Test Your Scottish Knowledge with Our Fun Quiz! (4th Week)

1.What was the nickname for the clansmen sent by the Government in 1678 to suppress Covenanters in southwest Scotland?

a. Tartan Army

b. Teuchters

c. Highland Host

2.Which city used to be referred to as the ‘Athens of the North’?

a. Inverness

b. Edinburgh

c. Perth

3.What is the national flower of Scotland?

a. heather

b. thistle

c. bluebell

4.What position did Donald Dewar hold at the time of his death?

a. First Minister

b. Lord Advocate

c. Secretary of State for Scotland

5.Who invented the world’s first hypodermic syringe?

a. Joesph Lister

b. Robert Henderson

c. Alexander Wood

6.What is the second highest mountain in Scotland?

a. Ben Macdhui

b. Cairngorm

c. Ben Lomond

7.What would you be doing if you were ‘wetting your whistle’ in Scotland?

a. having a bath

b. having a drink

c. having a chat

8.How many people sit on the jury in the Scottish High Court?

a.10

b. 12

c. 15

9.Which African river was explored and charted by Captain Hugh Clapperton?

a. Nile

b. Zambezi

c. Niger

10.In what area does Oban lie?

a. Speyside

b. Argyll

c. Highland and Islands