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Uniquely Scotland Trivia Quiz

A quiz about things that are uniquely associated with Scotland, or that you will only find there. It's meant to be fun, so enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Nodragon. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Nodragon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
306,113

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2751

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 120 (9/10), Guest 86 (7/10), Guest 2 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Arbroath Smokie originated in Arbroath in Angus. What would you do with this object? Hint

Wear it - it's a kind of jacket.

Smoke it - it's a kind of hand rolled cigarette.

Eat it - it's a kind of fish.

Extinguish it - it's a badly smoking chimney.

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Question 2 of 10

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

Stirling

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Dundee

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where in Scotland will you find a statue of "Lobey Dosser"? Hint

Glasgow

Aberdeen

Perth

Inverness

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Question 4 of 10

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? Hint

A chef

A chieftain of a highland clan, renowned for his fatness

A haggis

A clootie dumpling

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? Hint

Handa

Staffa

Canna

Iona

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Question 6 of 10

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? Hint

The Western Isles

The Highlands

Fife

Grampian

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Question 7 of 10

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? Hint

John Buchan

JM Barrie

Kate Atkinson

Irvine Welsh

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Question 8 of 10

8. It's known as the capital of The Highlands and is Scotland's first proclaimed city in the third millennium. Where is it? Hint

Perth

Stirling

Inverness

Aberdeen

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Question 9 of 10

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? Hint

Jura

Islay

Skye

Arran

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Question 10 of 10

10. If you're lucky, when touring Scotland, you might see a capercaillie. What is it? Hint

A bird

A weather phenomenon, where the sun's light is reflected off water back onto clouds

A highland dance

A wild cat, very shy and very aggressive

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Arbroath Smokie originated in Arbroath in Angus. What would you do with this object?

Answer: Eat it - it's a kind of fish.

The Arbroath Smokie is haddock that has been smoked over hardwood.

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

Answer: Dundee

"The Broons" and "Oor Wullie" have been regular features in The Sunday Post newspaper since the 1930s when they were drawn by Dudley D. Watkins. The newspaper's publishers are DC Thompson of Dundee.

3. Where in Scotland will you find a statue of "Lobey Dosser"?

Answer: Glasgow

Sitting on Woodlands Road in Glasgow, this statue is a faithful reproduction of the cartoon character, "Lobey Dosser", the sheriff of Calton Creek. He sits astride his faithful two legged horse, "El Fideldo", which is also carrying Lobey Dosser's arch enemy, "Rank Badjin". The statue commemorates the work of the talented cartoonist, Bud Neill.

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?

Answer: A haggis

Robert Burns' "Address to a Haggis" must rank among his best known poems, and is recited all over the world each year, at Burns Suppers, immediately after the haggis is "piped in" by a bagpiper in full highland regalia. They are generally held on 25 January each year, the date of Burns' birth but this is not strict.
A clootie dumpling, incidentally, is a pudding made in a cloth, or "cloot".

Answer: Staffa

The uninhabited island of Staffa is owned by The National Trust for Scotland and is a National Nature Reserve. It is best well known, however, as the site of Fingal's Cave, a stunning natural sea cave which the music evokes so well.

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?

Answer: Fife

The Kingdom of Fife is a region of Scotland, and is the ancestral home to Scottish monarchs and the home of Scotland's oldest university, St Andrews.

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?

Answer: Kate Atkinson

Although she lives in Edinburgh, and has set several of her books in Scotland, Kate Atkinson was born in York.
Sir James Matthew Barrie, most famously remembered as the author of "Peter Pan", was born in Kirriemuir.
Irvine Welsh was born in Leith, near Edinburgh, while John Buchan, who later became 1st Baron Tweedsmuir and the Governor General of Canada, was born in Perth (Scotland).

8. It's known as the capital of The Highlands and is Scotland's first proclaimed city in the third millennium. Where is it?

Answer: Inverness

Inverness lies at the northern end of the Great Glen, and is a suitable starting point if you want to go monster hunting! Loch Ness of course. It became a city in celebration in 2001.

Answer: Islay

All of the islands mentioned have distilleries on them, but none as many as Islay.

10. If you're lucky, when touring Scotland, you might see a capercaillie. What is it?

Answer: A bird

The capercaillie is a huge woodland grouse that is close to extinction for the second time. It is also the name of a successful Scottish folk band. The wild cat mentioned in the incorrect answers exists and is also in danger of extinction, but is called simply the wild cat.

Source: Author Nodragon

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