Scotch Whisky
Scotland invented whisky.
True or False?
False. Ireland gets credit for the invention - Scotland insists they do it better.
What is the national dish of Scotland?
Haggis
Hairy Coos
Hairy Cows or Highland Cows (the Scottish accent makes cow sound like coo)
J.K. based Diagon Alley off of which street in Edinburgh?
Victoria Street
Who is the most Scottish James Bond?
Sean Connery
There are 5 regions where whisky is made.
True or False?
True (Highlands, Lowlands, Campbelltown, Speyside, and Islay)
What do Scottish folk call fudge?
Tablet
Neeps
Turnips
Where in Edinburgh did J.K. Rowling write books 2 and 3?
The Elephant House Cafe
Who played the Sorcerer Supreme in the first Dr. Strange movie?
Tilda Swinton
What are the 3 ingredients of scotch whiskey?
Water, malted barley, and yeast.
Scotland is one of the only countries where Coca-Cola is not the #1 soft drink. What is the name of their local soda?
IRN BRU (Iron Brew)
Tatties
Potatoes
J.K Rowling borrowed some character names from actual dead people in the Edinburgh kirkyard close to the Elephant House Cafe?
True or False
True (the graveyard has a Tom Riddell, a McGonagal, and a Scrymjaw)
What Scot plays Obi-Wan Kenobie these days?
Ewan McGregor
How many years does a whisky have to mature in order to legally be called a scotch (or Scottish) whisky?
3 years
What is Haggis?
Usually made from a combination of a sheep's heart, liver, and lungs (aka the offal) combined with oats and spices and cooked in the sheep's stomach.
Brolly
Umbrella
The street Potter's Row in Edinburgh is named after Harry Potter.
True or False
False. It is named so because it has (or used to have) a lot of pottery shops there.
Who wrote Peter Pan?
J.M. Barrie
Which distillery outputs the most whiskey in Scotland?
Glenfiddich
What is Cullen Skink?
A potato and cream soup with pieces of white fish - usually haddock.
Kirkyard
Graveyard
What is the name of the school in Edinburgh that inspired Hogwarts?
George Heriot's School, whose pupils belong to one of four houses: Lauriston (Ravenclaw), Greyfriars (Hufflepuff), Raeburn (Gryffindor) or Castle (Slytherin).
Who won the battle of Sterling Bridge?
William Wallace