20. Give the name of Scottish writer who wrote stories about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes

SCOTTISH QUIZ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What is the capital of Scotland? Give the name of the most famous lake in Scotland. Name the colours of the flag of Sco...
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SCOTTISH QUIZ

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What is the capital of Scotland? Give the name of the most famous lake in Scotland. Name the colours of the flag of Scotland. Give the name of famous alcoholic drink made of barley. What is the name of Scottish skirt made of tartan?

6. Who is the patron of Scotland? 7. As well as English what is Scotland’s other official language? 8. What is Scotland’s population? 9. Give the name of traditional Scottish dish eaten on 25th January 10.Give the name of the biggest city of Scotland. 11.Give the name of the most important Scottish instrument.

12.What holiday do people in Scotland attend on 25th January? 13.Which is Scotland’s highest peak? 14.These dogs were bred in Scotland as fierce hunters of foxes and badgers. It was first recognized as a pedigree dog in 1860. Give the name of the breed.

15.Give the name of the highest Scottish mountains. 16.Name three Scottish groups of islands. 17.Give the name of Scottish hero called “Brave heart”

18.Give the name of two most famous Scottish heroes who fought against Englishmen. 19.Which Scottish writer wrote novels, stories about Scottish brave, exotic warriors and history?

20. Give the name of Scottish writer who wrote stories about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes.

21.Who wrote the novel “Rob Roy? 22.Which Scottish outlaw was known as the “Robin Hood of Scotland”? 23. Give the name of Scottish scientist who invented the telephone.

24.Give the name of Scottish scientist who invented the first antibioticpenicillin. 25.Give the name of Scottish scientist who invented the television. 26.Who won the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297? 27.Who defeated the English army in the battle at Bannockburn 28.Give the name of the king of Scotland about whom a famous English writer Shakespeare wrote a play. 29.Which of them is not a Scottish city?- Aberdeen, Bristol, St Andrews, Dundee. 30.Give the name the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371 to 1603. 31.Which Scottish queen was called The Queen of Scots? 32.Which two novels were written by Walter Scott- Scottish writer: “Robin Hood”, Robinson Crusoe”, “Ivanhoe” or “Rob Roy” 33.Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer born in Scotland, created the best known detective in world literature. What is his name? 34.Which flag is the flag of Scotland? Flag 1, flag 2 or Flag 3

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flag 2

flag 3

35.Tony Blair is Scottish. What position does he occupy in the British Government now?

36. Where can you see Tony Blair, a Scottish politician, ? In photo 1, photo 2 or photo 3?

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photo 2

photo 3

37. Which of the following Prime Ministers were of Scottish orgin? Margaret Thatcher, Winston Churchill, John Major, Tony Blair 38.. What is the name of the man in the photo ? He was born in Scotland and was a famous Prime Minister.

39.What is the name of the Scottish actor, you can see in the photo?

40.What famous film character was played by the Scottish actor: Sean Connery 41.Which fish is very common in Scottish rivers and lakes ? 42.What is tartan? 43.Where is Harris Tweed made? 44.Who wrote the famous song “Old lang syne”?

45.What song do English people sing every New Year’s Eve? 46.What is the area of Scotland in sq kilometers? 47.Give the name of the oldest university in Scotland? 48.Which member of the royal family is studying in St Andrews university. 49. Put the names of the three Scottish cities in the correct order: from the biggest to the smallest: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen. 50.Which Scottish writer wrote the books: “Where eagles dare” and “The guns of Navarone”, later made into films? 51.Which of the following emblems is the emblem of Scotland:

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emblem 2

emblem 3

emblem 4

52.Which of the following plants is the Scottish national symbol? What is its name?

plant 1 plant 2 plant 3 53.Which of these dogs is a descendant of the Scottish sheepdog? What is its name?

dog 1

dog 2

dog 3

54.How high is the highest British peak situated in Scotland- Ben Navis? 55. Which of the contemporary British Prime Ministers reestablished the Scottish Parliament?

56. Complete the sentence with the right geographical names of oceans or seas “Scotland is bounded on the north and west by…..(1)…… ,and on the east by ….(2)… 57.What did John Baildon- a Scot built in Katowice? 58.What is the name of the oldest horse breed in Britain? It is named after an island in Scotland where it is originated.

59.What historical construction is shown in the picture:

60.What animal bred in Scottish Highlands on farms is shown in the photo? Is it a buffalo, bull, cow or horse?

61.Give the titles of books wrote by Robert Luis Stevenson.

62. Scottish people are reputed of being…… (What feature of character are they reputed to have?)

Scottish quiz- key 1. Edinburgh 2. Loch Ness (Loch Lamond or Loch Leven) 3. White and blue 4. Whisky 5. Kilt 6. Saint Andrew. 7. Gaelic 8. 5,200,000 9. Haggis 10.Glasgow 11.Bagpipe 12.Burns Night 13. Ben Nevis 14.Scottish Terrier 15.Grampians 16.The Hebrides, the Orkney Islands and the Shetlands 17.William Wallace 18.William Wallace, Robert Bruce ( Rob Roy) 19.Sir Walter Scott. 20.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 21.Walter Scott 22. Bob Roy 23.Alexander Graham Bell 24. Sir Alexander Fleming 25.John Logie Baird 26.William Wallace. 27.Robert Bruce 28.Macbeth 29.Bristol 30.The Stuart 31.Mary Stuart 32.“Ivanhoe” and :Rob Roy” 33. Sherlock Holmes. 34. Flag 3 35.The Prime Minister. 36.Photo 2 37.Winston Churchill and Tony Blair 38.Winston Churchill 39.Sean Connery 40.James Bond 41.Salmon

42.a special criss-cross pattern. There are many different tartan patterns. Each Scottish family or “clan” has its own tartan, e.g. the Macdonald Tartan. 43.On Harris, an island off the west coast of Scotland. 44. Robert Burns 45.“Old Lang Syne” 46.78, 769 sq km 47.St Andrews University 48.Prince William 49. Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen 50.Alistair Mac Lean 51. Emblem 2 52. Plant 3- thistle 53. Dog 2- collie 54. 1343 metres 55.Tone Blair 56.1- The Atlantic Ocean, 2- The North Sea 57.Steel Works 58.Shetland pony 59.Hadrian’s Wall 60.a cow 61.Treasure Island, Kidnapped ,The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, 62.mean, stingy etc