Quiz round 1 - Page 2

shillelagh · 28-12-2007, 20:53

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

I wrote a quiz for a quiz night and in chatroom they told me to put it on.
Rules one answer a day of everyone.

ROUND 1

QUESTIONS ALL TO DO WITH SCOTLAND

1. Where will you find Swilken Burn in Scotland? On the old course at St Andrews Rishton Blue
2. What is an Arbroath Smokie? Yerself Smoked Haddock
3. In which city is The Scotsman newspaper published? brfc1974 Edinburgh
4. The ForthRailwayBridge connects Edinburgh to which other city/town?
5. In which year was the Act of Union in which Scotland was incorporated into the United Kingdom?
6. What did the Romans call Scotland?
7. What was created by the Scotland Act 1998? Grannyclaret Devolved Scottish Parliament
8. Who became King of Scotland in 1306?
9. In which city can the Tolbooth Jail be found?
10. 10 The Tay Rail Bridge spans which river? Egg and Chips River Tay
11. True of False Loch Ness holds more fresh water than is held in England and Wales reservoirs combined?
12. Which ScottishCity’s nickname is The Granite City Kathleen firth Aberdeen
13. Which Highland Games is the finale and has the queen as patron and is held in September?
14. What is Uisgne Beatha better known as?
15. Which Scottish city in the 19th century had the title SecondCity of the British Empire? Garinda Glasgow
16. Glasgow has just been awarded the Commonwealth Games in 2014. When did Edinburgh have the commonwealth games?
17. What is Scotland’s flag called?
18. Which city had the first pavements in 1688?
19. What date was Robert Burns born
20. Where is the stone of destiny or the stone of scone?
21. What are the Honours of Scotland?
22. What is tennis player Andy Murray’s brother called?
23. The film Braveheart was about which Scottish person? Beechy William Wallace
24. Who was the founder of the SAS
25. What is the tallest mountain in Scotland? Willow the Whisp Ben Nevis

Just updated them all

Lilly · 28-12-2007, 20:57

No. 14 Uisge Beatha means the water of life. There's a whisky bar of that name in Glasgow and let's face it, whisky is the water of life to the old Glaswegians LOL

James1234 · 28-12-2007, 21:18

24/ David Stirling

buttonsmum · 28-12-2007, 21:39

4/Fife......................

garinda · 28-12-2007, 23:00

5/ ..........1707

shillelagh · 28-12-2007, 23:03

1. Where will you find Swilken Burn in Scotland? On the old course at St Andrews Rishton Blue
2. What is an Arbroath Smokie? Yerself Smoked Haddock
3. In which city is The Scotsman newspaper published? brfc1974 Edinburgh
4. The ForthRailwayBridge connects Edinburgh to which other city/town? Buttonsmum Fife
5. In which year was the Act of Union in which Scotland was incorporated into the United Kingdom? Garinda 1707
6. What did the Romans call Scotland?
7. What was created by the Scotland Act 1998? Grannyclaret Devolved Scottish Parliament
8. Who became King of Scotland in 1306?
9. In which city can the Tolbooth Jail be found?
10. 10 The Tay Rail Bridge spans which river? Egg and Chips River Tay
11. True of False Loch Ness holds more fresh water than is held in England and Wales reservoirs combined?
12. Which ScottishCity’s nickname is The Granite City Kathleen firth Aberdeen
13. Which Highland Games is the finale and has the queen as patron and is held in September?
14. What is Uisgne Beatha better known as? Lilly Whisky water of life
15. Which Scottish city in the 19th century had the title SecondCity of the British Empire? Garinda Glasgow
16. Glasgow has just been awarded the Commonwealth Games in 2014. When did Edinburgh have the commonwealth games?
17. What is Scotland’s flag called?
18. Which city had the first pavements in 1688?
19. What date was Robert Burns born
20. Where is the stone of destiny or the stone of scone?
21. What are the Honours of Scotland?
22. What is tennis player Andy Murray’s brother called?
23. The film Braveheart was about which Scottish person? Beechy William Wallace
24. Who was the founder of the SAS James 1234 David Stirling
25. What is the tallest mountain in Scotland? Willow the Whisp Ben Nevis