Friday Quiz Burns Night Edition

1. Which Scottish town is famous as a venue for runaway marriages?

Edinburgh

Gretna Green

Glasgow

Dumfries

The legal age for marriage in Scotland is 16, but if you are under 18 in England and Wales, you need parental consent to get married. As Gretna Green is the first place you get to when you cross the border from England, it became known as a place for young couples to get married.

Explanation

The legal age for marriage in Scotland is 16, but if you are under 18 in England and Wales, you need parental consent to get married. As Gretna Green is the first place you get to when you cross the border from England, it became known as a place for young couples to get married.

2. If you found yourself at a ceilidh, what would you expect to be doing?

Watching a film

Dancing

Watching a fight

Walking

A celidh is a traditional Scottish party, basically, with traditional Scottish music and lots of dancing.

Explanation

A celidh is a traditional Scottish party, basically, with traditional Scottish music and lots of dancing.

3. Match the Robert Burns' work with its first line

Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim’rous beastie,

Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o' the pudding-race!

For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne.

The deil cam fiddlin thro’ the toon, and danc’d awa wi the Exciseman

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4. Which of the following was not a profession of Robert Burns

Farmer

Poet

Journalist

Tax man

Robert Burns had a variety of professions whilst trying to make ends meet - he earned some money from his poems and songs but largely relied on other income streams. Although he worked as a taxman (exciseman, as it was known in Scotland at the time) he was well aware of the reputation of that profession, and wrote a song called "The Deil's Awa wi the Exciseman" (the Devil's run away with the taxman for you English) which slated the profession, generally.

Explanation

Robert Burns had a variety of professions whilst trying to make ends meet - he earned some money from his poems and songs but largely relied on other income streams. Although he worked as a taxman (exciseman, as it was known in Scotland at the time) he was well aware of the reputation of that profession, and wrote a song called "The Deil's Awa wi the Exciseman" (the Devil's run away with the taxman for you English) which slated the profession, generally.

5. What is the VAT on haggis?

20%

5%

0%

Exempt

Haggis falls under the generic food classification, which means it attracts 0% VAT. It's delicious, too!

Explanation

Haggis falls under the generic food classification, which means it attracts 0% VAT. It's delicious, too!