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Scotland Council Quiz - Dumfries and Galloway - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 114 times
- The average score is 9 of 15
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Village close to the border with England that is a popular wedding destination | Gretna Green | 95%
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| Market town and administrative centre of Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfries | 94%
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| Small town which came to international attention when the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 crashed there after a bomb exploded on board in 1988 | Lockerbie | 91%
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| Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town, situated on the shore of Loch Ryan | Stranraer | 84%
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| River on which the above town is located | Nith | 76%
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| The only motorway that passes through Dumfries and Galloway | A74(M) | 74%
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| Firth that separates Dumfries and Galloway from Cumbria | Solway Firth | 68%
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| Extensive woodland in Dumfries and Galloway, claimed to be the largest forest in the UK | {Galloway} Forest Park | 59%
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| Dr John Rogerson from Lochmaben became the personal physician to this Russian Empress | Catherine the Great | 48%
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| Former racing driver from Twynholm, who competed in 15 seasons of Formula One between 1994 and 2008, taking 13 Grand Prix victories and 62 podium finishes | David Coulthard | 45%
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| 1973 horror film starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland and Ingrid Pitt that was filmed almost entirely on location in Dumfries and Galloway | The Wicker Man | 45%
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| Town at the mouth of the River Dee that has a long association with the Glasgow art movement | Kirkcudbright | 41%
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| "The French Revolution: A History" by Ecclefechan born essayist Thomas Carlyle had a major influence on Charles Dickens when he was writing this novel | A Tale of Two Cities | 39%
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| Civil engineer from Westerkirk who was arguably the greatest builder of roads, bridges and canals Britain has ever seen | Thomas Telford | 29%
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| Moffat born RAF officer who commanded Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain | Hugh Dowding | 7%
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