1. What traditionally forms the covering of a haggis?
2. In which Ayrshire village was Robert Burns born?
3. Who wrote the poem ?Ode to a Haggis??
4. What Scottish foodstuff did Robert Burns address as the Great Chieftain o’ the puddin’ race?
5. Haggis is traditionally made from a sheep's "pluck". Which three organs make up the pluck?
6. In which century was Robert Burns born?
7. What Gaelic word is used for a social evening of traditional music and dancing?
8. What type of headgear is named after a character in a poem by the famous Scotsman Robert Burns
9. What Scottish foodstuff did Robert Burns address as the Great Chieftain o? the puddin? race?
10. Where would you find a chanter and a drone?
11. In Burns's poem "Tam o' Shanter", what is the name of Tam's grey mare?
12. How many drones does the Great Highland bagpipe have?
13. Which vegetable is the traditional Burns Night accompaniment to haggis?
ANSWERS
1. Sheep's Stomach
2. Alloway
3. Robert Burns
4. The haggis, not surprisingly
5. The heart, liver and lungs
6. The 18th
7. A ceilidh
8. Tam o'Shanter
9. Haggis
10. On bagpipes
11. Meg (Maggie)
12. Three (two tenor drones and one bass drone)
13. Mashed Swede
Where these questions come from
- Food and Drink Quiz 19
- Scotland Quiz 1
- Pub Quiz 53
- Scottish Quiz 1
- Pub Quiz 60
- Scotland Quiz 3
- Whats in a Name Quiz 1
- Literature Quiz 12
- Scotland Quiz 4
- Food and Drink Quiz 18
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