T-shirts1.Who wrote one of the first histories of tartan, published as The Scottish Gael in 1831?
a. James Hogg
b. Sir Walter Scott
c. James Logan
2.Where would you find ‘Princes Street’?
a. Edinburgh
b. Inverness
c. Oban
3.What does the name ‘Mackenzie’ mean?
a. son of the piper
b. son of Kenneth
c. son of Keith
4.Where does the Queen hold her garden parties when in residence in Edinburgh?
a. Palace of Holyroodhouse
b. Royal Botanic Garden
c. Queen’s Park
The Queen and other members of the Royal Family
usually visit Edinburgh in June each year and host
several receptions for members of the public who
have contributed to Scottish life today. Large garden
parties are held in the grounds of the Palace of
Holyroodhouse.
5.What was the actual Gaelic first name used by Flora MacDonald as a child?
a. Fionnghal
b. Fionnphort
c. Fiona
6.What are Glasgow’s two main railway stations called?
a. Waverley and Haymarket
b. Central and Queen Street
c. Victoria and Paddington
7.What does the phrase to ‘live in the cauld bark’ mean?
a. to be dead and buried
b. to live alone
c. to be married with children
8.James Clerk Maxwell produced the world’s first colour photo. What was it of?
a. Ben Nevis
b. sunrise over Edinburgh castle
c. tartan ribbon
Born in Edinburgh in the early 19th century, Maxwell
was a mathematician and physicist and produced the
world’s first colour photograph in 1861 whilst working
at Kings College in London.
9.Which was the first English town to surrender to the Jacobite army in 1745?
a. Newcastle
b. Berwick
c. Carlisle
10.Where are both Earl Haig and Sir Walter Scott buried?
a. Melrose Abbey
b. Jedburgh Abbey
c. Dryburgh Abbey