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100
What is the name of the song which is sung on Robert Burns' night and on New Year's Eve?
What is Auld Lang Syne?
100
Estonia has over 2,000 islands, how many does Scotland have?
What is 790?
100
He was born in Edinburgh (1847–1922), he invented the telephone and the hydrofoil.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
100
This street is 1.7 km long and visited by lots of tourists.
What is the Royal Mile?
100
In 1349 _____ arrived in Scotland killing 1/3 of all Scottish people in 2 years.
What is plague / the Black Death?
200
When is Robert Burns' birthday?
What is the 25th of January?
200
The Cullin, The Grampians, the Cairngorns, the Torridon. What are they?
What are mountains?
200
He was born in Glasgow in 1987. He beat Roger Federer at London Olympics and won the gold medal. At US Open in 2012 he beat Novak Djokovic.
Who is Andy Murray?
200
When is Edinburgh Festival held?
What is in August / in the summer?
200
Aberdeen is called "The Granite City", but also the Europe's capital of ....
What is oil?
300
Annie Lennox is a Scottish singer and song-writer. Together with her fellow musician they formed a famous band. What is its name?
What is Eurythmics?
300
What is the highest peak in the United Kingdom?
What is Ben Nevis?
300
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?
300
The original meaning of it was a drum performance, but subsequently it came to mean army displays more generally. One of the best known performances is held on the Esplanade in front of Edinburgh Castle each August as part of the annual Edinburgh Festival. It was first staged in 1950. It combines the traditional sounds of the bagpipes and drums with the modern aspects of the armed forces.
What is Military Tattoo?
300
What is a coracle used for?
What is fishing?
400
The exact origins of this sport are unclear. The most widely accepted theory is that the modern game of it originated in Scotland in the High Middle Ages. 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?
What is golf?
400
Which independent country is the nearest to Scotland, at one point only 30km away?
What is Ireland (The Republic of Ireland)?
400
He was born in Edinburgh. He is 82 years old. He is best known for portraying the character James Bond, starring in 7 Bond films between 1962 and 1983. His film career also includes such films as Marnie, The Name of the Rose, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, Highlander, Murder on the Orient Express, Dragonheart, and The Rock.
Who is Sir Sean Connery?
400
These hills are situated in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, about a mile to the east of Edinburgh Castle. It was formed by a volcano system approximately 350 million years old and eroded by a glacier moving from west to east, exposing rocky crags to the west and leaving a tail of material swept to the east. Its name is combined by a male name and a chair.
What is Arthur's Seat?
400
This pattern consists of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. It originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials.
What is tartan?
500
What is a Celtic language native to Scotland called?
What is Scottish Gaelic language?
500
Till 1472 the Orkney and the Shetland islands belonged to what country.
What is Norway?
500
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?
500
A well-known Edinburgh resident whose story is known throughout the world. He reputedly kept vigil over his deceased master's grave for 14 years in the 1870s and 80s, giving rise to a heart-warming story of canine devotion which plays a part in attracting visitors to the city.
Who is Greyfriars Bobby?
500
Robert Burns wrote a poem which starts: "Nice seeing your honest, chubby face, Great chieftain of the sausage race! Above them all you take your place, Belly, tripe, or links: Well are you worthy of a grace As long as my arm." What food is referred to?
What is haggis?
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