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Selected Snippets Of Scots Trivia Quiz

We Scots have a reputation for being partial to an alcoholic beverage or two. The following snippets of conversation were heard in the numerous aptly-named drinking establishments of Swallydoon City, in Scotland. Can you tell me what they mean?

A multiple-choice quiz by Kalibre. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Kalibre

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
418,899

Updated
Mar 30 25

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Heard in The Canny Clansman bar, a young man saying his glass was 'pure barkit'. That means that the glass was which of these? Hint

Almost full

Very large

Almost empty

Very dirty

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Question 2 of 10

2. Heard in the lounge of the Hairy Haggis Hotel bar, a young lady saying to her boyfriend, 'Awa ye go 'n' bile yer heid'. What was she instructing him to do? Hint

Get lost

Go and boil some haggis

Get a haircut

Go and buy a helmet

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Question 3 of 10

3. Heard in The Droothy Dogs drinking establishment, someone being described as 'sleekit'. Can you guess the meaning of that word? Hint

Greedy

Timid

Sly

Bold

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Question 4 of 10

4. Heard in The Hieland Coo's Horns bar was this conversation between two Scots lassies (girls). One said to the other 'See him, he's a right walloper'. What is she saying about him? Hint

He looked like a heavyweight boxer.

He was behaving like an idiot.

He was very handsome.

He was very tall.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Heard in The Bagpiper's Bistro bar was the following phrase 'That lassie's no' got a scooby doo'. What was being suggested about the young lady? Hint

She didn't have a plate of stew.

She didn't have a dog named Scooby Doo.

She didn't have a clue.

She had lost one of her shoes.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Heard in The Blethering Bampot bar, a lady said saying she was going to get the 'messages'. What was she going to do? Hint

Get the shopping

Check her text messages

Check her emails

Fetch the mail that had been delivered

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Question 7 of 10

7. Heard in the Kilted King's bar, a lady who was carrying two large shopping bags, sat down and exclaimed that she was 'puggled'. What on earth did she mean? Hint

She was tired.

She was anxious.

She was hot.

She was bored.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Heard in the Tattiebogle Tavern, a man saying to his friends that he had just given his car a 'richt dicht'. What had he done to his car? Hint

Given it a really good clean

Filled it up with lots of petrol

Driven it on a long journey

Crashed it in an accident

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Question 9 of 10

9. Heard in The Tartan Tammy tavern, a woman said she tasted a biscuit which was 'foosty'. Which of these words could also have been used to describe it? Hint

Stale

Sweet

Delicious

Crunchy

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Question 10 of 10

10. Heard in The Havering Halfwit bar were two elderly gentlemen using the phrase 'Lang may yer lum reek'. What do you think was being said? Hint

May your bagpipes keep playing.

May you live a long time.

May your pipe stay lit.

May your sporran be full.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Heard in The Canny Clansman bar, a young man saying his glass was 'pure barkit'. That means that the glass was which of these?

Answer: Very dirty

The young fellow was saying that his glass was dirty, because the word 'barkit' means that something is not clean. Some other Scottish words for dirty are 'clorty', 'manky', 'bowfin', 'boggin', and 'mingin'.

2. Heard in the lounge of the Hairy Haggis Hotel bar, a young lady saying to her boyfriend, 'Awa ye go 'n' bile yer heid'. What was she instructing him to do?

Answer: Get lost

The unfortunate boyfriend was being told to get lost. He, therefore, must have offended the young lady in some way. Other ways of telling someone to get lost in Scots are 'Bugger aff', 'Sling yer hook', On yer bike' and 'Tak a lang walk aff a short pier'.

3. Heard in The Droothy Dogs drinking establishment, someone being described as 'sleekit'. Can you guess the meaning of that word?

Answer: Sly

To call someone 'sleekit' in Scotland means that they are sly. An example would be 'With a sleekit grin, she managed to outwit the others who were taking part in the quiz'. Or it can be applied to an animal: 'The sleekit fox skulked in the bushes'.

4. Heard in The Hieland Coo's Horns bar was this conversation between two Scots lassies (girls). One said to the other 'See him, he's a right walloper'. What is she saying about him?

Answer: He was behaving like an idiot.

Being called a 'walloper' is not a compliment. On the contrary, it refers to someone who is behaving foolishly or over the top, annoying. Similar words are 'roaster', 'numpty', 'eejit' and 'heidbanger'.

5. Heard in The Bagpiper's Bistro bar was the following phrase 'That lassie's no' got a scooby doo'. What was being suggested about the young lady?

Answer: She didn't have a clue.

Not having a 'scooby doo' means that someone doesn't have a clue. For example, 'He doesn't have a scooby doo how to work the telly, so he's been stuck on the weather channel all afternoon!'

6. Heard in The Blethering Bampot bar, a lady said saying she was going to get the 'messages'. What was she going to do?

Answer: Get the shopping

In Scotland, going to get the 'messages' refers to going to do the shopping. Someone might say 'I'll no' be long, I'm just nipping oot tae the supermarket tae get the messages for the week'.

7. Heard in the Kilted King's bar, a lady who was carrying two large shopping bags, sat down and exclaimed that she was 'puggled'. What on earth did she mean?

Answer: She was tired.

The lady in question was feeling tired, no doubt because of carrying the shopping bags. Other Scots words for tired are 'wabbit', 'knackered' and 'worn oot'.

8. Heard in the Tattiebogle Tavern, a man saying to his friends that he had just given his car a 'richt dicht'. What had he done to his car?

Answer: Given it a really good clean

Giving something a 'richt dicht' means to give it a good wipe, usually with a cloth. One would say 'I skelt coffee on the table, so I'm gonnae gee it a richt dicht wi' a cloot'. That translates as 'I spilt coffee on the table, so I'm going to give it a good wipe with a cloth'.

9. Heard in The Tartan Tammy tavern, a woman said she tasted a biscuit which was 'foosty'. Which of these words could also have been used to describe it?

Answer: Stale

If something is described as being 'foosty', it means that it's stale or musty. An example is 'That loaf of bread has gone a foosty. It's time to chuck it oot'.

10. Heard in The Havering Halfwit bar were two elderly gentlemen using the phrase 'Lang may yer lum reek'. What do you think was being said?

Answer: May you live a long time.

'Lang may yer lum reek' is often used as a friendly toast or wish, meaning 'long may your chimney smoke', essentially, wishing someone health and prosperity. It is often used on Hogmanay (New Year's Eve) as a toast.

Source: Author Kalibre

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