Rather Cracker!
While this word might just mean a part of a whole to you, in Scotland it means a sandwich.
What is a Piece?
These two Football teams are huge rivals, and both live in Glasgow
Who are the Rangers and the Celtics?
This traditional scotish dish is sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onions, oatmeal, suet, and spices, traditionally cooked in a sheep's stomach
What is haggis?
This is Edinburgh, a city founded in the early twelfth century
What is Scotlands Capital City?
Referenced in a Ke$ha song, and the voice behind Brown Sugar, this English musician's name also means Lager (the beverage).
Who is Mick Jagger?
This aptly named sport consists of tossing a heavy object as far as you can. This weight is often just a brick of metal.
What is "Toss the Weight"?
This meal is made up of what might better be known as rutabaga/turnips and potatoes
What are Neeps and Tatties?
This is University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow Scotland
Where will Isabel be living for the next four months?
This marvel superhero movie has just finished filming in Glasgow, the city where Isabel will be staying. It is set in New York, but is filming a long way from home.
What is the new spiderman movie?
This is the meaning behind this phrase, Lavvy heid, which might make you LOOse your heads
what is a toilet head?
This piece of clothing is required to be worn in some scottish sporting events, such as tossing the caber.
What is a kilt?
This drink that we all know (although not all of us are old enough to drink) gets its name from Gaelic uisge-beatha, meaning “water of life"
What is Whisky?
These are the three main parts of Scotland.
What are the highlands, lowlands, and islands?
This is what is always is on the head of the Duke of Wellington statue. Typically these are found a little closer to the ground.
What is a traffic cone?
In America, this might be what you do if you see a friend, but in Scotland, this word means to cry
What is Greet?
We all think "Bagpipe" when we think Scottish music, but this string instrument, also called clarsach, is also a classic Scottish instrument.
What is a harp?
Along with Oats and whisky, this red fruit is a key part of Cranachan
What are rasberries?
This is the longest river in Scotland, measuring in at 120 miles.
What is the River Tay?
This is the percent of red heads in Scotland. It is seven percentage points higher than the percent of red heads in the state, and eleven points higher than the world.
What is thirteen percent?
In America, this is often over text or letters. But in Scotland, it is another word for getting the groceries.
What are Messages?
This holiday is celebrated on November 30th to celebrate a very specific person. This name is also pretty important to one of my parents, but I won't say which.
St. Andrews Day
This berry is what gives Ribena its flavor. It is typically described as tart, and similar to a grape.
What is Scone?
This is the only real dorm (and the one Isabel will be in) at her university from this list: St. Peter Hall, Calias Court, Aberdeen Hall, Thomas Campbell Court.
What is Thomas Campbell Court?