Statistics for Geography of Scotland

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the capital of Scotland?	Edinburgh	99%
What is the word for lake in Scotland?	Loch	97%
What is its largest lake by volume? (Hint: some people think there is a monster lurking there)	Loch Ness	97%
What is the most populous city in Scotland?	Glasgow	95%
What sea lies between Scotland and Norway?	North Sea	89%
What major Australian city takes its name from a city in Scotland?	Perth	84%
What is known as the "Granite City"?	Aberdeen	77%
What city is considered the "capital" of the Scottish Highlands?	Inverness	75%
What is the tallest mountain in Scotland, and also Great Britain?	Ben Nevis	74%
What island chain off the northwest coast consists of "Inner" and "Outer" parts?	Hebrides	73%
What island chain lies about 80 km northeast of the above?	Shetland	70%
What is Scotland's largest lake by surface area?	Loch Lomond	64%
On what northern archipelago would you find the town of Kirkwall?	Orkney	61%
On what ocean inlet does the above lie?	Firth of {Forth}	59%
What is the largest island of the "Inner" part of the above, home to Clan MacLeod?	Skye	50%
On what river does that city lie?	River Clyde	46%
What is the term for the language/dialect spoken in the Scottish lowlands which includes words like "Aye", "Auld", and "Bonnie"?	Scots	46%
What was the ancient Roman name for Scotland?	Caledonia	43%
What is the largest island of the "Outer" part?	{Lewis} and Harris	31%
On what river, Scotland's longest, is the above city located?	River Tay	29%