Monthly Archives: March 2024

1.Who was made a saint in 1249 by the church in Rome?a. Queen Gruoch b. Queen Matilda c. Queen Margaret Margaret (c.1046-93) was the Queen of MalcolmIII. She was actually born in Hungary and came toScotland after the Norman conquest of England in1066 – She was mother to three Scottish kings – Edgar,Alexander and David. […]

1.What do ‘Fat Bob’, ‘Soapy Soutar’ and ‘Wee Eck’ have in common?a. members of the Scottish Parliament b. actors in TV show Taggart c. characters in the Oor Wullie cartoon series The Oor Wullie cartoon strip appears every weekin The Sunday Post, Scotland’s biggest circulationSunday newspaper. This venerable institution featuresWullie, a miniature Scots philosopher with spiky hairusually […]

1.Where were the first ‘skyscrapers’ in 18th century Europe?a. Glasgow b. Dundee c. Edinburgh 2.In which three month period are you most likely to suffer from ‘midge bites’?a. April-June b. June-August c. August-October The Highland midge is a tiny, mosquito-like insect thatthrives in warm, humid conditions. On still summerevenings, especially on the west coast, the […]

1.Which foreign composer wrote the Scottish Symphony?a. Edwin Greig b. Hector Berlioz c. Felix Mendelssohn 2.Which clan’s motto is ‘This I’II defend’?a. Cunningham b. Hay c. MacFarlane 3.Which clan name comes from the Gaelic for ‘man of peace’?a. Forsyth b. Fraser c. Farquharson 4.What animal lies at the foot of the ‘Scott Monument’ in Princes […]