Statistics for Scotland Council Quiz - Western Isles

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General Stats

  • This quiz has been taken 41 times
  • The average score is 11 of 15

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
Largest island in Scotland, with a name that makes you think it's actually two islands{Lewis} and Harris
100%
Another English name for the Western IslesOuter {Hebrides}
100%
A national language of Scotland which has a stronghold in the Western IslesGaelic
94%
Ferry operator which runs the services to the Western IslesCaledonian MacBrayne
89%
Cloth that is handwoven from pure wool which is dyed and spun on the above islandHarris Tweed
86%
Two large islands in the southern Western IslesNorth and South {Uist}
86%
Principal settlement on the Western IslesStornoway
77%
Isolated archipelago from which the entire remaining population was evacuated in 1930St. Kilda
69%
The SS Politician ran aground off Eriskay in 1941 with a cargo of 22,000 cases of malt whisky and this was later used as the basis for this novel and subsequent filmWhisky {Galore}
69%
Island located between the above two islands whose local name 'Beinn na Faoghla'
means 'Mountain of the Ford'
Benbecula
57%
Strait of water which separates the Western Isles from the north-west HighlandsThe Minch
57%
Western Isles born woman who helped Charles Stuart escape after the Battle of CullodenFlora MacDonald
54%
Main community on Harris which has a ferry link with the village of Uig on the Isle of SkyeTarbert
46%
Large seabird of which nearly 25% of the world's population live on the Western Isles.
Known for diving at high speed into the sea to hunt for food.
Northern {Gannet}
43%
Non-native animal introduced to the islands in 1974 by gardeners to attack slugs. Escapees
have caused problems by preying on rare birds so they are being relocated to the mainland
Hedgehog
37%

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