Basic Scottish Terminology Trivia Quiz

Answer: someone who drinks a lot of tea

Refers to tea-drinkers of either sex.

Answer: a schoolmaster

In Dutch dominee (from Latin dominus or Sir) is a protestant minister. In Scotland 'dominie' traditionally referred to another person of some importance: the schoolmaster whom you also address with 'Yes, sir' 'No, sir'.

Answer: septs

Skerries are small rocky islands. Shinty is a game played between two opposing teams of twelve players. It has some common traits with hockey in that you don't 'kick, catch or throw the ball', but hit it with a stick called the 'caman'. Shenachies were those employed by the clan chiefs to record the history of the clan. Now the word refers to anyone with an extensive knowledge of Gaelic history and folktales.

Answer: it refers to a kind of fish-soup

The soup is made from smoked haddock, potatoes, onion and milk. In this context the name skink means "watery soup" or "essence". Cullen is a fishing-village on the shores of the Moray Firth.
Skink is normally the Scottish word for shin of beef, related to "shank" and to Dutch "schenkel". In this context no such "skink" is used.

Answer: 1st or 3d of May

31st of December is Hogmanay, the Scottish name for New Year's Eve. Lammas, one of the Scottish quarter- or termdays is celebrated on the 1st of August. Candlemas, another of the four quarterdays, is on 2nd of February. The other quarter-days are Whitsunday and Martinmas (11th of November). Note: these quarterdays are not specifically Scottish.

Answer: mountain-climbers

Munro-baggers try to climb peaks of minimum 3000 feet. Corbett-baggers attack peaks of 2500-3000 feet. A Donald is a peak of minimum 2000 metres maximum 2500.

Answer: Alba

Hibernia refers to Ireland. Cymru is Welsh for Wales, the Welsh being the Cymry. Albion is another name for England as seen from across the sea by Continentals : the island with the white cliffs of Dover. Alba is the Gaelic name for Scotland. Some Scottish motorists have Alba on their nationality-plates. Caledonia is a poetic name for Scotland or the Highlands but actually derives from the name given by the Romans to all of Northern Britain. Hibernian FC is the name of a football club in Scotland.

Their address is Easter Road, Edinburgh.

Answer: bannock

Bairn is Scottish for a child (cp.to bear, birth, born etc.) A beltie refers to the 'belted Galloway cattle'. A beltie is black at the front and rear, but has a white band around its middle. Brae = hill or hillside.

Answer: nickname for Edinburgh

Perth may be famous for its Lady of Perth, but not for its cigars. Aberdeen, the Granite City may smell of fish and North Sea oil, but is not called Auld Reekie. A famous 'Smokie' is Arbroath smokie which is smoked haddock. There is also the finnan haddie, also a smoked haddock.

Another famous 'auld' phrase is the Auld Alliance, which refers to Scotland and France teaming up vs. England - until the rise of protestantism changed the political chess game.

Answer: a famous pudding or drink made with whisky and honey

The other ingredients are oatmeal and water.