Monthly Archives: November 2023

1.Which Scottish castle is said to have inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula?a. Slains Castle b. Glamis Castle c. Stirling Castle 2.To whom or what did JM Barrie donate the royalties of his best seller Peter Pan?a. Edinburgh Royal Infirmary b. Yorkhill Sick Kids’ Hospital c. Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital Before it became a […]

1.What did the Victorian family firm ‘Wilsons of Bannockburn’ supply all over the world? a. claymores b. haggis c. tartan 2.Which motorway connects Glasgow to Carlisle?a. M6 b. M8 c. M74 3.How much should a curling stone weigh?a. 20 lb b. 30 lb c. 40 lb A curling stone is a circular, flat-bottomed stone madeof polished granite which teams of four […]

1.What was Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre originally called?a. Capital Theatre b. Empire Theatre c. Edinburgh Playhouse 2.When was the ‘open skies’ policy enacted, allowing transatlantic flights to and from Scotland?a. 1940 b. 1970 c. 1990 3.Of which battle in the 1715 Jacobite uprising was it said that ‘neither side won’?a. Sheriffmuir b. Stirling c. Prestonpans The […]

1.Who pioneered the development of aspirin?a. Dr Thomas John MacLagan b. Robert Philip c. Norman Grist 2.Ben More is the highest point on which island?a. Tiree b. Lewis c. Mull 3.What name is given to a brimless woollen cap, often worn with short ribbons at the back?a. Glengarry b. Bowler c. Tammy 4.Which lawyer’s apprentice […]

1.Who wrote the novel Waverley?a. Muriel Spark b. Robert Louis Stevenson c. Sir Walter Scott Scott wrote this famous historical novel in 1814 basedon the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Scott was born in 1771and was lame throughout his life due to childhoodpolio. He began his literary career at the age of 25, inpart influenced by his […]