T-shirts1.During clan marriages, the bride and the groom used to make payments to each other. What was the term given to the payment made by the bride?
a. jigle
b. tocher
c. dowry
2.What film did James McAvoy star in with Keira Knightley?
a. Atonement
b. The Last King of Scotland
c. The Chronicles of Narnia
3.Who invented the process for making steel from bar iron?
a. David Mushet
b. James Watt
c. Horace Lawrence
4.In which city would you find ‘Claypotts Castle’ and ‘Camperdown Park’?
a. Dundee
b. Aberdeen
c. Inverness
The medieval ‘Claypotts Castle’ was built in the
late 16th century and was at one time owned by
‘Bonnie Dundee’, who died fighting at the battle of
Killiecrankie. ‘Camperdown Park’ is named in memory
of Admiral Adam Duncan who was victorious in the
1797 Battle of Camperdown off the Dutch coast.
5.What are the two main soccer teams in Edinburgh known as?
a. Hearts and Hibs
b. Celtic and Rangers
c. United and City
6.Which Stirlingshire boarding school is for children of men and women in the armed services?
a. Glenalmond
b. Gordonstoun
c. Queen Victoria
7.Which clan takes its name from the 13th century warrior ‘Gillean of the Battleaxe’?
a. MacLean
b. MacIan
c. MacGillivray
8.Which island lies furthest north?
a. Lewis
b. North Uist
c. Mull
9.Which book about drugs and crime is set in Edinburgh and Leith?
a. Heart of Midlothian
b. Sherlock Holmes’ Last Case
c. Trainspotting
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh (born 1958) caused a
scandal on publication in 1993 for its brutal language
and characters set in the murky world of drug dealing
and council estates in Edinburgh. Hailed as one of
the landmarks in new Scottish writing, although
considered difficult to read, it will remain a classic.
The book has been made into a film.
10.What does ‘MSP’ stand for?
a. Member of the Scottish Parliament
b. Master Spurtler of Porridge
c. Most Senior Politician