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