Q 01/05

What is the pouch that hangs at the front of a kilt, standing in for pockets, called?

A) A quaich

B) A sporran

C) A glengarry

D) A targe

Answer · why

B) A sporran

A sporran can even need paperwork: under a Scottish law of 2007, the owner of one made from a protected animal such as an otter may have to hold a lic...

Q 02/05

The Ceres Games in Fife honour villagers who fought for Robert the Bruce at which battle?

A) Bannockburn

B) Loudoun Hill

C) Stirling Bridge

D) Falkirk

Answer · why

A) Bannockburn

Bannockburn: the games began in 1314 to mark the village men's return from the battle and are still held each June, billed as the oldest free games in...

Q 03/05

A perfect caber toss is scored as what?

A) 12 o'clock

B) A bullseye

C) A full turn

D) A hundred

Answer · why

A) 12 o'clock

12 o'clock is the top mark because a toss is read like a clock face from where the thrower stands: the caber must flip end over end and land pointing ...

Q 04/05

From what tree is a Scottish caber usually made?

A) Oak

B) Larch

C) Scots pine

D) Ash

Answer · why

B) Larch

It can be 16 to 20 feet long and weigh 90 to 150 pounds.

Q 05/05

The 'Braemar' and 'Open' styles are the two versions of which Highland heavy event?

A) Weight for distance

B) Putting the stone

C) Scottish hammer

D) Weight over bar

Answer · why

B) Putting the stone

Putting the stone keeps a real stone where the Olympics use a metal shot; the Braemar style allows no run-up at all, while the Open style lets the ath...