Blogs – Page 3 – Your Tartan

1.What made the first crossing of the Atlantic from East Lothian to New York in [...]

1.Who wrote The Steps to the Empty Throne?a. Nigel Tranter b. Iain Banks c. Ian [...]

1.Whose great-great grandparents were Claud Wilson and Peggie Downie from Paisley? a. Ronald Reagan b. [...]

1.Who wrote ‘Wee Willie Winkie’? a. William Miller b. Sorley MacLean c. James Joyce 2.Of [...]

1.When was the ‘Lordship of the Isles’ broken up?a. 1493 b. 1693 c. 1893 King [...]

1.Which element was discovered by Sir William Ramsay?a. helium b. potassium c. nitrogen Sir William Ramsay was [...]

1.Who wrote one of the first histories of tartan, published as The Scottish Gael in [...]

1.Which Scottish castle is said to have inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula?a. Slains Castle [...]

1.What did the Victorian family firm ‘Wilsons of Bannockburn’ supply all over the world? a. [...]

1.What was Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre originally called?a. Capital Theatre b. Empire Theatre c. Edinburgh Playhouse [...]