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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?
A: Auld Lang Syne
B: Happy New Year
C: Ally's Tartan Army
Auld Lang Syne
100
Estonia has over 2,000 islands, how many does Scotland have?
A: 790
B: 1200
C: 50
790
100
He was born in Edinburgh (1847–1922), he invented the telephone and the hydrofoil.
Alexander Graham Bell
100
In Scottish Gaelic, this drink can be translated to 'Water of Life'
Whisky
100
What’s the name of the type of skirt that Scottish men sometimes wear?
A Kilt
200
What’s the name of the musical wind instrument that is from Scotland?
Bag Pipes
200
The Cullin, The Grampians, the Cairngorns, the Torridon. These are names of what?
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.
Andy Murray
200
Aberdeen is called "The Granite City", but also the Europe's capital of ....
A) Gold
B) Coal
C) Oil
Oil
200
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
300
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
300
What is the highest peak in the United Kingdom?
A) Cairn Gorm
B) Ben Nevis
C) Suilven
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.
Gordon Ramsay
300
What is a coracle used for?
A) Fishing
B) Golf
C) Horseriding
Fishing
300
Scotland has the highest proportion of:
A) Redheads
B) Pet owners
C) Vegetarians
A) Redheads (6% of the population)
400
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
400
How big is Scotland approximately?
A: 78.000 km2
B: 100.000 km2
C 20.000 km2
78.000 km2 (77.910 km²)
400
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.
Ewan McGregor
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.
Tartan
400
The official animal of Scotland is the:
A) Horse
B) Lion
C) Unicorn
C) Unicorn
500
What is a Celtic language native to Scotland called?
Scottish Gaelic language?
500
What’s the capital city of Scotland?
Edinburgh
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.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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?
Haggis
500
You can take the shortest commercial flight in Scotland. How long does this flight take?
91 seconds; It is 1.5 miles long