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Orkney Questions
1 Twatt’s Mortification was the original name for
A A farm in Birsay
B The Orkney Educational Trust
C Kirbister School
2 George Hamilton was made Earl of Orkney in 1696 for
A Helping win the Battle of Blenheim
B Marrying William III’s ex-mistress
C Rescuing Queen Anne when her horse bolted
3 Sheriff Thom wanted to be buried in a wicker coffin because
A It was better for the environment
B It was easier for the pall-bearers to carry
C It would give him a head-start on Judgment Day
4 John James Audobon named the American bird, the Traill Flycatcher after
A George Traill, administrator of Kumoan province in India
B Thomas Stewart Traill, editor of 8th edition Encyclopedia Britannica
C Catherine Parr Traill, author of Roughing it in the Bush
5 Approximately how many miles of road does Orkney have?
A 450
B 550
C 350
6 John Walter, Edmonton’s first millionaire, was born in which parish?
A Stenness
B Holm
C Evie
7 Who, born in Orkney, coined the phrase, “Edinburgh Festival Fringe”?
A Edwin Muir
B Robert Kemp
C Margaret Tait
8 Orcadian James Drever and his son James were the first and second professors at Edinburgh University in which subject?
A Psychology
B Physiology
C Pharmacology
9 A soldier born in Kirkwall appears as a character in the Flashman novels. He is
A John Login
B John Malcolm
C George Broadfoot
10 Orkneyman Andrew Craigie was shipwrecked on Nantucket. His son became America’s first
A Apothecary General
B Attorney General
C Solicitor General
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