Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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Arthur Anderson (1792-1868) was a Shetland born businessman and co-founder of this major shipping line and cruise company | P&O | 97%
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Small, hardy, domesticated working animal synonymous with the Shetlands | Shetland {Pony} | 97%
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Scottish mainland city to which ferries travel from the above town | Aberdeen | 95%
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Largest town in the Shetland Islands | Lerwick | 95%
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This 'sea parrot' with a distinctive bill can be seen in large colonies on the Shetlands | Puffin | 92%
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Island lying halfway between Shetland and Orkney, known for its traditional knitwear | Fair Isle | 73%
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Annual 'fire festival' which celebrates Shetland's Viking heritage | Up {Helly} Aa | 73%
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Most northerly of the Shetland Islands | Unst | 70%
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Second largest island in the Shetland archipelago | Yell | 68%
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Shetland born John Henry eventually became Treasurer of this Australian island after emigrating with his family in 1854 | Tasmania | 65%
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Southern-most point on the Shetland mainland | {Sumburgh} Head | 62%
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Traditional enclosed area of land, typically small and arable, usually with a dwelling | Croft | 57%
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Largest settlement on the North Atlantic coast of Mainland, capital of the Shetland Islands until 1708, and home to the North Atlantic Fisheries College | Scalloway | 51%
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Best known prehistoric and Norse settlement on the Shetland Islands | Jarlshof | 43%
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The pipeline to Sullom Voe opened in 1978 to carry oil from this major North Sea oil field | Brent | 16%
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