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Arthur's Seat - Quiz
  • 1. Which legendary king is Arthur's Seat associated with?
A) King Robert the Bruce
B) King James VI
C) King David II
D) King Arthur
  • 2. What is the name of the forest that covered the foot of Arthur's Seat?
A) Drumselch
B) Arden
C) Caledonian
D) Sherwood
  • 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 cross
B) A sword
C) A star
D) A crown
  • 5. What did King David I found as a result of his vision?
A) Canongate Kirk
B) Holyrood Abbey
C) Edinburgh Castle
D) St. Giles' Cathedral
  • 6. What image is displayed on the burgh arms of the Canongate?
A) A sword and shield
B) A lion with a crown
C) A stag head with a cross
D) An abbey building
  • 7. On which day do young girls traditionally bathe their faces in the dew on the slopes of Arthur's Seat?
A) May Day
B) Easter Sunday
C) New Year's Day
D) Christmas Day
  • 8. What is the purpose of bathing in the dew on May Day at Arthur's Seat?
A) To ensure wealth
B) To gain good luck
C) To heal illnesses
D) To become more beautiful
  • 9. Who wrote the poem 'Caller Water' in 1773?
A) Robert Louis Stevenson
B) Robert Fergusson
C) Sir Walter Scott
D) Robert Burns
  • 10. What is the meaning of the phrase 'Caller Water'?
A) Clear mountain rain
B) Ancient river flow
C) Fresh cool water
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) Salisbury Crags
C) Crow Hill
D) Duddingston Hill
  • 12. The Votadini, who were the subject of the poem Y Gododdin, are believed to have used which structures as centers of power?
A) Hill forts
B) Bonfire sites
C) Miniature coffins
D) Cultivation terraces
  • 13. When is the poem Y Gododdin thought to have been written?
A) 600 AD
B) 1820 AD
C) 1590 AD
D) 1836 AD
  • 14. From where are the cultivation terraces best viewed?
A) The summit of Arthur's Seat
B) Duddingston
C) The Radical Road
D) Salisbury Crags
  • 15. What event was celebrated on May 1, 1590, by lighting a bonfire on Salisbury Crags?
A) The opening of the Radical Road
B) The defeat of the Votadini
C) The safe return of James VI and Anne of Denmark
D) The end of the Radical War
  • 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 King's Walk
D) The Votadini Path
  • 17. Who suggested the use of unemployed weavers to pave the path that became the Radical Road?
A) James VI
B) Emile Rey
C) Orson Pratt
D) Walter Scott
  • 18. Why has the Radical Road been closed since 2018?
A) 50 tons of rock fell from the cliffs
B) To preserve the Iron Age hill-fort
C) A wildfire burned the area
D) To protect the habitat of local rabbits
  • 19. What did five boys find in a cave on the crags in 1836?
A) Hidden weaponry
B) Ancient coins
C) 17 miniature coffins
D) Buried treasure
  • 20. How many murder victims were attributed to the serial-killers Burke and Hare?
A) 16
B) 5
C) 8
D) 17
  • 21. Where are the surviving miniature coffins found on Arthur's Seat currently displayed?
A) National Museum of Scotland
B) A local church in Duddingston
C) The city library
D) The cave where they were found
  • 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) 1836
B) 1850
C) 1884
D) 1840
  • 23. Which apostle climbed Arthur's Seat in 1850 to pray for more converts?
A) Orson Pratt
B) Kashif Anwar
C) Emile Rey
D) Walter Scott
  • 24. Who was the alpine mountain guide that climbed Arthur's Seat in 1884?
A) Emile Rey
B) Walter Scott
C) Orson Pratt
D) James VI
  • 25. Who was killed by being pushed off Arthur's Seat in 2021?
A) A local weaver
B) A member of the Votadini
C) Fawziyah Javed
D) A victim of Burke and Hare
  • 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 dormant caldera
B) A man-made mound
C) A sedimentary ridge
D) An extinct volcano
  • 28. In which city is Arthur's Seat located?
A) Belfast
B) London
C) Glasgow
D) Edinburgh
  • 29. How high is the peak of Arthur's Seat?
A) 300.2 m
B) 220.5 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) The Lion's Head
B) Stone Arthur
C) Arthurissete
D) Craggenmarf
  • 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) 2019
D) 2015
  • 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) Craggenmarf
B) Arthurissete
C) Dunsapie
D) Suidhe Artair
  • 35. What process eroded the volcano over the last two million years?
A) A glacier
B) Heavy river flooding
C) Extreme volcanic activity
D) Human excavation
  • 36. What is the name of the section where magma forced its way through sedimentary rock?
A) The South Quarry
B) The Holyrood Ridge
C) Hutton's Section
D) The Lion's Haunch
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