Hoodies
1.What is the name used for the kind of legislative power the Scottish Parliament has?
a. independent
b. devolved
c. full
In 1999, power to legislate on issues like health and
education in Scotland were devolved to the new
Scottish Parliament, while other areas like defence
and foreign policy remained the responsibility of the
House of Commons in London.
2.How many people were killed in the Lockerbie bombing of 1988?
a. 270
b. 310
c. 350
3.Who was the first King of Scotland in 843?
a. Kenneth I
b. King Constantine I
c. King Duncan I
4.London Bridge, designed by John Rennie, was transported to which US State?
a. California
b. Florida
c. Arizona
John Rennie was one of Scotland’s greatest civil
engineers. Among the many bridges he built were four
over the Thames including London Bridge, finished
after his death in 1821.
5.Which sport did Jocky Wilson play?
a. curling
b. caber tossing
c. darts
6.What in Scottish law is a ‘sasine’?
a. prison sentence
b. register of property
c. custody of a child
7.What made James Tytler of Edinburgh famous in 1784?
a. penicillin
b. Britain’s first balloonist
c. bicycle
James Tytler (1746-1804) was a journalist and the
editor of the 2nd Edition of the Encyclopaedia
Britannica. In 1784 he made Britain’s first manned
flight in a home-made balloon from Holyrood Park in
Edinburgh. He died in Salem, Massachussets.
8.In which city is the ‘Scottish Transport Museum’?
a. Glasgow
b. Stirling
c. St Andrews
9.Who was the compere for the television show The White Heather Club?
a. Andy Stewart
b. Dave Stewart
c. Alan Breck Stewart
10.For which country did Port Glasgow-born Peter Dodds McCormick write the national anthem?
a. Canada
b. Sweden
c. Australia
