We’re running a fun summer quiz on our Facebook page over the next few weeks, but, so that people who don’t have social media don’t miss a thing, we’ve also added the questions and answers here on our website.
Here are the questions:
1. Where in Argyll and Bute will you find ‘Britain’s finest shortcut’?
2. Argyll and Bute is home to one of the largest permanent whirlpools in the world. Where is he?
3. What is the link between the Ben Arthur mountain and shoemaking?
4. Three well-known celebrities visited Oban Airport to film a stunt for their new TV series. What program were they running?
5. What is the connection between the island of Staffa and an Irish giant?
6. This valley in Argyll and Bute is named after a Shakespearean fairy and is a paradise for red squirrels. Where is he?
7. Legend has it that a mermaid was sighted twice off a town in Argyll and Bute in 1811, but which town was it and what’s the story behind it?
8. Which Argyll and Bute lake is deep enough to cover Blackpool Tower?
9. Argyll and Bute has earned a reputation for providing some of the UK’s best filming locations to the film and television industry. But, what Hollywood blockbuster was filmed in Arrochar and saw a prehistoric dinosaur roaming near Loch Long?
10. Which town in Argyll and Bute has both a castle and a Victorian toilet as tourist attractions?
11. Paul McCartney and his family have a strong bond with Kintyre, and Paul and Linda spend many happy holidays with their children at their farm just outside Campbeltown. Paul McCartney and Wings teamed up with the Campbeltown Pipe Band in 1978 to shoot the music video for “Mull of Kintyre,” but where did they film it?
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1. Where in Argyll and Bute will you find ‘Britain’s finest shortcut’?
The answer, of course, is the Crinan Canal, which stretches nine miles and connects Ardrishaigwith the picturesque village of Crinan.
2. Argyll and Bute is home to one of the largest permanent whirlpools in the world. Where is he?
The answer is the Corryvreckan Whirlpool, which lies between the islands of Jura and Scarba. Tour operators regularly organize boat trips in the area.
3. What is the link between the Ben Arthur mountain and shoemaking?
Ben Arthur is commonly referred to as “the cobbler” because of the rock formation at the top resembling a cobbler bent over at work. The mountain is part of the Arrochar Alps and is a popular hike.
4. Three well-known celebrities visited Oban Airport to film a stunt for their new TV series. What program were they running?
The answer is TopGear. Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuiness used the runway at Oban Airport in March last year in a battle to prove which vehicle was the ultimate off-roader.
5. What is the connection between the island of Staffa and an Irish giant?
Legend has it that Fionn Mac Cumhaill, a giant from Northern Ireland, and the Scottish giant Bennandoner, constantly bickered from afar. Fionn decided to build a bridge across the sea and challenge Bennandoner to a fight, but when he got close he realized the giant was bigger than he imagined. Fionn returned to Ireland but Bennandoner followed him home.
With the help of his wife, Fionn dressed up as a baby and when Bennandoner saw the giant baby, he realized that if the baby was so big, there was no way he could win over his father, so he returned to Scotland, destroying the causeway. in its wake. The bridge over the sea was gone, but the remains are said to be the rock formations that can be seen at Fingal’s Cave in Staffa and the Giant’s Causeway.
6. This valley in Argyll and Bute is named after a Shakespearean fairy and is a paradise for red squirrels. Where is he?
The answer is of course Puck’s Glen near Dunoon. Learn more about this magical place in Puck’s Glen – Forestry and Land Scotland
7. Legend has it that a mermaid was sighted twice off a town in Argyll and Bute in 1811, but which town was it and what’s the story behind it?
Two separate sightings of a mermaid were reported less than a week apart in November 1811 near Campbeltown. An 8-year-old girl saw the first sighting. She was helping her father herd cattle near a farm known at the time as Ballinatunie when she saw the creature sliding off a rock and into the sea. A young farmer reported the second sighting to Corstorphine near Kildalloig. He said the creature lay on a rock nearby. Both submitted sworn accounts to the Deputy Sheriff in Campbeltown at the time. Mermaid Monday: The Mermaid’s Tail in Argyll – Beachcombing’s Weird History Blog (strangehistory.net)
8. Which Argyll and Bute lake is deep enough to cover Blackpool Tower?
The answer is Loch Lomond. At 190 meters it is the third deepest loch in Scotland and is deep enough to cover the Great Pyramid of Giza, Blackpool Tower, two Big Bens or the London Eye! #LetsDoNetZero – Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park -Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park (lochlomond-trossachs.org)
9. Argyll and Bute has earned a reputation for providing some of the UK’s best filming locations to the film and television industry. But, what Hollywood blockbuster was filmed in Arrochar and saw a prehistoric dinosaur roaming near Loch Long?
The answer is of course Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Part of the film was shot at Glen Mallan Jetty on Loch Long. Find out what other top productions were filmed in Argyll and Bute during Filming Scotland | Argyll and Bute | Filming in Argyll and Bute
10. Which town in Argyll and Bute has both a castle and a Victorian toilet as tourist attractions?
The answer is the beautiful town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.
11. Paul McCartney and his family have a strong bond with Kintyre, and Paul and Linda spend many happy holidays with their children at their farm just outside Campbeltown. Paul McCartney and Wings teamed up with the Campbeltown Pipe Band in 1978 to shoot the music video for “Mull of Kintyre,” but where did they film it?
The answer is beautiful Saddell Bay on the east coast of Kintyre.
