A) Isle of Rum B) Lewis and Harris C) Isle of Barra D) Isle of Coll
A) English B) Gaelic C) German D) French
A) Portree B) Ullapool C) Stornoway D) Kirkwall
A) Highland B) Comhairle nan Eilean Siar C) Argyll and Bute D) Perth and Kinross
A) Skara Brae B) Stonehenge C) Ring of Brodgar D) Callanish Stones
A) Glassblowing B) Weaving C) Harris Tweed D) Pottery
A) The English Channel B) The Irish Sea C) The Minch D) The North Sea
A) Stornoway Airport B) Edinburgh Airport C) JFK Airport D) Heathrow Airport
A) Ian Rankin B) J.K. Rowling C) Alexander McCall Smith D) Peter May
A) The Inner Hebrides B) The Isle of Skye C) The Outer Hebrides D) The Scottish Highlands
A) Na h-Innse Gall B) Na h-Eileanan an Iar C) An t-Eilean Fada D) Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
A) 15,000 B) 30,000 C) 20,000 D) 26,020
A) 300 kilometres (186 mi) B) 210 kilometres (130 mi) C) 150 kilometres (93 mi) D) 250 kilometres (155 mi)
A) The Norse kingdom of the Suðreyjar B) The Kingdom of the Scots C) The Roman Empire D) The Kingdom of the Picts
A) 1266 B) 1600 C) 1400 D) 1800
A) The MacDonalds B) The MacNeils C) The Campbells D) The MacLeods
A) The Great Famine B) The Jacobite Risings C) The Industrial Revolution D) The Highland Clearances
A) Tourism B) Mining C) Agriculture D) Manufacturing
A) Sea transport B) Air transport C) Rail transport D) Road transport
A) Limestone B) Igneous rocks C) Sedimentary rocks D) Ancient metamorphic rocks
A) Commercial hubs B) Industrial zones C) Urban districts D) Conservation areas
A) Pottery B) Glassblowing C) Blacksmithing D) Weaving
A) Na h-Eileanan an Iar B) An t-Eilean Fada C) Na h-Eileanan Siar D) Na h-Innse Gall
A) Agricola B) Ptolemy C) Pytheas of Massilia D) Pliny the Elder
A) Land of the Fomorians B) Deep-sea isle C) Isle of the gods D) Edge of the sea
A) Pliny the Elder B) Pytheas of Massilia C) Ptolemy D) Agricola
A) Deep-sea isle B) Unknown, possibly pre-Celtic C) Five islands D) Isles on the edge of the sea
A) Treeless moors B) Mountainous areas C) Exposed rock D) Machair, a fertile low-lying dune pastureland
A) Loch Langavat B) Loch Ròg C) Loch Seaforth D) Loch Suaineabhal
A) Clisham B) Mealisval C) Beinn Mhòr D) Loch nam Madadh
A) Loch Langavat B) Loch Bì C) Loch Suaineabhal D) Loch Sgadabhagh on North Uist
A) 841 B) 24% of Scotland's total C) More than 7,500 D) 745.4
A) Loch Suaineabhal B) Loch Ròg C) Loch Bì D) Loch Langavat
A) Clisham B) Loch nam Madadh C) Mealisval at 574 m D) Beinn Mhòr
A) Lewis B) Barra C) Harris D) North Uist
A) Mealisval B) Clisham C) Loch nam Madadh D) Beinn Mhòr at 620 metres
A) Loch Seaforth B) Loch Langavat C) Loch Suaineabhal D) Loch Ròg
A) South Uist Machair National Scenic Area B) St Kilda National Scenic Area C) North Uist National Scenic Area D) South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area
A) Loch Sgadabhagh B) Loch Bì C) Loch Suaineabhal D) Loch Langavat
A) Hen Harrier B) Hedgehog C) Basking Shark D) Slender Naiad
A) 1970s B) 1980s C) 1990s D) 1960s
A) They were introduced to other islands B) They were relocated to the mainland C) Culls were undertaken D) Their population was left to grow
A) 6.3% B) 30% C) 24% D) 13%
A) Bombus pascuorum B) Bombus jonellus var. hebridensis C) Bombus lapidarius D) Bombus terrestris
A) 103,702 B) 27,684 C) 26,020 D) 26,502
A) 6,953 B) 27,684 C) 8,100 D) 26,720
A) 280 B) 50 C) 100 D) 500
