Shetland - Quiz
A) Russian B) English C) French D) Italian
A) Kirkwall B) Lerwick C) Stornoway D) Inverness
A) Peacock B) Puffin C) Parrot D) Flamingo
A) Agriculture B) Tourism C) Fishing D) Mining
A) Arctic Ocean B) North Sea C) Mediterranean Sea D) Baltic Sea
A) Campbell B) MacDonald C) Murray D) Sinclair
A) Cable B) Argyle C) Intarsia D) Fair Isle
A) Dorper Sheep B) Suffolk Sheep C) Merino Sheep D) Shetland Sheep
A) Stephen King B) J.K. Rowling C) Agatha Christie D) Ann Cleeves
A) Yell B) Mainland C) Fetlar D) Unst
A) March B) October C) July D) January
A) Swedish B) Finnish C) Danish D) Norse
A) About 140 miles to the northeast B) About 50 miles to the northwest C) About 110 miles to the northeast D) About 50 miles to the northeast
A) Desert climate B) Continental climate C) Mediterranean climate D) Oceanic climate
A) Late 8th and 9th centuries B) 11th century C) 12th century D) 10th century
A) To establish a trade agreement B) As a gift to Scotland C) To pay off a war debt D) As security for the unpaid dowry of his daughter Margaret
A) 1472 B) 1469 C) 1500 D) 1468
A) Strength through unity B) Land of the free C) Með lögum skal land byggja D) Unity in diversity
A) A weak musical tradition B) A classical musical style C) A modern musical style D) A strong musical tradition
A) It appears on the Council's coat of arms B) It is a tourist slogan C) It is a famous battle cry D) It is a modern slogan
A) 25 B) 16 C) 10 D) 20
A) 500 sq mi (1296 km2) B) 200 sq mi (518 km2) C) 1000 sq mi (2590 km2) D) 373 sq mi (967 km2)
A) 50,000 B) 15,000 C) 23,190 D) 30,000
A) It marks the southernmost region of the United Kingdom B) It marks the easternmost region of the United Kingdom C) It marks the westernmost region of the United Kingdom D) It marks the northernmost region of the United Kingdom
A) Led to a decline in Shetland's economy B) Caused environmental degradation C) Significantly boosted Shetland's economy, employment and public-sector revenues D) Had no significant impact
A) Cat B) Haemodae C) Caledones D) Pictish
A) Julius Caesar B) Pomponius Mela C) Pliny the Elder D) Tacitus
A) Acmodae B) Haemodae C) Insi Catt D) Thule
A) Tacitus B) Cicero C) Pomponius Mela D) Pliny the Elder
A) Insi Thule B) Insi Hjalt C) Insi Acmodae D) Insi Catt
A) Caledones B) Cat C) Acmodae D) Haemodae
A) Acmodae B) Zetland C) Hetland D) Hjaltland
A) Catland B) Thule C) Hiltland D) Haemodae
A) 1190 B) 1431 C) AD 77 D) AD 43
A) Zetland B) Acmodae C) Hetland D) Hjaltland
A) Norn B) Old English C) Latin D) Greek
A) C B) Z C) H D) Yogh
A) Y B) H C) Z D) C
A) Old English B) Latin C) Greek D) Pictish
A) True B) Latin C) False D) Norse
A) The Crimean War B) World War II C) The Napoleonic Wars D) World War I
A) 70,000 tonnes B) 75,767 tonnes C) 80,000 tonnes D) 65,000 tonnes
A) Noss B) Mousa C) Foula D) Fair Isle
A) Ophiolite B) Old Red Sandstone C) Granite D) Limestone
A) The British League B) The Hanseatic League C) The Norse League D) The Scottish League
A) Shetland Radio B) Shetland FM C) SIBC D) Shetland Sound
A) Bell barrows B) Round barrows C) Heel-shaped cairns D) Long barrows
A) Yell B) Muness C) Unst D) Mainland
A) The 10th Cruiser Squadron B) The Royal Navy C) The Gordon Highlanders D) The Shetland Bus
A) 25,000 B) 31,670 C) 40,000 D) 17,814
