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Geography
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Dress etc.
Greyfriars Bobby
100
What do you call the part of Scotland with the green hills and valleys?
The Lowlands
100
What is Edinburgh?
The capital of Scotland.
100
What is the biggest city in Scotland?
Glasgow
100
What do ou call the typical Scottish garment worn by men?
Kilt
100
What kind of dog was Greyfriars Bobby?
A Skye Terrier
200
What do you find in the Highlands?
Majestic mountains with snow
200
How many inhabitants are there app. in Edinburgh?
434.500
200
How many inhabitants are there app. in Scotland?
800.000
200
What do you call the kind of group that all true Scots belong to?
A clan
200
What was the name of Bobby´s owner?
John Gray or Auld Jock which was his nickname
300
Mention at least one of the Western Isles
Isle of Skye the Hebrides the Orkney Islands
300
What lies high above the city on a huge rock?
Edinburgh Castle
300
What is Glasgow the centre of?
Scotland´s engineering industry
300
What do you call the pattern used in their kilts?
Tartan
300
What did John Gray become when he came to Edinburgh?
A policeman
400
When did the Scottish and the British parliaments become united?
1707
400
What is the name of the river that runs through Edinburgh?
The Royal Mile
400
What is the name of the river that runs through Glasgow?
The river Clyde.
400
When do Scotchmen usually wear their kilts?
At special occasions
400
How old was Bobby when he died?
16 years old
500
In Scotland they have their own legal system, their own church nad their own school system - what else have they got?
Their own bank notes.
500
What is the name of the castle where the queen stays when she is in Edinburgh?
The Palace of Holyrood House
500
What are the names of the two football clubs in Glasgow?
Glasgow Rangers and Celtic.
500
Many Scottish names begin with "Mac" or "Mc" - what does it mean?
The son of.....
500
What did John Gray die from?
Tuberculosis