You are here: St Kilda Quiz Try our St Kilda Quiz Click the buttons for the answers you think are correct. Good luck. Print out your own certificate if you score more than 50% !! Q1. Who owns St Kilda? The descendants of the St Kildans The Queen The National Trust for Scotland Q2. What is the earth house, or 'souterrain'? Probably a store associated with an Iron Age house Probably an outside toilet Probably a house made out of turf Q3. What language did the St Kildans speak? Gaelic Icelandic Irish Q4. What is a cleit? Part of a boat A small stone building in which the islanders stored food, fuel and other supplies A brooch used to fasten the women's shawls Q5. When was the first mailboat sent out, and why? 1734. It was sent as a distress signal by Lady Grange 1876. It was sent as a distress signal during a period of food shortage 1900. It was sent to wish everybody a Happy New Year Q6. What is a National Nature Reserve? An area of land which is very important for nature conservation A place for nude bathing An animal sanctuary where rare species are kept Q7. What is so special about the St Kilda house mouse? It eats Mars bars It has colonised all the Western Isles of Scotland It is extinct Q8. Why did The Store have to be restored? It was damaged by a shell, fired by an enemy submarine, during the First World War It was damaged by a hurricane in 1987 It was burnt out after a fire in 1928 Q9. What kind of cereal grain pollen did the excavators find in the cultivation beds on An Lag Bho'n Tuath? Wheat and oats Barley and oats Rye and oats Q10. Where are most of the artefacts found on St Kilda now kept? Glasgow Museums The Museum on St Kilda The National Trust for Scotland offices in Edinburgh Q11. How many fulmars were counted on St Kilda in 1999? 62,786 64,842 66,201 Q12. Why is the Soay ram 'Old Green 23' famous? He fathered 27 lambs. A super ram! He had a green coloured horn He appeared in the film Britain's Loneliest Isle Q13. What happened to the dead gannet in one of our pictures? It died after being covered in oil from a stricken tanker It died because fishing line got wound round its wing, so it couldn't fly It died of old age Q14. What kind of projects do St Kilda work parties carry out? They help the army maintain the radar station They build new cleitean on the islands They restore cleitean, maintain the cottages and assist in archaeological digs Q15. Who can join the St Kilda Club? Anyone who is interested in St Kilda can join the Club Only those people who have visited St Kilda Only people descended from the St Kildans Q16. Where will you find sanderlings on St Kilda? Clue: Look at the pictures On top of Stac An Armin On the beach On the Lover's Stone Q17. What did the Rev Neil Mackenzie watch the islanders doing on Stac Biorrach? Fishing for crabs Having a party Climbing the stac to collect birds' eggs for food Q18. Why did government troops go to St Kilda in 1746? They were searching for the fugitive, Bonnie Prince Charlie, after his defeat in the Jacobite Rising They went to collect overdue taxes They were recruiting for the army Q19. Where and when was the last great auk in Britain killed? On Soay in 1844 On Stac an Armin in 1840 In the Village in 1842 Q20. What is a World Heritage Site? It is a place where you can find out about your family history It is a natural or cultural site designated by the World Heritage Committee as of 'outstanding universal value' It is a museum which tells you about ancient cultures throughout the world Q21. What did the St Kildans eat most of the time? Mainly sea birds and their eggs Mainly lamb and beef Mainly vegetables and salads