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