Work
Scottish Folklore
Idioms and Similes
General Knowledge
Riddles
100

What is the term for the money you earn each month, regardless of hours worked?

A: Salary

Bonus question: What do you call payment that is calculated by the hour?

100

What helpful spirit can live in your home and help with chores?

A Brownie

100

The bosses are fighting again- if you go in there, you could get caught _________________.

in the crossfire

100

What gas do plants absorb from the air?

Carbon dioxide

100

What has to be broken before you can use it?

an egg

200

What is the term for working from home some days and in the office others? (2 words)

Hybrid working

200

What creature lures people to drown in rivers or lochs?

A Kelpie

200

How am I feeling if I'm “under the weather”?

sick/ill

200

What country invented paper?

China

200

I’m always running but never walk. What am I?

a river

300

What document describes your main duties in a paid position? (2 words)

Job description

300

What ghostly woman appears before the death of clan leaders?

A Banshee

300

What simile means two people or things have nothing in common?

As different as chalk and cheese

300

Which city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics?

London

300

I turn everything around but never move. What am I?

a mirror

400

What’s the term for learning new skills to improve your career? (2 words)

Professional development

400

What is the realm of Scottish fairies traditionally called?

The Otherworld

400

What simile means wrapped up, all comfy and cosy?

As snug as a bug in a rug

400

What is the term for animals that eat both plants and meat?

Omnivores

400

I can fly without wings and cry without eyes. What am I?

a cloud

500

What do we call the process of welcoming and training a new employee?

Onboarding

500

Which giant is linked to Fingal’s Cave?

Fionn MacCumhaill (Finn McCool)

500

What does the idiom “to throw a spanner in the works” mean?

Cause a problem / disrupt plans

500

Who wrote "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

500

What has ten letters and starts with gas?
 

'automobile'

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