| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Large coastal town and the administrative centre of South Ayrshire | Ayr | 100%
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| Born in Alloway this person went on to become Scotland's 'National Poet' | Robert Burns | 100%
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| Royal Troon | 93%
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| Ailsa Craig is the source of all granite used to make stones for this Olympic sport | Curling | 92%
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| Jai McDowall from Tarbolton won the fifth series of this TV competition in June 2011 | Britain's {Got} {Talent} | 87%
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| Coastal town with one of Ayrshire’s most popular beaches, together with traditional seaside activities such as amusements and a boating lake | Girvan | 80%
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| South Ayrshire's three principal golf courses which have all hosted the Open Championship | Prestwick | 80%
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| Turnberry | 80%
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| National Trust castle near Maybole which overlooks the Firth of Clyde | Culzean | 74%
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| A late medieval bridge over the River Doon in South Ayrshire is a setting for part of the poem 'Tam o' Shanter' and the namesake of this Broadway musical | Brig o' Doon | 59%
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| The racecourse in the above town is home to this prestigious steeplechase horse race | Scottish Grand National | 52%
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| Admiral Sir Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton from Bargany commanded the battleship HMS Rodney when it took part in the sinking of this German battleship during WW2 | Bismark | 43%
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| South Ayrshire born civil engineer and inventor of an effective method of road construction | John McAdam | 41%
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| Construction of a citadel in Ayr was ordered by this English Commonwealth leader | Oliver Cromwell | 39%
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| Sea loch at the far south western extremity of South Ayrshire | Loch Ryan | 28%
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