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Quiz questions:

1. What were cleits used for?

Storing peat, turf and dead seabirds Keeping sheep in As a place for Dad to go when he was fed up

2. What speed do Gannets hit the water at?

100 km/hour 50 km/hour 25 km/hour

3. How are St Kilda mice different from other mice?

They squeak louder They are larger and heavier They will only eat food prepared by St Kilda work party members

4. What do basking sharks eat?

Fish Plankton Deep sea divers

5. What is a cetacean?

One of Dr Who's enemies A type of insect A sea mammal

6. What is a Tammie Norrie?

A type of hat Another name for a puffin A type of ancient St Kildan song

7. How many islands make up St Kilda?

One Three Five

8. What ceremony did St Kildan men have to do on top of the Mistress Stone?

Dance a jig Stand on one foot and lean over the edge Fall asleep

9. Where are most St Kilda mailboats found?

Orkney, Shetland or Norway South Scotland France

10. What did St Kildan children wear?

A shirt and kilt Smaller versions of women's clothes sheepskins

11. What year did the people leave St Kilda?

1930 1940 1950

12. What do we call the houses the islanders lived in, in the 1800s?

greyhouses greenhouses blackhouses