Not that it affects the quiz entry in any way ("James" is sufficient to fill it in), but the *British* monarch responsible for the bible is known as James I, not James VI. He was James VI as King of Scotland, before succeeding to monarch of the joined British kingdom of Scotland and England in 1603.
Actually the two kingdoms were not joined until 1707--but did share a monarch (when they weren't chopping off his head) from 1603 forward. Still I agree with tschutzer that it is more accurate to number him as James I if we are referring to him as the British monarch.
no he is known as James VI, he was from the House of Stuart which was a Scottish family and there 5 previous "King James" before him. He was already James VI for the first few decades of his reign as monarch solely of Scotland. Then he became king of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
there are loads of Scots missed out, you need a huge quiz to get them all in, so I have a sticker in the rear window of my car, it goes "I am a Scot. We invented the world, therefore I can say what I like..."
I think this quiz should be entitled "Scottish-born People".
There is a big difference between being Scottish-born and being Scottish.
Tony Blair is certainly not a Scot, nor Gordon Ramsay.
Also, James VI is correct, in the same way we talk about Elizabeth II currently, despite there never having been an Elizabeth I of Scotland, only England. The higher number always prevails.
Blair's father was English - born in Yorkshire - but that is a grey area and doesn't really matter. In the UK singling out one specific national identity is odd unless it is particularly fitting.
I raise the example of Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister after Blair: he was born in Scotland to Scottish parents, schooled in Scotland, went to university in Scotland, represented a Scottish constituency in parliament, still spends most of his time in Scotland, regularly speaks out on Scottish issues, and does it all with a Scottish accent!
In a melting pot like the UK, that is the kind of person you could refer to as "Scottish" without raising eyebrows for being overly selective.
Got the first 19 relatively easily ... then thanks to Monty Python for the 20th - going through all the non-French/German sounding philosophers before hitting on David Hume, could out-consume...
Why do people make comments along the lines of "I was expecting so-and-so"? There's only a few answers here, you can't include everyone remotely famous to do with Scotland. Anyway, why isn't Nessie on this quiz...?
Does being born in Scotland make you Scottish? For Arthur Conan Doyle, Wiki says: "Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, was born in England, of Irish Catholic descent, and his mother, Mary (née Foley), was Irish Catholic."
I appreciate, as always, that you can't include EVERY SINGLE interesting Scot that the quiz takers like. But, if you DO decide to update this quiz at some point, it would be lovely to see Ken Buchanan represented: the only Scots boxer ever to become World Champion. (He was famous for his tartan robe and trunks as well as his talent in the ring.)
There is a big difference between being Scottish-born and being Scottish.
Tony Blair is certainly not a Scot, nor Gordon Ramsay.
Also, James VI is correct, in the same way we talk about Elizabeth II currently, despite there never having been an Elizabeth I of Scotland, only England. The higher number always prevails.
Blair's father was English - born in Yorkshire - but that is a grey area and doesn't really matter. In the UK singling out one specific national identity is odd unless it is particularly fitting.
I raise the example of Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister after Blair: he was born in Scotland to Scottish parents, schooled in Scotland, went to university in Scotland, represented a Scottish constituency in parliament, still spends most of his time in Scotland, regularly speaks out on Scottish issues, and does it all with a Scottish accent!
In a melting pot like the UK, that is the kind of person you could refer to as "Scottish" without raising eyebrows for being overly selective.
Great quiz but don't forget about the numerous amazing Scottish women that didn't appear here, such as Mary Somerville.