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The team at the Shetland Museum and Archives have put together a quiz to test your knowledge of Shetland's history and heritage. 

You don't need to be an expert, there are only 11 questions and we will give you the answers at the end.  We hope you enjoy it.

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* 1. Who wrote the words to the Up-Helly-Aa song?

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* 2. Which Lerwick man became Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1884?

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* 3. Who gave Jarlshof its name?

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* 4. Which Shetland family lived at Halligarth in Unst?

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* 5. What was the real name of the Shetland poet we know as 'Vagaland'?

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* 6. Who was the last living survivor from the whale ship Diana, which was trapped in the Arctic ice in 1866?

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* 7. What is the Shetland name given to this basket used for carrying fish?

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* 8. What is this object?

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* 9. This gold bangle (dating to AD1000-1050) was found on an island in Shetland. What is the name of the island where it was found?

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* 10. These two small figures were found in a broch at Upper Scalloway – what do you think they were used for?

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* 11. What is the Shetland dialect word for a doll?

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