Scotland Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A visitor hears words such as “wee,” “bairn,” and “ken” used in everyday speech. Which language variety are these especially associated with?
Cornish
Scottish Gaelic
Manx
Scots
2. A traveler arrives in Kirkwall on an island group north of mainland Scotland. Where are they?
The Inner Hebrides
Orkney
The Isle of Arran
The Firth of Clyde islands
3. What is the capital city of Scotland?
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Dundee
4. A train traveling between Edinburgh and Fife crosses an iconic red cantilever structure. Which landmark is it using?
The Tay Road Bridge
The Forth Bridge
The Skye Bridge
The Kessock Bridge
5. A bill concerning a devolved matter such as education is being debated at Holyrood. Which institution is considering it?
The UK Supreme Court
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
The Scottish Parliament
The Scottish local councils collectively
6. Which Scottish poet is most closely associated with “Auld Lang Syne”?
Sir Walter Scott
Robert Louis Stevenson
Hugh MacDiarmid
Robert Burns
7. Why does western Scotland generally receive more rainfall than eastern Scotland?
Western Scotland is consistently closer to the polar ice cap
The North Sea pushes warm tropical storms across the west
Eastern mountains prevent Atlantic air from reaching the west
Moist Atlantic air rises over western uplands and cools
8. The Battle of Culloden in 1746 brought which conflict to a decisive end?
The Wars of Scottish Independence
The Rough Wooing
The Jacobite Rising of 1745
The Bishops’ Wars
9. What political entity was created by the 1707 Acts of Union between Scotland and England?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The Kingdom of Great Britain
The Commonwealth of Britain
The British Empire
10. Which language spoken in Scotland belongs to the same Goidelic Celtic branch as Irish?
Welsh
Scottish Gaelic
English
Scots
11. At a Burns Night supper, which traditional dish made with offal, oatmeal, and seasoning is commonly served?
Cullen skink
Cranachan
Haggis
Cock-a-leekie soup
12. Which Scottish town is strongly associated with the Old Course and the traditional home of golf?
St Andrews
Perth
Dunbar
Ayr
13. If you travel directly from Edinburgh to Glasgow, in which general direction are you heading?
West
North
East
South
14. A climber near Fort William wants to ascend Scotland’s highest mountain. Which mountain should they choose?
Cairn Gorm
Schiehallion
Ben Lomond
Ben Nevis
15. A traveler follows the natural corridor containing Loch Ness between Fort William and Inverness. Which geographic feature are they following?
The Great Glen
The Central Belt
The Southern Uplands
The Highland Boundary Fault
16. A flag displays a white diagonal cross on a blue background. Which Scottish symbol is it?
The Lion Rampant
The Red Dragon
The Saltire
The Union Jack