T-shirts1.Which internal clan dispute resulted in the Battle of the North Inch at Perth in 1396?
a. Fraser
b. Murray
c. Chattan
2.What does the name ‘Dunkeld’ in Perthshire mean?
a. fort of the Celts
b. the standing stones
c. castle in the woods
Dunkeld became a centre of Christianity back in the
sixth century, with the founding of a monastery there.
King Kenneth MacAlpin is said to have moved the
bones of St Columba here in the ninth century, further
establishing Dunkeld’s Christian credentials.
3.Social bonding between clans used to involve the bringing up of the clan chiefs’ children by favoured clan members. What was this referred to as?
a. fosterage
b. adoption
c. surrogacy
4.Who is the lead singer in the rock group Travis?
a. Fran Healy
b. Marti Pellow
c. Neil Primrose
5.What did Dalkeith-born printer Robert Aitken publish in the USA in 1781?
a. Declaration of Independence
b. first US Bible
c. US Constitution
6.What is a ‘Hibee’?
a. football supporter
b. fisherman
c. golfer
7.What is the name of the Highland and Islands newspaper based on Skye?
a. West Highland Free Press
b. The Highlander
c. Voice of the Western Isles
8.Which Edinburgh school was founded by the jeweller to King James VI?
a. Fettes
b. George Watson’s
c. George Heriot’s
‘Jingling Geordie’ Heriot was goldsmith and banker
to King James VI. His legacy established the Heriot’s
Hospital, later George Heriot’s School, which today is
a co-educational school overlooking Edinburgh Castle
beside the Greyfriars’ Kirk.
9.At which battle did the men of Hawick utter the war cry ‘teribus ye teri odin’?
a. Battle of Culloden
b. Battle of Bannockburn
c. Battle of Flodden
In 1513, 30,000 Scots troops, including the men of
Hawick, went into battle against 20,000 English troops
at the ‘Battle of Flodden’. Although outnumbered, the
English had better equipment and won a major victory
over the Scots.
10.Where was Britain’s most northerly coal mine, until it closed in 1974?
a. Brora
b. Banchory
c. Buckie