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Edinburgh

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Edinburgh located?

a)

Off the coast of Southern Scotland

b)

On the coast of Southern Scotland

c)

Off the coast of southern England

d)

Off the coast of Wales

e)

Off the coast of Northern Scotland

2.

Who founded Edinburgh?

(a)  

3.

What does "gardy loo!" mean?

a)

a warning cry given after throwing dirty water from a window

b)

a warning scream given before throwing dirty water from a window

c)

a warning cry given before throwing dirty water from a window

d)

a warning scream given after throwing dirty water from a window

4.

What is the longest established festival in Edinburgh

a)

Edinburgh International Book Festival

b)

Edinburgh Military Tattoo

c)

Edinburgh Art Festival

d)

Edinburgh International Festival

e)

Bazinga

5.

Who did Sean Connery work as?

a)

Actress

b)

Janitor

c)

Actor

d)

Rapper

6.

What movies was Sean Connery in?

a)

6 James Bond films

b)

5 James Bond films

c)

7 James Bond films

d)

8 James Bond films

7.

in what year were humans in Edinburgh?

a)

8500 BC

b)

8000 BC

c)

7500 BC

d)

2500 BC

8.

What is the root of the City's name?

a)

Edinin

b)

Eidin

c)

Edin

d)

Eidyn

9.

Edinburgh has the ____ economy outside London

a)

weakest

b)

strongest

c)

no

d)

worstest

e)

mostest

10.

What was the cause of Sean Connery's death?

a)

Driving accident

b)

Covid-19

c)

Heart Failure

d)

Rapid loss of blood

e)

Pneumonia

11.

What castle stands on Castle Rock?

(a)  

12.

When was Edinburgh founded?

a)

19th Century

b)

17th Century

c)

1217 AD

d)

14th Century

e)

12th Century

13.

When was the first "Edinburgh International Festival" held in?

(a)  

14.

Edinburgh has the ____ percentage of professionals in the UK with ___% of the population holding a degree-level or professional qualification.​

a)

lowest, 14

b)

lowest, 107

c)

highest, 43

d)

highest, 6

15.

The city hosts a series of festivals that run between the end of _____ and early _____ each year

a)

July, September

b)

June, September

c)

July, November

d)

June, October

16.

stonks

a)

stonks

b)

stonks

c)

stonks

d)

stonks

e)

stonks