Q 01/05

Which village sits at the south-western end of Loch Ness?

A) Invermoriston

B) Drumnadrochit

C) Fort Augustus

D) Kinlochleven

Answer · why

C) Fort Augustus

The northern end lies about 10 km south-west of Inverness.

Q 02/05

What is the monster's name in Scottish Gaelic, the equivalent of its English nickname?

A) Morag

B) Nis Beag

C) Uilebheist

D) Niseag

Answer · why

D) Niseag

The affectionate English nickname has been in use since the 1940s.

Q 03/05

In which year did the Loch Ness Monster first come to worldwide attention?

A) 1933

B) 1938

C) 1947

D) 1957

Answer · why

A) 1933

A newspaper report in May and the Spicers' road sighting in July set off the frenzy.

Q 04/05

Which Irish monk is said to have confronted a 'water beast' in the River Ness in 565?

A) Patrick

B) Ninian

C) Andrew

D) Columba

Answer · why

D) Columba

The story appears in Adomnán's Life of St Columba, written about a century later.

Q 05/05

How did the monk stop the beast, according to Adomnán?

A) He blessed the river and prayed for the swimmer

B) He made the sign of the cross and ordered it back

C) He sang a psalm until it swam away

D) He struck the water with his staff

Answer · why

B) He made the sign of the cross and ordered it back

The creature fled as if pulled back with ropes.