Scotland A – Z quiz
Each answer to the questions below starts with the letter shown. How many do you know or can you guess? Most are fairly easy but a few not so much. I believe that there is only one possible answer to each question but if not you have to get the one I had in mind. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
A
Town on the West Coast
B
Woodwind musical instrument associated with Scotland
C
Roman name for Scotland
D
City on the Firth of Tay
E
Scotland's capital
F
Biologist and physician who discovered penicillin
G
Popular sport from Scotland
H
Fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle
I
"Capital" of the Scottish Highlands
J
King who commissioned an English translation of the Bible
K
Pleated skirt for men
L
Scottish term for a lake
M
Shakespeare play set in Scotland
N
Colony in the Americas whose name is Latin for "New Scotland"
O
Island chain that lies about 10 miles north of the Scottish mainland
P
City that gave its name to a major city in Australia
Q
Book by Sir Walter Scott about a Scottish archer in France
R
Largest bank
S
Scottish Enlightenment figure known as "The Father of Economics"
T
Criss-cross patterns on cloth, sometimes associated with a specific clan
U
National animal
V
People that invaded Scotland in the 8th century
W
Hero portrayed in the movie "Braveheart"
X
Chemical element discovered by William Ramsay
Y
Treaty of [where] that established the border between England and Scotland in 1237
Z
Scotland got its first ever win at the FIFA World Cup in 1974 against
this country (which now has a different name)
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
A
Town on the West Coast
B
Woodwind musical instrument associated with Scotland
C
Roman name for Scotland
D
City on the Firth of Tay
E
Scotland's capital
F
Biologist and physician who discovered penicillin
G
Popular sport from Scotland
H
Fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle
I
"Capital" of the Scottish Highlands
J
King who commissioned an English translation of the Bible
K
Pleated skirt for men
L
Scottish term for a lake
M
Shakespeare play set in Scotland
N
Colony in the Americas whose name is Latin for "New Scotland"
O
Island chain that lies about 10 miles north of the Scottish mainland
P
City that gave its name to a major city in Australia
Q
Book by Sir Walter Scott about a Scottish archer in France
R
Largest bank
S
Scottish Enlightenment figure known as "The Father of Economics"
T
Criss-cross patterns on cloth, sometimes associated with a specific clan
U
National animal
V
People that invaded Scotland in the 8th century
W
Hero portrayed in the movie "Braveheart"
X
Chemical element discovered by William Ramsay
Y
Treaty of [where] that established the border between England and Scotland in 1237
Z
Scotland got its first ever win at the FIFA World Cup in 1974 against
this country (which now has a different name)
