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Scotland A-Z

For each letter of the alphabet, guess these answers that pertain to the country of Scotland.
Quiz by Aaron197
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First submittedOctober 18, 2019
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Hint
Answer
A
"Yes" in the Scots dialect
Aye
B
Woodwind musical instrument associated with Scotland
Bagpipes
C
Roman name for Scotland
Caledonia
D
City on the Firth of Tay
Dundee
E
Scotland's capital
Edinburgh
F
Biologist and physician who discovered penicillin
Alexander Fleming
G
Popular sport from Scotland
Golf
H
Fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
I
"Capital" of the Scottish Highlands
Inverness
J
King who commissioned an English translation of the Bible
James VI
K
Pleated skirt for men
Kilt
L
Scottish term for a lake
Loch
M
Shakespeare play set in Scotland
MacBeth
N
Colony in the Americas whose name is Latin for "New Scotland"
Nova Scotia
O
Island chain that lies about 10 miles north of the Scottish mainland
Orkney
P
City that gave its name to a major city in Australia
Perth
Q
Book by Sir Walter Scott about a Scottish archer in France
Quentin Durward
R
Largest bank
RBS
S
Scottish Enlightenment figure known as "The Father of Economics"
Adam Smith
T
Criss-cross patterns on cloth, sometimes associated with a specific clan
Tartan
U
National animal
Unicorn
V
People that invaded Scotland in the 8th century
Vikings
W
Hero portrayed in the movie "Braveheart"
William Wallace
X
Chemical element discovered by William Ramsay
Xenon
Y
Treaty that established the border between England and Scotland in 1237
Treaty of York
Z
Scotland got its first ever win at the FIFA World Cup in 1974 against
this country (which now has a different name)
Zaire
mrnafe
+8
Level 82
Oct 19, 2019
No irn bru or deep fried mars bars? The culinary delights of Scotland are mostly ignored
toowise
+1
Level 78
Oct 19, 2019
Best hangover cure ever..Irn Bru not the Mars Bar
chunderbirdsarego
+2
Level 78
Dec 1, 2019
a deep fried mars bar at the end of the night always seems to prevent hangovers
mf3
+3
Level 87
Oct 19, 2019
Health foods both
EytanMelech
+1
Level 67
Nov 30, 2019
Ah yes, home of haggis.
reverendmeat
+1
Level 80
Jan 25, 2024
Haggis is great, I'm sad it's illegal to sell in the US
PitifulExcuse
+2
Level 55
Jan 27, 2024
Really? That's so funny considering what's sold in the States claiming to be food.
OfficerDibble
+4
Level 80
Oct 21, 2019
"Former colony", I'd suggest...
GlobalCitizen
+1
Level 65
Jan 26, 2022
Seconded.
blizzrd33
+1
Level 79
Oct 21, 2019
Och aye the noo
Alacave
+8
Level 56
Nov 30, 2019
E:

Most famous football result?

East Fife 4 Forfar 5

Pharley
+1
Level 73
Nov 30, 2019
Which has never actually happened (except in a penalty shootout)
Nilles
+1
Level 51
Nov 30, 2019
pretty interesting that the Romans called the Scottish Caledonians while the name Caledonia is now used for the French islands, New Caledonia, in the pacific
JackintheBox
+4
Level 79
Nov 30, 2019
Actually 'Caledonian' is still used to refer to Scotland or the Scottish Highlands, but chiefly in names and geographical terms.
ThisIsAGreatUsername
+4
Level 50
Nov 30, 2019
It's almost like New Caledonia was named after Scotland's Latin name (Some sources 'ere and 'ere )
PitifulExcuse
+1
Level 55
Jan 27, 2024
who'd 'a' thunk it. Eh?
jack541
+2
Level 64
Jun 1, 2020
thats because when it was discovered the landscape was said to remind them of scotland hence the name
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Nov 30, 2019
Never thought of golf, but tried 'galloping'!
roadrage
+3
Level 68
Nov 30, 2019
Almost didn’t get ‘R’. I thought “largest bank” as in ”River bank”.
ander217
+2
Level 75
Nov 30, 2019
I just said Royal, and when that didn't work I moved on. Didn't think about needing bank in the title.
AlexThirkell
+11
Level 75
Dec 5, 2020
You have to type the answers, not say them. That's the key.
mez
+1
Level 71
Jan 28, 2022
I just put in royal as well :(
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Nov 30, 2019
Caledonia? Hm, okay. I guessed "Celtia" and was disappointed that wasn't right. Got most of the rest. Good job finding a "Z" answer.
kiwirage
+1
Level 62
Jan 25, 2022
I knew 'Caledonia' from an old MacGyver episode
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 67
Dec 20, 2023
You mean the beer?
Werifesteria
+1
Level 65
Nov 30, 2019
Is this featured because it's St. Andrew's Day?
EmeraldOracle
+1
Level 69
Nov 30, 2019
Great quiz, except that Nova Scotia is no longer a colony, it has become a province!
Kontio100
+1
Level 52
Dec 1, 2019
National animal is one that does not exist?
Malbaby
+11
Level 71
Dec 1, 2019
Can't get anything past you 'Kontio'
Triffid
+1
Level 68
Jan 25, 2022
National animal is haggis, surely! ;-)
dkm1981
+1
Level 47
Dec 7, 2019
Great quiz
skalidor
+5
Level 61
Apr 22, 2020
Scots isn't a dialect of English, it's its own Germanic language.
Manila101
+1
Level 32
May 13, 2020
@skalidor Scots Gaelic is its own language, while Scots is a dialect of English.
elijahwade
+6
Level 95
May 26, 2020
This is a matter of debate. There is a serious school of thought (and one that I believe to be the most recognised in linguistic studies) which suggests that Scots and English evolved alongside one another from the same Germanic root. Therefore, if Scots is to be considered a dialect, then so too is English. Instead, English is seen as a distinct language from its predecessors, as is Scots.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 79
Jan 15, 2021
I don't think it is so clear cut. The old chestnut states that a language has an army and a navy. That would make Scots not a language but a dialect of English. However, if Scotland secedes from the UK, does it suddenly become a language? This is quoted from scotslanguage.com, "The name Scots is the national name for Scottish dialects sometimes also known as ‘Doric’, ‘Lallans’ and ‘Scotch’, or by more local names such as ‘Buchan’, ‘Dundonian’, ‘Glesca’ or ‘Shetland’. Taken altogether, Scottish dialects are known collectively as the Scots language. Scots is one of three native languages spoken in Scotland today, the other two being English and Scottish Gaelic."
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 89
Jan 25, 2022
You know the old saying, "If it's not Scottish, it's crap!"
tshalla
+3
Level 75
Jan 25, 2022
The only way to have any trouble with B is if you once knew a Scottish bassoonist and can't move past that fact.
sjj93gg
+1
Level 45
Jan 26, 2022
The usual Scots spelling for the word for "yes" is "ay". The word "aye" in Scots is something different (meaning "still, always").
CaliforniaYankee
+1
Level 20
Jan 28, 2022
I got the unicorn one thanks to a John Oliver episode. Good quiz.
tallpotatoperson
+1
Level 67
Oct 23, 2022
I'm so good at this quiz. For the largest bank I typed 'river'
axinie
+1
Level 35
Jan 26, 2024
SCOTLAND FOREVER
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