Monthly Archives: January 2024

1.What made the first crossing of the Atlantic from East Lothian to New York in 1919?a. airship b. balloon c. airplane 2.‘Sika’, ‘Roe’ and ‘Fallow’ are all types of which animal?a. pony b. sheep c. deer 3.What sort of person is a ‘dubskelper’?a. drunk b. violent c. reckless 4.The mother of one of America’s most […]

1.Who wrote The Steps to the Empty Throne?a. Nigel Tranter b. Iain Banks c. Ian Rankin Nigel Tranter was a prolific historical novelist whowrote over 110 books including The Steps to theEmpty Throne. He was born in Glasgow, and diedin 2000. 2.When was North Sea Oil first discovered?a. 1960s b. 1970s c. 1980s 3.Through observations […]

1.Whose great-great grandparents were Claud Wilson and Peggie Downie from Paisley? a. Ronald Reagan b. George W Bush c. Elvis Presley 2.What is the most popular paid tourist attraction in Scotland? a. Loch Ness Visitor Centre b. Edinburgh Castle c. The Palace of Holyroodhouse The rock on which the imposing and impressiveEdinburgh Castle stands was […]

1.Who wrote ‘Wee Willie Winkie’? a. William Miller b. Sorley MacLean c. James Joyce 2.Of what profession is a member of the ‘Royal Scottish Academy’? a. professor b. artist c. musician The ‘Royal Scottish Academy’ building, designed byWilliam Playfair, fronts Princes Street in Edinburgh atthe foot of the Mound. Membership is by election andis for […]

1.When was the ‘Lordship of the Isles’ broken up?a. 1493 b. 1693 c. 1893 King James IV stripped the title of ‘Lordship ofthe Isles’ from John MacDonald II, frustrated atMacDonald’s inability to control western Scotland, andretained it for the monarchy. The title is always nowinherited by the eldest male child of thereigning monarch. 2.Where is […]