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