20 Edinburgh pub quiz questions 2020: most interesting trivia about Scotland’s capital to ask in your online quiz

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Lockdown measures are slowly but surely being eased up in Scotland, but local taverns still remain off limits.

Not only does this mean you can’t enjoy a sup of your favourite pint, it also means that you and your crack team of trivia fiends can’t assemble to take on the local pub quiz.

Many, however, are hosting DIY quizzes via video call apps like Zoom and Google Meets.

Edinburgh hosts can test local particpants’ knowledge of Auld Reekie with our round of tricky capital city-themed questions.

Questions

1. What are the names of the Omni centre giraffes?

2. In what year were the MTV Europe Music Awards held in Edinburgh?

3. What is the first name of Trainspotting character Renton?

4. Edinburgh Zoo is home to the only giant pandas in the UK. The female is called Tian Tian, but what is the name of the male?

5. Where in Edinburgh were the rules of golf drafted?

6. Who is the patron saint of Edinburgh?

7. What time does the one o’clock gun fire on Sunday?

8. There are two statues of Queen Victoria in Edinburgh. One is at the Foot of Leith Walk. Where is the other?

9 . Housed within the walls of Edinburgh Castle, what is the oldest building in the city?

10. Where in Edinburgh can you find Dolly the Sheep?

11 . The first rugby union match between England and Scotland was played where?

12 . What is the name of the three-legged dog statue on King’s Stable Road?

13. Where in Edinburgh can you find a statue of Abraham Lincoln?

14. Edinburgh was the first city in the world to have which emergency service?

15. What is the name of the king penguin who lives at Edinburgh Zoo and is colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King's Guard

16. The Royal Mile is one mile and how many yards?

17. The Scott Monument has what sci-fi nickname?

18. In what year did the city host the Eurovision Song Contest?

19. Edinburgh replaced which town as capital of Scotland in 1437?

20. In what year was the last public execution in Edinburgh held?

Answers

1. Martha and Gilbert

2. 2003

3. Mark

4. Yang Guang

5. Leith Links

6. St Giles

7. It doesn’t

8. Atop the Royal Scottish Academy on princes Street

9. St Margaret’s Chapel

10. National Museum of Scotland

11. Raeburn Place

12. Bum

13. Old Calton Cemetery

14 . Fire service

15 . Sir Nils Olav

16. 107 yards

17. Thunderbird 3

18. 1972

19. Scone

20. 1864

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