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Scottish Towns and Cities
Quiz
- Which settlement is known as the 'Capital of the Highlands'?
- The 'City of Discovery' was once known as the 'City of Jute, Jam and Journalism'? Which city?
- Situated in the historical County of Caithness, which Scottish town is the northernmost on the island of Great Britain?
- Known as a summer holiday destination, which town is home to the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum?
- Which Scottish city was known as the second city of the British Empire?
- Which town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland is known for The Helix, The Kelpies, and the world's only rotating boat lift?
- Name the largest town and unofficial capital of the Isle of Skye?
- Which market town is nicknamed Queen of the South?
- Which town became Scotland's eighth city when granted city status as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations?
- Which settlement in Aberdeenshire is famous for its an annual Highland games gathering attended by the British royal family?
- Which town on the borders of Glasgow is often cited as "Scotland's largest town"?
- Which city is nicknamed the ‘Fair City’ of Scotland due to its historical links to Scottish royalty?
- Name the hometown of Bill McLaren which is also internationally famous for its fine quality knitwear and cashmere?
- Which town is home to the third oldest university in the English-speaking world?
- Can you name the largest town on the Orkney Islands?
- What is the well known nickname of Aberdeen?
- The Famous Blacksmiths Shop is situated at the heart of which village?
- Which town on the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe is the second largest settlement in the Highland council area?
- Can you name the largest railway station in Edinburgh?
- The National Wallace Monument is a 67 metre tower overlooking which Scottish city or town?
- Which large town in Argyll and Bute, known for Govan Sands and McCaig’s Tower, is often refered to as Scotland’s seafood capital?
- What name is given to the succession of streets forming the main thoroughfare at the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town?
- Name the largest town in West Lothian, designated a new town in 1962 in order to ease overcrowding in Glasgow?
- Which large town in South Lanarkshire has the only professional football team in the UK to originate from a school team?
- Who is the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow?
- Which village in Perthshire has famous links to Boring in Oregon and Bland in Australia?
Answers
- Inverness
- Dundee
- Thurso
- Ayr
- Glasgow
- Falkirk
- Portree
- Dumfries
- Dunfermline
- Braemar
- Paisley
- Perth
- Hawick
- St Andrews
- Kirkwall
- The Granite City
- Gretna Green
- Fort William
- Waverley (Edinburgh Waverley station)
- Stirling
- Oban
- Royal Mile
- Livingstone
- Hamilton (the team is Hamilton Academicals)
- Mungo, or Kentigern
- Dull