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