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Do you know Scotland?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which loch is the largest inland stretch of water in Great Britain by surface area?

a)

Loch Lomond

b)

Loch Ness

c)

Loch Awe

d)

Loch Lochy

2.

Which motorway connects Scotland's two largest cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh?

a)

M8

b)

M77

c)

M80

d)

M60

3.

On what date is St. Andrew's Day?

a)

November 30th

b)

January 25th

c)

November 25th

d)

January 30th

4.

What is sometimes called the Stone of Destiny, and often referred to in England as The Coronation Stone?

a)

The Stone of Scone

b)

The Stone of Scotland

c)

The Stone of Perth

d)

The Stone of Edinburgh

5.

Donald Trump's mother was born in the village of Tong, on which Scottish Island?

a)

Isle of Great Cumbrae

b)

Isle of Iona

c)

Isle of Mull

d)

Isle of Lewis

6.

The popular winter sports resort of Aviemore is located in which mountain range?

a)

Cullin Hills

b)

Cairngorm Mountains

c)

Grampian Mountains

d)

Campsie Fells

7.

What is Scotland's national animal?

a)

Golden Eagle

b)

Haggis

c)

Unicorn

d)

Stag

8.

The Glasgow School of Art building is often considered the masterpiece of which famous architect?

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

c)

James Scott

d)

Sir John James Burnet

9.

What are curling stones traditionally made of?

a)

Iron

b)

Granite

c)

Limestone

d)

Marble

10.

On which Scottish Island did George Orwell write his novel 1984?

a)

Iona

b)

Islay

c)

Skye

d)

Jura

11.

McCaig’s Tower overlooks which Scottish fishing town?

a)

Oban

b)

Pitlochry

c)

Peterhead

d)

Rosyth

12.

St Andrews is Scotland’s oldest university. When was it founded?

a)

1513

b)

1413

c)

1713

d)

1613

13.

What is the longest river in Scotland?

a)

River Clyde

b)

River Don

c)

River Tay

d)

River Dee

14.

Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire is said to have inspired which tale of horror?

a)

Frankenstein

b)

Dracula

c)

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

d)

The Mummy

15.

Gerard Butler is one of Scotland’s most successful actors, but what did he originally train to become?

a)

Doctor

b)

Teacher

c)

Lawyer

d)

Accountant

16.

Roughly, how many golf courses does Scotland have?

a)

550

b)

450

c)

350

d)

250

17.

Which famous US novel based its title from a poem by Robert Burns?

a)

'Catch 22' by Joseph Heller

b)

'Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D. Salinger

c)

'One flew over the cuckoo's nest' by Ken Kesey

d)

'The Grapes of Wrath' by John Steinbeck

18.

Where do the smoked haddock known as ‘smokies’ come from?

a)

Perth

b)

Aberdeen

c)

Oban

d)

Arbroath

19.

The Gaelic for whisky is Uisge Beatha. What is its literal meaning?

a)

The water of life

b)

Good health

c)

Heart warming liquid

d)

Spirit of Scotland

20.

A ‘Munro’ is the name for a Scottish mountain above which height?

a)

1,000 feet

b)

2,000 feet

c)

3,000 feet

d)

4,000 feet