Burns Night Quiz

1. On what date do Scots celebrate Burns Night each year?

Burns Night is on January
25th (Burns' birthday).
2. When someone talks about Munro Bagging, what are they referring
to?
Climbing mountains.
3. What is an Arbroath Smokie?

Salted smoked haddock.

4. Who was the author of The Strange Case of Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde
who allegedly destroyed his first manuscript after his wife read it and
was terrified?
Robert Louis Stevenson
5. Robbie Burns wrote a poem about a "timorous beastie". What
was this beastie?
A Mouse
6. Haggis is made using oatmeal and which animals stomach?
Sheep
7. Which of these four jobs did Robert Burns NOT do (a) Flaxdresser,
(b) Exciseman, (c) Farmer, (d) school teacher?
(d) School teacher
8. Scotland and England are separated by which range of hills?
Cheviots
9. What is the national animal of Scotland?
at front of the British passport)
10.

How old was Robert Burns when he died?

The

The Unicorn (look

37

11.
There are 12 members in an English criminal jury. How many
members are there in a Scottish criminal jury?
Fifteen
12.
In theatres, what is referred to as The Scottish play?
Macbeth

13.

When was Robert Burns born?

January 25, 1759

14.
Who was the presenter of ITVs The Krypton Factor?
Gordon Burns
15.
Name Britains highest mountain.
Nevis.
16.
What is the capital city of Scotland?
Edinburgh
17.
Which famous Scot invented the television?
Logie Baird.

Ben

John

18.
Towards the end of the Victorian era, Dundee was famous for its
three Js Jam, Jute and what?
Journalism
19.
What is the longest river in Scotland? The River Tay
119 miles long
20.
Where does Porridge originate from?
Many people assume
porridge originated in Scotland but traces of porridge oats were
actually found in the stomachs of 5,000 year old Neolithic bog bodies
in Scandinavia, dating back many years before it was first recorded
or tasted in Scotland.
21.
What famous building sits on top of an extinct volcano in
Edinburgh?
The castle
22.
In 1839, what was added to bicycles by a Scottish blacksmith,
which made them easier to get about on?
Pedals
23.
Which musical tells the story of a Scottish village that appears
once every century?
Brigadoon
24.
Are Scotch eggs Scottish?
No The London department store
Fortnum & Mason claims to have invented Scotch eggs in 1738.
25.
In January 1984, Michael Jackson suffered second-degree burns
while making a commercial for which company?
Pepsi

Tiebreaker - In which year did the Forth Road Bridge open?

1964