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Arthur's Seat - Quiz
  • 1. Which legendary king is Arthur's Seat associated with?
A) King Arthur
B) King David II
C) King James VI
D) King Robert the Bruce
  • 2. What is the name of the forest that covered the foot of Arthur's Seat?
A) Caledonian
B) Drumselch
C) Arden
D) Sherwood
  • 3. Which 12th-century king encountered a stag at Arthur's Seat?
A) Alexander I
B) William I
C) David I
D) Malcolm IV
  • 4. What appeared between the antlers of the stag in David I's vision?
A) A cross
B) A crown
C) A sword
D) A star
  • 5. What did King David I found as a result of his vision?
A) Edinburgh Castle
B) Holyrood Abbey
C) St. Giles' Cathedral
D) Canongate Kirk
  • 6. What image is displayed on the burgh arms of the Canongate?
A) An abbey building
B) A sword and shield
C) A lion with a crown
D) A stag head with a cross
  • 7. On which day do young girls traditionally bathe their faces in the dew on the slopes of Arthur's Seat?
A) New Year's Day
B) Christmas Day
C) Easter Sunday
D) May Day
  • 8. What is the purpose of bathing in the dew on May Day at Arthur's Seat?
A) To heal illnesses
B) To ensure wealth
C) To become more beautiful
D) To gain good luck
  • 9. Who wrote the poem 'Caller Water' in 1773?
A) Robert Fergusson
B) Sir Walter Scott
C) Robert Louis Stevenson
D) Robert Burns
  • 10. What is the meaning of the phrase 'Caller Water'?
A) Fresh cool water
B) Deep holy well
C) Ancient river flow
D) Clear mountain rain
  • 11. Which subsidiary hill shares the summit with Arthur's Seat where a hill fort is located?
A) Duddingston Hill
B) Dunsapie Hill
C) Crow Hill
D) Salisbury Crags
  • 12. The Votadini, who were the subject of the poem Y Gododdin, are believed to have used which structures as centers of power?
A) Cultivation terraces
B) Hill forts
C) Miniature coffins
D) Bonfire sites
  • 13. When is the poem Y Gododdin thought to have been written?
A) 1836 AD
B) 600 AD
C) 1820 AD
D) 1590 AD
  • 14. From where are the cultivation terraces best viewed?
A) The Radical Road
B) Duddingston
C) The summit of Arthur's Seat
D) Salisbury Crags
  • 15. What event was celebrated on May 1, 1590, by lighting a bonfire on Salisbury Crags?
A) The opening of the Radical Road
B) The defeat of the Votadini
C) The safe return of James VI and Anne of Denmark
D) The end of the Radical War
  • 16. What was the name given to the path under Salisbury Crags after it was paved following the Radical War of 1820?
A) The Votadini Path
B) The Weaver's Way
C) The Radical Road
D) The King's Walk
  • 17. Who suggested the use of unemployed weavers to pave the path that became the Radical Road?
A) Walter Scott
B) Emile Rey
C) James VI
D) Orson Pratt
  • 18. Why has the Radical Road been closed since 2018?
A) To protect the habitat of local rabbits
B) 50 tons of rock fell from the cliffs
C) A wildfire burned the area
D) To preserve the Iron Age hill-fort
  • 19. What did five boys find in a cave on the crags in 1836?
A) Ancient coins
B) Buried treasure
C) 17 miniature coffins
D) Hidden weaponry
  • 20. How many murder victims were attributed to the serial-killers Burke and Hare?
A) 17
B) 8
C) 16
D) 5
  • 21. Where are the surviving miniature coffins found on Arthur's Seat currently displayed?
A) The cave where they were found
B) National Museum of Scotland
C) The city library
D) A local church in Duddingston
  • 22. In what year was the nation of Scotland dedicated for the preaching of the gospel by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Arthur's Seat?
A) 1884
B) 1850
C) 1840
D) 1836
  • 23. Which apostle climbed Arthur's Seat in 1850 to pray for more converts?
A) Orson Pratt
B) Emile Rey
C) Walter Scott
D) Kashif Anwar
  • 24. Who was the alpine mountain guide that climbed Arthur's Seat in 1884?
A) Orson Pratt
B) Emile Rey
C) James VI
D) Walter Scott
  • 25. Who was killed by being pushed off Arthur's Seat in 2021?
A) A victim of Burke and Hare
B) A local weaver
C) Fawziyah Javed
D) A member of the Votadini
  • 26. What event impacted Arthur's Seat in July 2026?
A) The discovery of a new hill fort
B) The closure of the Radical Road
C) A wildfire
D) A massive rockfall
  • 27. What kind of geographical feature is Arthur's Seat?
A) A man-made mound
B) A sedimentary ridge
C) An extinct volcano
D) A dormant caldera
  • 28. In which city is Arthur's Seat located?
A) Glasgow
B) Edinburgh
C) Belfast
D) London
  • 29. How high is the peak of Arthur's Seat?
A) 250.5 m
B) 220.5 m
C) 300.2 m
D) 285.0 m
  • 30. What is the earliest recorded name for Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Abbey charters?
A) Stone Arthur
B) The Lion's Head
C) Arthurissete
D) Craggenmarf
  • 31. What animal does Arthur's Seat resemble from certain angles?
A) A lion couchant
B) A crouching wolf
C) A sleeping bear
D) A soaring eagle
  • 32. When did Historic Environment Scotland ban rock climbing at Salisbury Crags?
A) 2021
B) 2015
C) 2005
D) 2019
  • 33. Which other city feature does Arthur's Seat resemble in terms of geology and urban proximity?
A) Calton Hill in London
B) Ben Arthur in the Highlands
C) Stone Arthur in the Lake District
D) Cavehill in Belfast
  • 34. What is the Scottish Gaelic name for Arthur's Seat?
A) Dunsapie
B) Craggenmarf
C) Suidhe Artair
D) Arthurissete
  • 35. What process eroded the volcano over the last two million years?
A) A glacier
B) Human excavation
C) Heavy river flooding
D) Extreme volcanic activity
  • 36. What is the name of the section where magma forced its way through sedimentary rock?
A) The Lion's Haunch
B) The South Quarry
C) The Holyrood Ridge
D) Hutton's Section
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