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