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cotland?

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are that you are right!! If you have the right answer, you win, and if you
don’t, you lose! Good luck!

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Scotland has:

over 300 islands.
over 500 islands.
over 700 islands.

2.

What’s the capital city of Scotland?

Glasgow.
Aberdeen.
Edinburgh.
Inverness.

3.

What colour is the Scottish flag?

blue with a white cross.
white with a blue cross.
green with a white cross.
white with a red cross.

4.

What is the symbol of Scotland?

the rose.
the thistle.
the daffodil.
the shamrock.

5.

Who is the patron saint of Scotland?

St Patrick.

St David.

St Andrew.

St George.

6.

What is the name of the famous lake
where a monster is said to live?

Loch Tess.

Loch Ness.

Loch Mess.

Loch Beth.

7.

What’s the name of the type of skirt that
Scottish men sometimes wear?

the kilt.

the Scot skirt.

the skilt.

the squid.

8.

What is the national drink of Scotland?

tea.

vodka.

Guinness.

whisky.

9.

What is the national dish of Scotland ?

fish & chips.

haggis.

chicken curry.

whisky.

10.

What is the name of the musical wind
instrument that is from Scotlan

d?

the wind pipes.
the bag pipes.
the Scottish sax.

the Scottish flute.

11.

When did Scotland get its own
Parliament?

1899.

1959.

1979.

1999.

12.

How many languages are spoken in
Scotland?

1.

2.

3.

4.

13.

What’s the name of Scotland’s national
poet?

Robert Burns.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Walter Scot.

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cotland is in north-west Europe and is part of Great Britain and the United

Kingdom (UK).

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cotland is a mountainous country in the north of the island of Great Britain

and shares a land border to the south with England and is bounded by the
North Sea on the east and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. Its capital city is
Edinburgh.

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cotland has some 790 islands and 130 are inhabited (= people live on

them). Scotland is famous for its fresh water lochs (lakes). One of the most
famous is Loch Ness where a mysterious monster is said to lurk in the
depths of the water. Scotland is also famous for its clans, kilts, medieval
castles, as well as poetry and songs of Robert Burns.

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amous People of Scotland (= Scots) include: Walter Scott, Robert Louis

Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, David Hume and the actor Sean Connery.

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hree languages are spoken in Scotland: English, Gaelic and Scots.

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ntil 1603, Scotland had its own King.

In July 1, 1999, the Scottish Parliament was opened by HM the Queen, the
first Scottish Parliament for 300 years. Scottish parliament responsibilities
include social work services, health, local government and education.

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t. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. St. Andrew was one of the Twelve

Apostles (disciples of Jesus) and brother of Simon Peter (Saint Peter). He
was a fisherman by trade, who lived in Galilee (in present-day Israel.)

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he Scottish flag is the cross of St. Andrew, also known as the Saltire. It is

said to be one of the oldest national flags of any country, dating back at least
to the 12th century. It is blue with a white cross. St. Andrew is believed to
have died on a diagonally transversed cross which the Romans sometimes
used for executions and which, therefore, came to be called St. Andrew's
cross. The blue stands for the sky.

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n January 2007, the St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act was

given royal assent, making 30 November (or the nearest Monday if a
weekend) a bank holiday in Scotland. However, instead of being a full public
holiday, it is a voluntary public holiday.

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o? How many points did you really score?

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