Burns Night Quiz

1. On what date do Scots celebrate Burns Night each year?

Burns Night is on January 25th (Burns' birthday).

2. When someone talks about Munro Bagging, what are they referring
to?
Climbing mountains.

3. What is an Arbroath Smokie? Salted smoked haddock.

4. Who was the author of The Strange Case of Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde
who allegedly destroyed his first manuscript after his wife read it and
was terrified?
Robert Louis Stevenson

5. Robbie Burns wrote a poem about a "timorous beastie". What

was this beastie? A Mouse

6. Haggis is made using oatmeal and which animals stomach?

Sheep

7. Which of these four jobs did Robert Burns NOT do (a) Flax-
dresser,
(b) Exciseman, (c) Farmer, (d) school teacher?
(d) School teacher

8. Scotland and England are separated by which range of hills? The

Cheviots

9. What is the national animal of Scotland? The Unicorn (look

at front of the British passport)

10. How old was Robert Burns when he died? 37

11. There are 12 members in an English criminal jury. How many

members are there in a Scottish criminal jury? Fifteen

12. In theatres, what is referred to as The Scottish play?

Macbeth
13. When was Robert Burns born? January 25, 1759

14. Who was the presenter of ITVs The Krypton Factor?

Gordon Burns

15. Name Britains highest mountain. Ben

Nevis.

16. What is the capital city of Scotland?

Edinburgh
17. Which famous Scot invented the television? John
Logie Baird.

18. Towards the end of the Victorian era, Dundee was famous for its
three Js - Jam, Jute and what?
Journalism
19. What is the longest river in Scotland? The River Tay
119 miles long
20. Where does Porridge originate from? Many people assume
porridge originated in Scotland but traces of porridge oats were
actually found in the stomachs of 5,000 year old Neolithic bog bodies
in Scandinavia, dating back many years before it was first recorded
or tasted in Scotland.

21. What famous building sits on top of an extinct volcano in

Edinburgh?
The castle

22. In 1839, what was added to bicycles by a Scottish blacksmith,

which made them easier to get about on? Pedals

23. Which musical tells the story of a Scottish village that appears
once every century?
Brigadoon

24. Are Scotch eggs Scottish? No The London department store

Fortnum & Mason claims to have invented Scotch eggs in 1738.

25. In January 1984, Michael Jackson suffered second-degree burns

while making a commercial for which company?
Pepsi
Tiebreaker - In which year did the Forth Road Bridge open?
1964