A) Scalloway B) Lerwick C) Bressay D) Unst
A) Blizzards B) Cumulonimbus or towering cumulus showers C) Light snow showers D) Steady snowfall
A) The Pictish leaders B) The Viking leaders C) The Norwegian crown D) The Scottish crown
A) Mousa B) Lunnasting C) Foula D) Noss
A) United Kingdom B) United States C) Norway D) Germany
A) Polar day B) Eternal light C) Simmer dim D) Midnight sun
A) St Ninian's Hill B) Unst Hill C) Yell Hill D) Ronas Hill
A) James III B) James II C) James IV D) James V
A) A meteor impact B) A volcanic eruption C) An earthquake D) A tsunami caused by the Storegga Slide
A) James III B) Alexander III C) Alexander II D) Robert Stewart
A) Norwegian king Harald Hårfagre B) Earl Rognvald Eysteinsson C) Viking leader Sigurd the Mighty D) King Bridei I of the Picts
A) 30,000 ha B) 60,000 ha C) 50,000 ha D) 41,833 ha
A) 1766 B) 1643 C) 1609 D) 1472
A) 1266 B) 1380 C) 1470 D) 1469
A) 1098 B) 1195 C) 875 D) 892
A) About 22,920 people B) About 6,958 people C) Fewer than 1,000 people D) About 10,000 people
A) 1500 hours B) 1110 hours C) 800 hours D) 900 hours
A) Pottery shards found at Jarlshof B) Stone tools made from felsite from Northmavine C) Bronze weapons used in the Iron Age D) Norse artifacts from the Viking Age
A) Transporting oil B) Conducting covert operations C) Fishing D) Tourism
A) Natural gas energy B) Coal energy C) Clean renewable energy D) Nuclear energy
A) Near 18 °C (64 °F) B) Near 20 °C (68 °F) C) Near 14 °C (57 °F) D) Near 10 °C (50 °F)
A) Cost B) Anticipated visual impact C) Environmental damage D) Noise pollution
A) Nuclear B) Solar C) Hydrogen D) Electric
A) William Gladstone B) John Smith C) Leif Larsen D) James Gordon
A) The Crofters' Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886 B) The Shetland Autonomy Act C) The Home Rule Act D) The Act of Union 1707
A) One-third B) Two-thirds C) Half D) Three-quarters
A) £180 million B) £170 million C) £200 million D) £150 million
A) The Iron Age B) The Bronze Age C) The Viking Age D) The Neolithic
A) Agriculture B) Mining C) Renewable energy D) Aquaculture
A) Pottery B) Painting C) Weaving D) Knitwear
A) Cod B) Atlantic mackerel C) Haddock D) Herring
A) Large size B) Unusually fine wool C) Fast growth D) High meat yield
A) December 2022 B) June 2023 C) January 2020 D) August 2024
A) 1920 B) 1915 C) 1905 D) 1880
A) Brae B) Baltasound C) Scalloway D) Lerwick
A) Harald Maddadsson B) Sigurd the Mighty C) King Olaf I Tryggvason D) Rognvald Eysteinsson
A) Haakon IV Haakonsson B) Patrick Stewart C) Jon Haraldsson D) William Sinclair
A) 50% B) 70% C) 90% D) 30%
A) Unst B) Scalloway C) Lerwick D) Skaw
A) The Eyjarskeggjar rebellion B) The Pictish rebellion C) The Norse rebellion D) The Shetland uprising
A) 1978 B) 1980 C) 1985 D) 1975
A) Foula B) Out Stack C) Noss D) Mousa
A) Ten B) Five C) Three D) Eight
A) Bressay TV transmitter B) Lerwick TV Station C) Shetland Radio Transmitter D) Sumburgh TV Facility
A) Agriculture B) Tourism C) Fishing D) Petroleum
A) Over 200 trips B) 50 trips C) 300 trips D) 100 trips
A) Tuna B) Monkfish C) Salmon D) Sardines
A) 20,000 B) 31,670 C) 17,814 D) 25,000
A) Mousa B) St Ninian's Isle C) Noss D) Out Stack
A) 6,958 B) 22,920 C) 1,000 D) 10,000 |
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