Extra Angielski: Edinburgh Trivia

Edinburgh - Trivia

In this part we are ging to give you the basic facts about Edinburgh, and quiz you about the information we gave in previous posts.

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1.Edinburgh in Scottish Gaelic is: Dùn Èideann.

Do you remember what does 'Din Eidyn' mean?

2. It is located in Lothian on the Firth of Forth's southern shore.

Do tou remember what river goes through the city?

3. It is home to the Scottish Parliament and the seat of the monarchy in Scotland.

Do you remember what are the crown jewels?

4. Edinburgh is Scotland's second most populous city and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom.

5. The official population estimates are 464,990 for the Locality of Edinburgh and 507,170 for the City of Edinburgh.

Keep in mind around 500 k !

6. The city is the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

General Assembly

Do you remember whose statue is outside Assembly Hall?

7. The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582 and now one of four in the city.

Do you remember which architect designed it ?

8. The historic centre of Edinburgh is divided in two by Princes Street Gardens. To the south the view is dominated by Edinburgh Castle, built high on the castle rock, and the long sweep of the Old Town descending towards Holyrood Palace. To the north lie Princes Street and the New Town.

Can you name another famous park in Edinburgh?

9. Arthur's Seat is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design". The hill is the highest pint of Edinburgh, and rises above the city
to a height of 250.5 m (822 ft).

Do you remember who Stevenson was?

Arthur’s Seat, the distinctive volcanic hill that rises up beyond Edinburgh’s Old Town, is a place steeped in history and mystery. Vaunted as a possible site for King Arthur’s fabled Camelot and home to the Celtic Votadini tribe in 400AD, over the centuries it’s been the scene of a medieval miracle, an 18th-century murder and a fictional encounter with the Devil.

But its strangest story began in June 1836, when a group of boys out rabbiting on the north-east side of the hill made a bizarre discovery: 17 ‘Lilliputian coffins’, concealed in a recess in the rock.

Learn about them in part 10 - local legends

10. The Edinburgh International Festival is an annual festival of performing arts in Edinburgh, Scotland, over three weeks in August.

11. The IATA designation code for Edinburgh Airport is EDI.

12. A department store that has been located on Princes street since 1838 is called Jenners.

Please do not confuse it with London's Harrods!

13. Castle Rock is a volcanic plug in the middle of Edinburgh upon which Edinburgh Castle sits.

14. The Kirk of the Canongate, or Canongate Kirk, serves the Parish of Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town, in Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.

15. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe are both elements of Edinburgh Festival.

Do you remember what's the Tattoo and Fringe?

16. A participatory arts event held on April 30th on Calton Hill, inspired by an ancient ancient Gaelic festival is called Beltane Fire Festival.

17. The Old Town consisted originally of the Royal Mile, and the small alleyways and courtyards that led off it to the north and south. These were usually named after a memorable occupant of one of the apartments reached by the common entrance. Generically such an alleyway is termed a close /ˈkloʊs/, a Scots term for alleyway.A close is private property, hence gated and closed to the public.

18. A famous tourist attraction is Real Mary King's Close. Here you can discover for yourself Edinburgh’s deepest secret; a warren of hidden streets frozen in time since the 17th Century.