Tartan Time
Whiskey! Whiskey!
Droning On
Dude, Where's My Band?
Potpurri
100
Name this tartan: 
What is Black Watch?
100
This wooden container is used to age whiskey and give it flavor and color.
What is a barrel?
100
A drone reed makes sound when air makes this part vibrate inside the reed body.
What is the tongue? (or blade).
100
This Grade 1 pipe band belongs to the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association and is based in Houston,TX
What is the St. Thomas Alumni Pipe Band?
100
This legendary Scottish musician was known for his innovative approach to modern bagpipe playing and was a founding member of the band "The Chieftains."
Who is Paddy Moloney?
200
This rectangular length of tartan cloth is traditionally worn over the left shoulder, often pinned with a brooch, and is part of Highland dress.
What is a plaid (or shoulder plaid)?
200
This type of American whiskey must be made from at least 51% corn and aged in new charred oak barrels.
What is bourbon?
200
On a drone reed, this band-like piece can be moved up or down to help control the pitch and volume.
What is the bridle?
200
This world-famous pipe band is based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland?
What is Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band
200
This Scottish battle in 1314 was famous for the large number of bagpipes that accompanied troops into battle.
What is the Battle of Bannockburn?
300
This band wears this tartan (name both)
What is the Manchester Pipe Band wearing the Ancient Hunting Sinclair tartan?
300
Irish whiskey is traditionally distilled this many times, which helps make it smoother.
What is three times?
300
Traditional drone reeds were often made from this natural material, though synthetic versions are now common for stability.
What is cane?
300
The Canterbury Caledonian Pipe Band is based in this South Island city of New Zealand.
What is Christchurch?
300
The gaita is a type of bagpipe popular in this country, often heard during traditional festivals.
What is Spain?
400
These are the two traditional styles that can be used when folding the pleats in a kilt —either matching the full tartan pattern or emphasizing a single vertical line.
What are pleated to the stripe and pleated to the sett ?
400
This is the meaning of the Gaelic phrase "uisge beatha” from which Whiskey gets its name.
What is "water of life."?
400
On the Great Highland Bagpipe, the bass drone sounds this many octaves below the Low A note on the chanter.
What is 2 octaves? (The bass drone is 2 octaves below Low A)
400
This university pipe band is based in Burnaby, British Columbia.
Who is Simon Fraser University Pipe Band
400
Founded in Scotland in 2002, this musical act became famous for their “Bagrock” sound and won the BBC’s When Will I Be Famous? talent show.
Who are The Red Hot Chilli Pipers?
500
The modern tailored kilt became popular in the 18th century after this British monarch’s visit helped romanticize Highland dress.
Who is King George IV?
500
Scotch whisky is traditionally produced in five main regions; name all five.
What are Highlands, Lowlands, Speyside, Islay, and Campbeltown?
500
Bagpipe drones produce a constant pitch, but their sound is actually made up of a series of higher frequencies called these, which give the tone its rich, layered character.
What are harmonics?
500
This is the home state of USA's Grandfather Mountain Highlanders Pipe Band.
What is North Carolina?
500
Founded in 1946, this renowned Scottish pipe band has won the World Pipe Band Championships more times than any other band.
Who are the Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band?