A) Lewisian gneiss B) Granite C) Basalt D) Sandstone
A) Anorthosite granite B) Lewisian gneiss C) Sandstone D) Basalt
A) 800 millimetres (31 in) B) 1,100 millimetres (43 in) C) 2,000 millimetres (79 in) D) 1,500 millimetres (59 in)
A) Celsius Scale B) Kelvin Scale C) Fahrenheit Scale D) Beaufort Scale
A) 800 to 900 hours B) 1,300 to 1,400 hours C) 1,100 to 1,200 hours D) 1,500 to 1,600 hours
A) Neolithic era B) Mesolithic era C) Roman era D) Iron Age
A) Scotland's earliest crannog B) A Viking longhouse C) A Pictish settlement D) A Roman fort
A) 3200–2800 BC B) 500 AD C) 1000 AD D) 2900 BC
A) 400 AD B) 300 AD C) 100 AD D) 211 AD
A) Negligible and short-lived B) Very limited C) Moderate and beneficial D) Dramatic and transformative
A) Viking era B) Roman era C) Celtic Iron Age D) Medieval era
A) 1000 BC B) 2900 BC C) 3200–2800 BC D) 500 AD
A) Ketill Flatnose B) Harald Fairhair C) Magnus III D) Haakon IV
A) 1266 B) 1066 C) 1156 D) 1098
A) Alexander III B) David I C) Edgar D) Robert the Bruce
A) 1266 B) 1156 C) 1098 D) 872
A) Norway B) England C) Ireland D) Scotland
A) Haakon IV B) Somerled C) Magnus III D) Edgar
A) The mid 12th century B) The early 10th century C) The late 13th century D) The early 11th century
A) Clan MacLeod B) Clan MacNeil C) Clan Donald D) Clan Mackenzie
A) James V B) James VI C) Charles I D) James IV
A) Adventurers from Glasgow B) Adventurers from Edinburgh C) Adventurers from Fife D) Adventurers from Aberdeen
A) 1605 B) 1610 C) 1598 D) 1607
A) Destroyed the old castle B) Established a university C) Constructed a harbor D) Built a new castle
A) 1707 B) 1800 C) 1815 D) 1745
A) Kelp industry B) Whale oil industry C) Coal mining industry D) Textile industry
A) Drought B) A blight C) Overproduction of potatoes D) Pest infestation
A) Free Church B) Presbyterian Church C) Church of England D) Roman Catholic Church
A) Ignored the famine B) Provided assistance C) Focused only on Ireland D) Opposed relief efforts
A) Five thousand B) Two thousand C) Ten thousand D) One thousand
A) Land Reform Act B) Crofting Act C) Agricultural Act D) Housing Act
A) The judge ruled in her favor B) The raiders were imprisoned C) The judge ruled she had neglected her duties D) The case was dismissed
A) Barra B) Mingulay C) North Uist D) Lewis
A) Around 1500 B) Approximately 500 C) Over 920 D) Less than 300
A) £50m B) £75m C) £80m D) £65m
A) Around 500 B) Around 1500 C) Around 1000 D) Around 2000
A) £150 million B) £180 million C) £200 million D) £163.4 million
A) 20 GWh B) 30 GWh C) 25 GWh D) 40 GWh
A) 70% B) 60% C) 80% D) 90%
A) 10% B) 20% C) 25% D) 16%
A) £40 million B) £60 million C) £49 million D) £55 million
A) Lewis Bay B) Harbor Bay C) Viking Bay D) Steering Bay
A) Upland sheep support scheme B) Suckler beef support scheme C) Basic Payment Scheme D) Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme (CAGS)
A) 23,000 B) 25,000 C) 18,000 D) 21,000
A) 250,000 B) 219,000 C) 180,000 D) 200,000
A) 3 MW B) 5 MW C) 2 MW D) 4 MW
A) Support the local economy B) Control renewable energy projects C) Manage fishing activities D) Oversee tourism
A) 25,000 B) 22,709 C) 20,000 D) 23,500
A) Cromartyshire B) Inverness-shire C) Ross-shire D) Orkney-shire
A) 1889 B) 1661 C) 1975 D) 1996
A) 1889 B) 1975 C) 1661 D) 1996
A) Western Isles B) Inverness-shire C) Ross and Cromarty D) Na h-Eileanan an Iar
A) 1889 B) 1996 C) 1998 D) 1975 |