Castles of Scotland for Beginners

This is what I think is a very simple quiz with well-known facts about a number of different Scottish Castles. I am hoping that everyone gets 100% here!

I will try to do another one soon, with questions that are a bit more difficult. But I'm intrigued to see if things I think are well known actually are!

Created by: Simon Forder of this site
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Which of these Scottish Castles was indirectly responsible for the Battle of Bannockburn?
- Edinburgh Castle
- Stirling Castle
- Dumbarton Castle
- Eilean Donan Castle
Which of these Castles appears in the "Highlander" film as the seat of Clan MacLeod?
- Urquhart Castle
- Dunvegan Castle
- Dunrobin Castle
- Eilean Donan Castle
Which of these Scottish Castles is often referred to as "The Ship that Never Sailed"?
- Blackness Castle
- Fast Castle, Berwickshire
- Broughty Ferry Castle
- Dunnottar Castle
What is the name of the only Scottish castle with a triangular shape?
- Lochmaben Castle
- Caerlaverock Castle
- Bothwell Castle
- Culzean Castle
Which of the following Scottish Castles is famously pink?
- Drum Castle
- Brodie Castle
- Craigievar Castle
- Crathes Castle
Which of these is the official home of the Monarch in Scotland?
- Castle of Mey
- Balmoral Castle
- Edinburgh Castle
- Castle Stuart
Which of these Scottish Castles was attacked by William Wallace in Braveheart after the sheriff killed his wife?
- Lanark Castle
- Glasgow Castle
- Renfrew Castle
- Dumfries Castle
Which of these Scottish castles has been associated with MacBeth since Shakespeares day?
- Inverness Castle
- Aberdeen Castle
- Cawdor Castle
- Elgin Castle
Which of these castles contains the Scottish regalia?
- Dunrobin Castle
- Stirling Castle
- Kildrummy Castle
- Edinburgh Castle
Which of these castles is often described as the oldest continuously occupied castle in Scotland?
- Traquair Castle
- Inveraray Castle
- Blair Atholl Castle
- Thirlestane Castle

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