Culture
What is the name of the song which is sung on Robert Burns' night and on New Year's Eve?
A: Auld Lang Syne
B: Happy New Year
C: Ally's Tartan Army
Estonia has over 2,000 islands, how many does Scotland have?
A: 790
B: 1200
C: 50
790
He was born in Edinburgh (1847–1922), he invented the telephone and the hydrofoil.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
In Scottish Gaelic, this drink can be translated to 'Water of Life'
Whisky
What’s the name of the type of skirt that Scottish men sometimes wear?
A Kilt
What’s the name of the musical wind instrument that is from Scotland?
Bag Pipes
The Cullin, The Grampians, the Cairngorns, the Torridon. These are names of what?
mountains?
Aberdeen is called "The Granite City", but also the Europe's capital of ....
A) Gold
B) Coal
C) Oil
What is oil?
Due to the Scottish accent it is very difficult to say:
A) Thousand thick Thistles
B) Purple Burglar Alarm
C) Four Frolly Frenchmen
B) Purple Burgler Alarm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC__o1UxDl8&ab_channel=Limmy
What colour is the Scottish flag?
a) Blue with a white cross
b) White with a blue cross
c) Green with a white cross
a) Blue with a white cross
What is the highest peak in the United Kingdom?
A) Cairn Gorm
B) Ben Nevis
C) Suilven
Ben Nevis?
He was born in Johnstone, in Scotland. He has been awarded 15 Michelin stars in total and currently holds 14. He is known for presenting TV programmes about competitive cookery and food, such as the British series Hell's Kitchen, The F Word, ...'s Best Restaurant, ...'s Kitchen Nightmares, ...'s Great Escape, ...Behind Bars and ...'s Ultimate Cookery Course, along with the American versions of Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, MasterChef and Hotel Hell.
Who is Gordon Ramsay?
What is a coracle used for?
A) Fishing
B) Golf
C) Horseriding
What is fishing?
Scotland has the highest proportion of:
A) Redheads
B) Pet owners
C) Vegetarians
A) Redheads (6% of the population)
The exact origins of this sport are unclear. The first courses and clubs were established in Scotland, too. The first written rules originated in Scotland, as did the establishment of the 18 hole course. The first tournament structures developed and competitions were held between various burghs. The modern game was spread by Scots to the rest of the world. What sport is it?
golf
How big is Scotland approximately?
A: 78.000 km2
B: 100.000 km2
C 20.000 km2
78.000 km2 (77.910 km²)
He is perhaps best known for his roles as Mark Renton in the 1996 film Trainspotting, the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
The official animal of Scotland is the:
A) Horse
B) Lion
C) Unicorn
C) Unicorn
What is a Celtic language native to Scotland called?
Scottish Gaelic language?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOpVQrmHS9k&ab_channel=AyeForScotland
What’s the capital city of Scotland?
Edinburgh
He (1850 – 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Who is Robert Louis Stevenson?
You can take the shortest commercial flight in Scotland. How long does this flight take?
91 seconds; It is 1.5 miles long