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1.Which Saint is said to have seen the Loch Ness Monster in the sixth century?
a. St Mungo
b. St Ninian
c. St Columba
2.Approximately how many acres of steelwork are there in the Forth Railway Bridge?
a. 65
b. 105
c. 145
The famous red, cantilevered bridge that carries
trains across the Firth of Forth to and from Edinburgh
was opened in 1890. It took seven years to build and
cost the lives of 57 men.
3.Who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 with ‘Boom-Bang-a-Bang’?
a. Rod Stewart
b. Sheena Easton
c. Lulu
4.The singer Sydney Devine was born in Cleland, Lanarkshire in 1940. How many albums did he sell throughout his career?
a. one million
b. five million
c. fifteen million
5.Which Scottish clan confederation do the ‘Macphersons’, ‘Macphails’ and ‘Davidsons’ belong to?
a. Clan Chattan
b. Clan Campbell
c. Clan Donald
6.Where in Russia would you find ‘Maclean Street’?
a. Minsk
b. Moscow
c. St Petersburg
John MacLean of Glasgow was probably Scotland’s
best-known revolutionary. A committed socialist, he
was appointed Bolshevik consul for Scotland by Lenin
in 1917.
7.The war dress of the medieval Scot was referred to as what?
a. leine feileadh
b. leine plaid
c. leine croich
8.What did the ‘Rootes’ company produce in Scotland until the 1960s?
a. family history guides
b. cars
c. blended whisky
9.With which clan was the ‘Brahan Seer’ associated?
a. Mackinnon
b. Mackenzie
c. Mackintosh
Kenneth Mackenzie, better known as ‘Coinneach
Odhar’ or the ‘Brahan Seer’, was born in Lewis at the
start of the 17th century. Legend has it that whilst in
his teens he received a stone through which he could
reveal the destiny of man. His fame spread far and
wide and he was sought after for his prophecies by
the gentry throughout Scotland.
10.Which group of islands boasts the largest colony of gannets in Britain?
a. Small Isles
b. Summer Isles
c. St Kilda
