from Aberdeen, described an early design for this device	Reflecting {telescope}	45%
Aberdeen museum named after this long lasting British Army infantry regiment	The {Gordon} Highlanders	44%
Aberdeen born football player who became one of the 'Holy Trinity' at Manchester United	Denis Law	41%
Aberdeen born actor Graeme Garden is best known as a member of this TV comedy trio	The Goodies	31%
The Coat of Arms of Aberdeen is described as having "three towers within a double tressure" supported by two of these animals, though they are sometimes depicted differently	Leopard	25%
Aberdeen was granted Royal burgh status by this 12th century Scottish king	David I	16%