1. The biggest Scottish city is

• Edinburgh

• Glasgow

• Dundee

2. Which Scottish town has the same name as a big city in Australia?

• Perth

• Aberdeen

• Oban

3. Which Scottish town is called "Gateway to the Highlands"?

• Perth

• Glasgow

• Stirling

4. What is the "Royal Mile"?

• An old Scottish linear measure

• The main street of historic Edinburgh

• The distance between Balmoral Castle and Crathie Church

5. What is the region around Dufftown famous for?

• Water falls

• Clan battles

• Whisky distilleries

6. What is a tartan?

• A special pattern of a Scottish clan

• A fierce clan battle

• A dungeon in Scottish castles

7. Which famous Scottish song is associated with Robert Burns?

• Amazing Graze

• Auld Lang Syne

• Bluebells of Scotland

8. Who wrote the novel "Ivanhoe"?

• Sir Walter Scott

• Robert Burns

• Thomas Carlyle

9. In which year was the resurrection of the Scottish Parliament?

• 1995

• 1999

• 2002

10. Which marvellous palace you can find just outside of Kelso?

• Holyrood Palace

• Falkland Palace

• Floors Castle

11. Which Scottish island is called "the misty island"?

• Skye

• Mull

• Arran

12. Where can you find St Columba´s cathedral and St Oran´s Chapel?

• Edinburgh

• Isle of Iona

• Peebles

13. The owner of which castle is allowed to maintain a private army?

• Drummond Castle

• Kildrummy Castle

• Blair Atholl Castle

14. What is "Goat Fell"?

• A rocky cliff with a great waterfall

• A slaughter-house for goats in Glasgow

• A small glacier glen in the Highlands

15. When did the big Tay Bridge collapse in a mighty gale killing 75 train passengers?

• Dec. 28th, 1879

• Oct. 28th, 1888

• Nov. 19th, 1898

16. Where can you find St Magnus´s Cathedral?

• Lerwick, Shetlands

• Kirkwall, Orkneys

• Portree, Skye

17. Which Highland village is supposed to be the most beautiful in Scotland?

• Grantown-on-Spey

• Plockton

• Tobermory

18. Which village is the Scottish skiing centre?

• Pitlochry

• Achnasheen

• Aviemore

19. Which part of Scotland is praised by a famous song of Paul McCartney?

• Mull of Kintyre

• Isle of Mull

• Isle of Skye

20. Which palace is the official residence of the Queen in Scotland?

• Balmoral Castle

• Holyrood Palace

• Falkland Palace

21. Which of the golf courses of St Andrews is the world´s oldest?

• Old Course

• Eden Course

• Jubilee Course

22. Which is NOT one of the four Border abbeys?

• Jedburgh Abbey

• Dryburgh Abbey

• Fountains Abbey

23. Which great mansion was built for the famous writer Sir Walter Scott?

• Abbotsford House

• Bemersyde House

• Mellerstain House

24. Which loch is supposed to be the most beautiful of Scotland?

• Loch Ness

• Loch Lomond

• Loch Awe

25. Which isle can you reach by ferry from Oban?

• Isle of Skye

• Isle of Arran

• Isle of Mull

26. Where did Bonnie Prince Charlie raise his banner on Aug. 19th, 1745, which was the beginning of the second Jacobite Raising?

• Glenfinnan

• Ballachulish

• Spean Bridge

27. Where the famous slaughter of the MacDonalds took place on Feb. 13th, 1692?

• Mam Rattachan

• Glencoe

• Kinlochewe

28. Where the heart of King Robert the Bruce was buried?

• Bannockburn

• St Margaret´s Chapel, Edinburgh

• Melrose Abbey

29. Which tower-house is just outside of Peebles, Borders?

• Neidpath Castle

• Fyvie Castle

• Castle Fraser

30. Which town was the old capital of Scotland (before Edinburgh)?

• Dunfermline

• Glasgow

• Stirling

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