Scottish Place-Names Quiz #5

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Scottish Place-Names Quiz #5

Post by Cleopas » 23 Aug 2006, 19:30

Scottish Place-name Quiz # 5

These are all in Scotland! On your marks ... get set ... GO!!!!

1. Oatcakes destroyed in the oven (Bannockburn)
2. The Orchard of Scotland (Lanarkshire)
3. A certain Scotsman’s clarty hole
4. The Honest Toun (Musselburgh)
5. Is this a happy rock?
6. The Lanthorn o’ the Lothians (Haddington)
7. At the edge of the dawn
8. The Queen of the South (Dumfries)
9. Hawaiian greetings in land of the Scots (Alloa)
10. The capital of the Highlands (Inverness)
11. A pretty girl does this with her eyes
12. The Faithful Toun (Linlithgow)
13. Something to wear round the neck
14. The Lantern of the North (Elgin)
15. Large rabbity creatures in the forest (Harewood)
16. Gateway to Scotland
17. One could cheerfully murder Janette or Ian (Killiecrankie)
18. The Granary of Scotland (Moray)
19. Give Mr Winton a weapon (Armadale)
20. The Auld Grey Toun (Dunfermline)
21. Beer … six feet under!
22. The Lang Toun (Kircaldy)
23. McIntosh is not happy with you
24. Mah mammy’s no’ seek!
25. The oak is just dying
26. It’s all around you (Ayr)
27. A place to think things over (Mull)
28. Inspector Morse’s sidekick might be here (Lewis)
29. Speed bonny boat? Could have waited for the bridge!! (Skye)
30. No, it’s not Fred Flintstone’s daughter!! (Peebles)
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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:34

4. Musselburgh

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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:34

30. Peebles

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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:35

29. Skye

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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:35

24. Motherwell

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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:36

Oh dear, has everyone else gone in the huff ? :cry:

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Post by arachnid » 23 Aug 2006, 19:41

29. Skye
9. Alloa
10 Inverness
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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:42

Oh good someone else is playing.
8. Dumfries
28. Lewis

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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:42

9. Alloa

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Post by foxy » 23 Aug 2006, 19:43

26. Ayr

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Post by arachnid » 23 Aug 2006, 19:44

17 Killikrankie
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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:44

10. Inverness

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Post by arachnid » 23 Aug 2006, 19:45

15 Harewood
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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:45

27. Mull

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Post by Bob Jefferson » 23 Aug 2006, 19:45

27. Mull

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Post by arachnid » 23 Aug 2006, 19:47

28. isle of Lewis
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Post by foxy » 23 Aug 2006, 19:48

5. Stonehaven

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12 Livingston
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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:49

2. Blairgowrie ?

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Post by arachnid » 23 Aug 2006, 19:50

16. St. Andrews
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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:51

20. Huntly? I know it is known as the wee grey toun.

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Post by arachnid » 23 Aug 2006, 19:54

20. Dunfermline
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14. Elgin
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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:55

23. Macmerry

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6. Haddington
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Post by arachnid » 23 Aug 2006, 19:56

22. Kirkcaldy
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2. Lanarkshire
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Post by teddygirl » 23 Aug 2006, 19:57

18. East Lothian

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18. Moray
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Post by arachnid » 23 Aug 2006, 19:59

1. Bannockburn
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Post by foxy » 23 Aug 2006, 20:01

12. Linlithgow

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Post by arachnid » 23 Aug 2006, 20:01

19. Armadale
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Post by arachnid » 23 Aug 2006, 20:03

I'm shamed Foxy!!! :oops: I should've got Linlithgow!!! :oops:
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Post by foxy » 23 Aug 2006, 20:04

16. Jedburgh

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24. Motherwell
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