Test Your Scottish Knowledge with Our Fun Quiz! (23th Week)

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 Street, Edinburgh?
a. cat

b. dog

c. snake

The Scott Monument is over 200 feet tall and takes a
total of 287 steps to reach the top. It is dedicated to
the memory of the author Sir Walter Scott who died
in 1832.

5.What does the term ‘feileadh mor’ mean?
a. little kilt

b. big kilt

c. big bonnet

6.hat planning proposal for Edinburgh was rejected after protests in the 1960s?
a. build a motorway through the city centre

b. demolish Edinburgh Castle 

c. build a Scottish Parliament

7.Which famous writer was an English spy in Scotland before the Act of Union of 1707?
a. Samuel Pepys

b. Daniel Defoe

c. Charles Dickens

8.Which one of the following animals is a principal character in the book Wind in the Willows?
a. fish

b. toad

c. heron

9.Who played the lead role in the 1986 movie Highlander?
a. Christopher Lambert

b. Sean Connery

c. Dougray Scott

Highlander was a fantasy film that flipped back and
forth between ancient Scotland and modern New York.
While Sean Connery played Ramirez, an EgyptianSpanish dandy, the lead role went to the French actor,
Christopher Lambert.

10.Which school did German educator Kurt Hahn set up?
a. Gordonstoun

b. Glenalmond

c. Loretto

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