Blogs – Page 4 – Your Tartan

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 [...]

1.Who pioneered the development of aspirin?a. Dr Thomas John MacLagan b. Robert Philip c. Norman [...]

1.Who wrote the novel Waverley?a. Muriel Spark b. Robert Louis Stevenson c. Sir Walter Scott [...]

1.Who pioneered the use of quinine as a cure for malaria?a. Norman Grist b. George Cleghorn c. [...]

1.When was the National Bard, Robert Burns, born?a. 25th January b. 25th June c. 25th [...]

1.What was the nickname for the clansmen sent by the Government in 1678 to suppress [...]

1.When was the world’s first female golf tournament held?a. 1780 b. 1810 c. 1850 2.What was Sir [...]