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Arthur's Seat - Quiz
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  • 1. Which legendary king is Arthur's Seat associated with?
A) King David II
B) King James VI
C) King Robert the Bruce
D) King Arthur
  • 2. What is the name of the forest that covered the foot of Arthur's Seat?
A) Sherwood
B) Caledonian
C) Arden
D) Drumselch
  • 3. Which 12th-century king encountered a stag at Arthur's Seat?
A) Malcolm IV
B) David I
C) Alexander I
D) William I
  • 4. What appeared between the antlers of the stag in David I's vision?
A) A sword
B) A star
C) A crown
D) A cross
  • 5. What did King David I found as a result of his vision?
A) St. Giles' Cathedral
B) Edinburgh Castle
C) Holyrood Abbey
D) Canongate Kirk
  • 6. What image is displayed on the burgh arms of the Canongate?
A) A sword and shield
B) A lion with a crown
C) An abbey building
D) A stag head with a cross
  • 7. On which day do young girls traditionally bathe their faces in the dew on the slopes of Arthur's Seat?
A) Christmas Day
B) New Year's Day
C) Easter Sunday
D) May 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) Sir Walter Scott
B) Robert Burns
C) Robert Louis Stevenson
D) Robert Fergusson
  • 10. What is the meaning of the phrase 'Caller Water'?
A) Ancient river flow
B) Fresh cool water
C) Deep holy well
D) Clear mountain rain
  • 11. Which subsidiary hill shares the summit with Arthur's Seat where a hill fort is located?
A) Salisbury Crags
B) Duddingston Hill
C) Crow Hill
D) Dunsapie 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) Bonfire sites
B) Miniature coffins
C) Cultivation terraces
D) Hill forts
  • 13. When is the poem Y Gododdin thought to have been written?
A) 600 AD
B) 1590 AD
C) 1836 AD
D) 1820 AD
  • 14. From where are the cultivation terraces best viewed?
A) Salisbury Crags
B) The Radical Road
C) Duddingston
D) The summit of Arthur's Seat
  • 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 end of the Radical War
C) The safe return of James VI and Anne of Denmark
D) The defeat of the Votadini
  • 16. What was the name given to the path under Salisbury Crags after it was paved following the Radical War of 1820?
A) The Radical Road
B) The Votadini Path
C) The King's Walk
D) The Weaver's Way
  • 17. Who suggested the use of unemployed weavers to pave the path that became the Radical Road?
A) Walter Scott
B) James VI
C) Orson Pratt
D) Emile Rey
  • 18. Why has the Radical Road been closed since 2018?
A) To preserve the Iron Age hill-fort
B) 50 tons of rock fell from the cliffs
C) To protect the habitat of local rabbits
D) A wildfire burned the area
  • 19. What did five boys find in a cave on the crags in 1836?
A) 17 miniature coffins
B) Buried treasure
C) Hidden weaponry
D) Ancient coins
  • 20. How many murder victims were attributed to the serial-killers Burke and Hare?
A) 17
B) 16
C) 8
D) 5
  • 21. Where are the surviving miniature coffins found on Arthur's Seat currently displayed?
A) The city library
B) The cave where they were found
C) A local church in Duddingston
D) National Museum of Scotland
  • 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) 1840
C) 1850
D) 1884
  • 23. Which apostle climbed Arthur's Seat in 1850 to pray for more converts?
A) Kashif Anwar
B) Emile Rey
C) Walter Scott
D) Orson Pratt
  • 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 victim of Burke and Hare
B) Fawziyah Javed
C) A local weaver
D) A member of the Votadini
  • 26. What event impacted Arthur's Seat in July 2026?
A) The closure of the Radical Road
B) The discovery of a new hill fort
C) A massive rockfall
D) A wildfire
  • 27. What kind of geographical feature is Arthur's Seat?
A) A man-made mound
B) A sedimentary ridge
C) A dormant caldera
D) An extinct volcano
  • 28. In which city is Arthur's Seat located?
A) London
B) Belfast
C) Edinburgh
D) Glasgow
  • 29. How high is the peak of Arthur's Seat?
A) 285.0 m
B) 300.2 m
C) 250.5 m
D) 220.5 m
  • 30. What is the earliest recorded name for Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Abbey charters?
A) Stone Arthur
B) Craggenmarf
C) The Lion's Head
D) Arthurissete
  • 31. What animal does Arthur's Seat resemble from certain angles?
A) A sleeping bear
B) A lion couchant
C) A crouching wolf
D) A soaring eagle
  • 32. When did Historic Environment Scotland ban rock climbing at Salisbury Crags?
A) 2019
B) 2021
C) 2005
D) 2015
  • 33. Which other city feature does Arthur's Seat resemble in terms of geology and urban proximity?
A) Calton Hill in London
B) Cavehill in Belfast
C) Stone Arthur in the Lake District
D) Ben Arthur in the Highlands
  • 34. What is the Scottish Gaelic name for Arthur's Seat?
A) Suidhe Artair
B) Dunsapie
C) Arthurissete
D) Craggenmarf
  • 35. What process eroded the volcano over the last two million years?
A) Heavy river flooding
B) Extreme volcanic activity
C) Human excavation
D) A glacier
  • 36. What is the name of the section where magma forced its way through sedimentary rock?
A) Hutton's Section
B) The South Quarry
C) The Holyrood Ridge
D) The Lion's Haunch
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