SCOTTISH TRADITIONS
SCOTTISH CULTURE & HISTORY
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What are bagpipes?

This traditional Scottish musical instrument is often played at events like the Highland Games.

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What is a kilt?

This famous Scottish traditional knee-length garment with pleats at the back and a flat apron in the front. 

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A diesel engine uses a spark plug to ignite the fuel.

A diesel engine uses heat of compression to ignite the fuel.

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the adjective which describes the person who likes telling other people what to do

bossy

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What is caber tossing?

This traditional Scottish sport involves flipping a large wooden pole called a caber.

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What is Scottish Gaelic?

This language, spoken in the Highlands, is different from English and has Celtic roots.

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Electric motors produce motion by burning fuel.

Electric motors produce motion using magnetic fields and conductors.

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money that you borrow from a bank to buy a house

mortgage

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What are the Highland Games?

These traditional Scottish events include sports like stone put and hammer throwing.

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What is haggis?

This famous Scottish dish is made from sheep’s organs and oatmeal.

300

A generator converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

A generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

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What is the primary difference in ignition between a diesel engine and a spark-ignition engine?

Diesel uses compression; spark-ignition uses a spark plug

300

a penalty on a driver for parking a vehicle illegally

a parking fine

400

What is Up Helly Aa?

This ancient fire festival takes place in Shetland and celebrates Viking heritage.

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The bridge crossing the Forth in numbers. What do the numbers refer to? 1890s, 2.5, 100

It was built in 1890s, 2.5 km long, 100 m above the river

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Combustion is the process of pressing something into a smaller space.

the process of burning fuel

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a shot in basketball in which a player jumps up and pushes the ball down through the net.

slum dunk

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What is shot put?  

This traditional Scottish sport involves throwing a heavy metal ball as far as possible.

500

What wrote  Robert Louis Stevenson?

The strange case of Dr. jekyll and Mr Hyde

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The air-fuel mixture is drawn into the cylinder in the  power stroke.

intake stroke

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being eliminated in the semi-finals

was knocked out

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