Statistics for Scotland Council Quiz - Scottish Borders

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Major river which forms part of the Council Area's eastern border with England	Tweed	93%
Centrally located major town with an extensive history in the textile industry	Galashiels	88%
	Melrose	79%
	Jedbergh	74%
	Kelso	74%
Biggest town in the old county of Roxburghshire, not pronounced how you might expect	Hawick	71%
Town near the border with England which is the home of a regiment in the British Army	Coldstream	67%
Abbotsford House is the former residence of this historical novelist and poet	Sir Walter Scott	64%
Major road which passes through the Scottish Borders, connecting Berwick with Edinburgh	A1	62%
The town of Melrose was the birthplace of this variant form of Rugby Union	Rugby Sevens	52%
The four best known ruined abbeys in the Scottish Borders which are connected by a long distance circular footpath. They all date from the 12th century and are collectively known as the 'Border Abbeys'.	Dryburgh	38%
National Nature Reserve and lighthouse on the central Scottish Borders coast	{St. Abb's} Head	38%
Magnificent 18th century country house which is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe	{Floors} Castle	36%
Born in the Scottish Borders, this yachtsman was the first person to sail single-handed non-stop westwards around the world on a boat called 'British Steel'	Chay Blyth	21%
One of Scotland's 40 National Scenic Areas, which encompasses the Eildon Hills	Eildon and {Leaderfoot}	14%