Scotland, Millionaire Style Trivia Quiz

Answer: United Kingdom

The United Kingdom consists of Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Scotland has a devolved parliament which covers many issues, but overall control resides with the Westminster parliament in London.

Answer: Atlantic

Scotland, along with the rest of the UK, lies in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, and has shorelines on some of its constituent seas, most notably the North Sea, which stretches down its east coast.

Answer: Loch Ness

Loch Ness is the largest lake by volume in Great Britain, and is located south of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Rumours of a creature known as the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie) in its waters have persisted for many years, with photographs taken which were later proven to be fake.

Answer: Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis, at 4,413 feet (1,345 metres), is the highest mountain not only in Scotland, but in the whole of the UK. It towers over the town of Fort William in the west Highlands. Ben Lomond overlooks Loch Lomond but is considerably smaller than Ben Nevis. Slieve Donard is in Northern Ireland and Croagh Patrick is in the Republic of Ireland.

Answer: Both sang James Bond theme songs

Lulu (real name Marie Lawrie) was born in Stirlingshire in 1948, and sang the theme tune to the Bond movie "The Man With the Golden Gun". Sheena Easton was born in Lanarkshire in 1959 and sang the them tune to "For Your Eyes Only". Lulu won the Eurovision contest in 1969 and was married to Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, but Easton did neither of these things. Neither woman was created a Dame during the 20th century.

Answer: William Wallace

Despite its many historical inaccuracies, "Braveheart" was a huge box office success, winning five Oscars including Best Picture. The real William Wallace lived from around 1270 until 1305, and led his army to victory over the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297. He was executed in London in 1305, and a huge monument to him stands just outside of Stirling.

Answer: Nazareth

Nazareth were formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1968 by Dan McCafferty, Manny Charlton (guitar), Pete Agnew (bass) and Darrell Sweet (drums). Their heyday was the 1970s, when they had five top 20 UK singles and three top 20 albums.

Answer: Sheep

Haggis is traditionally cooked in a sheep's stomach, although artificial casings are mostly used in the 21st century. A "Burn's Supper", in recognition of poet Robert Burns, consists of haggis, potatoes and neeps (swedes).

Answer: Battle of Flodden Field

The Battle of Flodden Field took place in 1513 in Northumbria, England. King James IV of Scotland died in the battle which was won by English forces. The Battles of Loudon Hill (1307) and Bannockburn (1314) both resulted in victories for the Scots over the English. The Battle of Culloden (1746) saw victory for UK forces over the Jacobites.

Answer: European beaver

The European beaver hadn't been seen in Scotland since the 15th century before being reintroduced in the Knapdale area of Argyll and Bute. The Scottish government later announced them to be a protected species.

Answer: St Johnstone

Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian, both from Edinburgh, enjoyed success in the 1950s, whilst Aberdeen had a golden age in the 1980s under the managerial leadership of Alex Ferguson. St Johnstone, from Perth, didn't manage to win a 20th century title, their nearest attempt coming in 1970-71 when they finished in third place.

Answer: Barra

Barra is a small island in the Outer Hebrides. The airport opened in 1936 and connects the island with Glasgow. There are three runways in a triangular formation on the beach, which obviously can only be used at low tide.

Answer: Lewis Grassic Gibbon

"A Scot's Quair" consists of the three novels "Sunset Song", *Cloud Howe" and "Grey Granite", and document the life of a young Scotswoman, Chris Guthrie, in the early 20th century. The first of these is the most well known, and has been turned into both a television serial and a feature film. Grassic Gibbon was raised in the Kincardineshire farming community of Arbuthnott, where a small museum is dedicated to his memory.

Answer: James Dewar

James Dewar was born in Kincardine-on-Forth in 1842, and studied chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. He designed the first vacuum flask. also known as a Dewar flask, or thermos, in 1892.

Answer: Still Game

"Still Game" features the misadventures of two Glaswegian pensioners, Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade, portrayed by Ford Kiernen and Greg Hemphill respectively. Supporting characters include their friend Winston Graham, local gossip Isa Drennen, barman Boabby Taylor and shopkeeper Navid Harrid.