Scottish Literature

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1. Who was the author of the 'Waverley' novels? Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Burns Sir Walter Scott James Hogg

2. Which Scottish author writes both contemporary and science fiction but adds an initial to his name for his science fiction works? J MacDougall Hay Allan Massie Irvine Welsh Iain Banks

3. Robert Louis Stevenson was the author of many famous works including 'Treasure Island' and 'Kidnapped'. However, what other activity was his family noted for? Building palaces and mansions Politics Missionary work Building lighthouses

4. Which novel by Irvine Welsh was made into a 1996 movie starring Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle? Answer: (One Word - no apostrophes needed)

5. Who was the author of both 'The Blood of the Martyrs' and 'The Corn King and the Spring Queen'? Muriel Spark J MacDougall Hay Naomi Mitchison George Douglas Brown

6. Which Scottish novel focuses on a teacher at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls? The House with the Green Shutters The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie The Girls of Slender Means The Provost

7. Which novel was made into a 2002 film directed by Lynne Ramsay? 'Morvern Callar' by Alan Warner 'Complicity' by Iain Banks 'Marabou Stork Nightmares' by Irvine Welsh 'Quite Ugly One Morning' by Christopher Brookmyre

8. Who wrote 'The 39 Steps'? A J Cronin Neil M Gunn John Buchan Eric Linklater

9. Which of Neil M Gunn's novels deals with the coming of the Vikings to Scotland? The Silver Darlings Sun Circle Highland River Morning Tide

10. Which Scottish novel was the controversial winner of the 1994 Booker Prize? 'Swing Hammer Swing' by Jeff Torrington 'Foreign Parts' by Janice Galloway 'So I Am Glad' by A.L. Kennedy 'How Late it Was, How Late' by James Kelman

11. Lewis Grassic Gibbon's "Scot's Quair" consists of three connected novels about life in the north-east of Scotland. Which of the following is not one of them? Sunset Song Grey Granite Cloud Howe Gillespie

12. Scottish author J.M. Barrie created a very famous boy in a novel written for children, who was he? Answer: (Two Words)

13. Who is the author of the Inspector Rebus novels? Christopher Brookmyre A J Cronin Arthur Conan Doyle Ian Rankin

14. Who was the famous companion of Dr Samuel Johnson who wrote an account of their tour of the Western Isles and later Johnson's biography? Tobias Smollett James MacPherson Allan Ramsay James Boswell

15. 'Lanark: a Life in Four Books' was written by which Scottish author who also illustrates his/her own works? George MacDonald A.L. Kennedy John Galt Alasdair Gray