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'W' is for Scottish... Trivia Quiz

A slight off shoot from my A-Z quiz again with more Scottish words. I'll give you a scenario involving a Scottish word beginning with 'W' and you guess the answer. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kristian88. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kristian88

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,401

Updated
Feb 10 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
588

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Question 1 of 10

1. A Scotsman goes into his local bank and asks to speak to an advisor. He is interested in a 'wadset'. What exactly does he want to do? Hint

Take out a bank loan

Take out insurance

Open up an account

Take out a mortgage

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Question 2 of 10

2. If you were to see a Scotsman 'wintling' along, what exactly would he be doing? Hint

Walking backwards

Running

Skipping

Staggering

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Question 3 of 10

3. If whilst speaking to a Scotsman he was describing himself and said that he was very 'wanchancy', what exactly would he be saying that he was? Hint

Happy

Lucky

Unlucky

Sad

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Question 4 of 10

4. If a Scotsman was describing his wife and used the word 'wowf', what would he be telling you about her? Hint

That she had left him

That she was loyal

That she was mad

That she was still attractive to him

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Question 5 of 10

5. If a Scotsman was describing a particular creature to you and said that it lived in a 'weem', which of these creatures was he most obviously talking about? Hint

Kingfisher

Turtle

Rabbit

Dog

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Question 6 of 10

6. A Scotsman goes to the doctor and tells her that he has had quite a sore 'wame' for the past few weeks. What does the doctor look at? Hint

His neck

His buttocks

His breasts

His belly

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Question 7 of 10

7. If a Scotsman was describing to you a particular acquaintance of his, and he used the term 'waff', what would he be telling you about him? Hint

He was a weak and worthless person

He was gay and effeminate

He was a strong and beautiful person

He was married and cheating

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Question 8 of 10

8. If, whilst in Scotland, you were just minding your own business when a Scottish man came up and 'wyted' you, what had he just done? Hint

Asked you out to dinner

Hit you with his bare hand

Blamed you for something

Asked you the way somewhere

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Question 9 of 10

9. Whilst at the gym in Scotland, in the rural highlands, a poster there had the word 'warsling' on it, but to what was it referring? Hint

Wrestling contest

Caber tossing contest

Martial arts contest

Chess contest

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Question 10 of 10

10. Supposing for one minute that you were a Scottish person, if you're not already one, and decided to 'win' your clothes, what would you be going to do with them? Hint

Wash them on a washboard

Iron them with a flat iron

Fold them neatly

Hang them out to dry

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A Scotsman goes into his local bank and asks to speak to an advisor. He is interested in a 'wadset'. What exactly does he want to do?

Answer: Take out a mortgage

Wadset is indeed a mortgage.

2. If you were to see a Scotsman 'wintling' along, what exactly would he be doing?

Answer: Staggering

To wintle is to stagger or meander.

3. If whilst speaking to a Scotsman he was describing himself and said that he was very 'wanchancy', what exactly would he be saying that he was?

Answer: Unlucky

From the English words wane and chance, it means unlucky or is sometimes used as meaning wicked.

4. If a Scotsman was describing his wife and used the word 'wowf', what would he be telling you about her?

Answer: That she was mad

Wowf means crazy or mad.

5. If a Scotsman was describing a particular creature to you and said that it lived in a 'weem', which of these creatures was he most obviously talking about?

Answer: Rabbit

A weem is Scottish for an underground dwelling.

6. A Scotsman goes to the doctor and tells her that he has had quite a sore 'wame' for the past few weeks. What does the doctor look at?

Answer: His belly

Wame is Scottish for belly and comes from the English word womb.

7. If a Scotsman was describing to you a particular acquaintance of his, and he used the term 'waff', what would he be telling you about him?

Answer: He was a weak and worthless person

Waff is simply a weak and worthless person...or a person society would not miss.

8. If, whilst in Scotland, you were just minding your own business when a Scottish man came up and 'wyted' you, what had he just done?

Answer: Blamed you for something

To wyte is to blame or fault someone.

9. Whilst at the gym in Scotland, in the rural highlands, a poster there had the word 'warsling' on it, but to what was it referring?

Answer: Wrestling contest

To warsle is to wrestle and the word comes from the same origin of Old English.

10. Supposing for one minute that you were a Scottish person, if you're not already one, and decided to 'win' your clothes, what would you be going to do with them?

Answer: Hang them out to dry

To win is to dry by exposure to the wind.

Source: Author kristian88

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