I'm not Scottish, but... Trivia Quiz

Answer: the Isle of Mull

Mull is the second largest of the Inner Hebrides. Manx is the Celtic language of the Isle of Man, and is an official language in addition to English. The island is a British dependency located in the Irish Sea. Lindisfarne is part of England and located just off the coast of Northumberland.

The Isle of Wight is an English county in itself and is located just off the southern coast of Hampshire.

Answer: Loch Tay

Queen Sybilla died in 1122 at Kenmore on Loch Tay and was buried in a large crannog, or man-made island, there. King Alexander died there two years later. Both are now buried at Dunfermline Abbey in Fife.

Answer: Bushmills

Bushmills is Irish whiskey. Both Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey (with an 'e') are governed by strict laws concerning their production. For example, all Scotch whisky must be distilled in Scotland, and the same is true of Irish whiskeys being distilled in Ireland.

Answer: Munro

Corbetts are peaks between 2,500 and 3,000 feet, such as Fair Tholl and Ben Arthur. Grahams are hills between 2,000 and 2,500 feet. I threw Wallace into the mix in honor of William Wallace.

Answer: a treeless promontory

The Mull of Galloway is the southernmost point of Scotland. The Mull of Kintyre is at the southwesternmost tip of the peninsula of Kintyre. Both mulls have historic lighthouses and on clear days, the Emerald Isle is visible from the lighthouses.

Answer: a stream

Robert the Bruce inflicted a severe defeat on Edward II at Bannockburn in 1314. The town of Bannockburn is named for a stream (the Bannock Burn) that flows through the town before meeting with the River Forth. Other Scottish burns with their own Wikipedia entries include Barry Burn (also known as Pitairlie Burn), Cowton Burn, Crynoch Burn, Dorback Burn, and Riereach Burn. All of these are listed by Wikipedia under "List of rivers of Scotland."

Answer: the Antonine Wall

Antoninus Pius ordered the building of the Antonine Wall, and it was completed about AD 154, only to be abandoned eight years later as the frontier was moved back to Hadrian's Wall. The Servian Wall was built around Rome, and the Limes Moesiae were built along the Danube. As far as I know, Trajan's Wall is a figment of my imagination.

Answer: Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire

The names, boundaries, and statuses of Scotland's counties, or shires, as they are also known, have changed several times through the nation's history. My name choices stem from county names as recognized from the late 1800s to 1975. In May of 1975 the counties were dis-established, and sub-national units became governed by Local Government councils. Sometimes I find modernization to be more than confusing.

Answer: Loch Lomond

Thomas Pettigrew set the world record for haggis hurling in a competition held on Inchmurrin in 1984, and held it for 20 years. Inchmurrin's area is about half of a square mile and the island is the home of eight people.

Answer: Aberdour Castle

Aberdour Castle is located in Fife, in the village of Easter Aberdour, overlooking the Firth of Forth. Parts of the castle date from AD 1200. Cawdor Castle, which has been in the hands of the Campbells since the 1500s, may be familiar to many from "the Scottish play" by Shakespeare, and is linked with Macbeth, who becomes "the Thane of Cawdor" in the play.

However, it was built many years after the death of the historical King Macbeth. Balmoral Castle has been a residence of Britain's royal family since 1852. Glamis Castle, in Angus, was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth II's mother (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother), and is also the birthplace of Princess Margaret, sister of Elizabeth II.