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Scottish Lochs and Glens Quiz
Here are 20 questions to test your general knowledge of the beautiful lochs and glens of Scotland. 20 Questions.
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1
Which song about a Scottish loch opens with the line, ‘By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes?’
Loch Maree
Loch Lomond
Loch Ness
Loch Awe
2
In which county is Loch Inver located?
Stirlingshire
Ross & Cromarty
Perthshire
Sutherland
3
In which loch would you take a trip on the small ship, ‘Lady of the Lake?’
Loch Long
Loch Garten
Loch Katrine
Loch Fyne
4
What is unusual about Loch Faskally in Perth & Kinross?
It's man-made
It requires constant replenishing
No fish exists in its waters
It has a constant temperature of 21 degrees C
5
Which loch sits in the Cairngorm National Park and is enclosed by mountains on three sides?
Loch Fyne
Loch Ewe
Loch Einich
Loch Etive
6
Which famous castle is situated in Loch Duich with Lochs Long and Alsh close by?
Glamis Castle
Eilean Donan Castle
Balmoral Castle
Crathes Castle
7
Loch Coruisk is located on which Scottish island?
Skye
Mull
Rum
Islay
8
Loch Ard is famous for being the location of what?
Birthplace of Sir Walter Scott
Military base of the Black Watch regiment
Rob Roy’s cave
The oldest tree in the world
9
Which famous theosophist and occultist had a cottage on the banks of Loch Ness?
Henry Steel Olcott
Madame Helena Blavatsky
Annie Besant
Alistair Crowley
10
The eastern shore of which loch houses the Faslane Naval Base?
Loch Goil
Loch Dochart
Loch Rannoch
Gare Loch
11
Which glen appears in Sir Walter Scott’s ‘The Lady of the Lake?’
Glen Fruin
Glen Garry
Glen Artney
Glen Clova
12
Glen Nevis was used to film several scenes from which famous Scottish movie?
Gregory’s Girl
Braveheart
Local Hero
Rob Roy
13
Glenshee is a magical piece of Scotland. Up until the 1800s, its inhabitants were called what?
The Devils of Glenshee
The Witches of Glenshee
The Elves of Glenshee
The Ghosts of Glenshee
14
Which clan occupied the countryside of Glencoe during the 1600s?
McDonalds
Campbells
Drummonds
MacMillans
15
The castle on the island of Loch Leven was built around when?
1650
1415
1720
1300
16
Glen Devon runs east through which set of Scottish hills?
Lammermuir Hills
Ochil Hills
Campsie Fells
Pentland Hills
17
The valley of Glenfarclas contains a distillery which produces some of Scotland’s finest malt whiskies. But what is the literal translation of the name?
Valley of the Spey
Valley of the Glens
Valley of the Ancients
Valley of the Green Grass
18
The ‘Great Glen’, running from Inverness to Fort William, is also called by what alternative name?
Glen Stuart
Glen Caledon
Glen Albyn
Glen Buich
19
The BBC Scotland programme drama, ‘Monarch of the Glen’, is filmed in which ficticious village?
Glengoil
Glenbuckle
Glenbogle
Glenshugle
20
According to legend, Glen Lyon, located in Perth & Kinross, was the birthplace of who?
Admiral Horatio Nelson
Pontius Pilate
Howard Hughes
Charles Darwin
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