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