Statistics for Scotland Council Quiz - Falkirk

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal	Falkirk {Wheel}	96%
30-metre-high horse-head sculptures, near the Forth and Clyde Canal in Grangemouth	The Kelpies	94%
Industrial town on the Firth of Forth with a large container terminal and oil refinery	Grangemouth	78%
Professional football club Falkirk F.C. is known by this nickname	The Bairns	75%
The Battle of Falkirk in 1298, saw the defeat of William Wallace by this King of England	Edward I	73%
Carriden marks the eastern end of this 37 mile long Roman wall	Antonine Wall	71%
The two bridges which cross the Firth of Forth from Falkirk	Kincardine	71%
Borrowstounness on the south bank of the Firth of Forth is usually known by this name	Bo'ness	69%
Green space with walking paths and cycleways which is home to the above sculptures	The Helix	65%
Bizarre fruit-inspired building set within a woodland near Dunmore	The Pineapple	61%
Large mansion near Falkirk which is in the style of a French Renaissance château	{Callendar} House	55%
	Clackmannanshire	49%
Castle on a rocky spit in the Firth of Forth that is known as 'the ship that never sailed'	Blackness	41%
Group Captain George Denholm from the above town was an RAF Spitfire pilot, one of the 'Few' who fought in this WW2 battle	Battle of Britain	35%
Admiral Sir Charles John Napier was a British naval officer from Falkirk whose sixty years in the Royal Navy included service in this conflict between the USA and the UK	War of 1812	25%