Uniquely Scotland

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1. The Arbroath Smokie originated in Arbroath in Angus. What would you do with this object? Smoke it - it's a kind of hand rolled cigarette. Wear it - it's a kind of jacket. Extinguish it - it's a badly smoking chimney. Eat it - it's a kind of fish.

2. "The Broons" is a comic strip beloved of generation after generation of Scots. In which Scottish city did it originate? Edinburgh Stirling Dundee Glasgow

3. Where in Scotland will you find a statue of "Lobey Dosser"? Perth Inverness Aberdeen Glasgow

4. "Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o' the pudding race!" To whom, or what, is the poem from which these lines come, addressed? A chieftain of a highland clan, renowned for his fatness A chef A clootie dumpling A haggis

5. "Fingal's Cave" is a well known and well loved overture by Felix Mendelssohn, who is known to have visited the cave before composing his music. The piece is more properly called "The Hebridean Overture", a title which gives a clue to the cave's location. On which island of the Hebrides can it be found? Iona Handa Staffa Canna

6. Although part of the United Kingdom, Scotland is a country in its own right, and actually has a kingdom within it. Where would that be? The Western Isles The Highlands Fife Grampian

7. Scotland has a proud history of producing literary giants, people who are world famous for their prose or poetry. Which of these authors is not a Scot? John Buchan JM Barrie Kate Atkinson Irvine Welsh

8. It's known as the capital of The Highlands and is Scotland's first proclaimed city in the third millenium. Where is it? Inverness Aberdeen Stirling Perth

9. Scottish whisky, or "Scotch" is of course one of Scotland's biggest exports, if not the biggest. It is made in a highly diverse range of locations in Scotland, including many of the country's islands; but which of the following islands has distilleries producing Laphroaig, Bruichladdich and Bunnahabhain? Jura Islay Skye Arran

10. If you're lucky, when touring Scotland, you might see a capercaillie. What is it? A highland dance A wild cat, very shy and very aggressive A weather phenomenon, where the sun's light is reflected off water back onto clouds A bird