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Quiz on Scotland

20 questions · June 28, 2026

Below is the full Quizmo quiz devoted to the theme "Scotland": each question, its four options, the correct answer highlighted and, where available, its source. A chance to brush up on your general knowledge and then test what you know.

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Question 1

Easy

What affectionate nickname is given to Scotland's most famous lake monster?

Source: Nessie's legend exploded after a famously faked 1934 'surgeon's photograph'.

Question 2

Easy

What is the capital city of Scotland?

Source: Though Glasgow is bigger, Edinburgh has been Scotland's capital since the 15th century.

Question 3

Easy

Which instrument is most associated with traditional Scottish military bands?

Source: The Great Highland bagpipe was once classed as an instrument of war by Scottish courts.

Question 4

Easy

Which mythical creature is the national animal of Scotland?

Source: The unicorn has been Scotland's national animal since the 1500s, chosen as a proud, untameable beast.

Question 5

Easy

Which spiky plant is the national flower of Scotland?

Source: The prickly thistle supposedly saved Scots when invading Norsemen stepped on it and cried out.

Question 6

Easy

Which dish is traditionally served at a Burns Night supper?

Source: Haggis is a savoury pudding of sheep's offal, oats and spices, toasted at Burns suppers.

Question 7

Easy

Which mountain is the highest peak in the British Isles?

Source: At 1,345 metres Ben Nevis tops the British Isles, and its summit is cloudy most days of the year.

Question 8

Easy

Which is the most populous city in Scotland?

Source: Glasgow has roughly twice the population of the capital, Edinburgh.

Question 9

Easy

What is the Scottish name for the celebration of New Year's Eve?

Source: Hogmanay's 'first-footing' tradition says a dark-haired visitor brings luck for the new year.

Question 10

Easy

Which loch has the largest surface area in Great Britain?

Source: Loch Lomond covers the most surface, though deeper Loch Ness actually holds more water.

Question 11

Medium

Which Edinburgh-born actor was the first to play James Bond on screen?

Source: Edinburgh's Sean Connery was the original 007, debuting in 1962's Dr. No.

Question 12

Medium

Which Edinburgh-born inventor patented the telephone?

Source: Edinburgh-born Alexander Graham Bell secured his telephone patent in 1876.

Question 13

Medium

Which Scottish scientist discovered penicillin in 1928?

Source: Fleming spotted penicillin by accident when mould contaminated a forgotten petri dish.

Question 14

Medium

Which 1996 film about heroin addicts is set in Edinburgh?

Source: Danny Boyle's 'Trainspotting' turned Edinburgh's drug underworld into a global cult hit.

Question 15

Medium

Which monarch was beheaded in 1587 on the orders of Elizabeth I?

Source: Mary, Queen of Scots spent 19 years imprisoned before her cousin Elizabeth I had her executed.

Question 16

Medium

Which poet wrote the words to the song 'Auld Lang Syne'?

Source: Robert Burns' 'Auld Lang Syne' is now sung worldwide every New Year's Eve.

Question 17

Medium

Which king led the Scots to victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314?

Source: Robert the Bruce's win at Bannockburn was secured against a much larger English army.

Question 18

Hard

In the Highland Games, the caber toss involves flipping what object?

Source: The caber toss is judged on the accuracy of the flip, not the distance thrown.

Question 19

Hard

Which flavour is characteristic of whiskies from the island of Islay?

Source: Islay whiskies get their smoky punch from peat fires used to dry the barley.

Question 20

Hard

On which Scottish island group is the Neolithic village of Skara Brae found?

Source: Skara Brae on Orkney is older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids.

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