scotland

     

in the Unite Kingdom  (camel)

Trivia about scotland

  • Charles Rennie Mackintosh of this country was 1 of the most innovative Art Nouveau architects
  • If you "take the high road", I'll get there afore ye
  • Completed circa 143, the Romans' Antonine Wall ran from the Firth of Forth to the Clyde in this country
  • The oldest working theater in this U.K. country is in the town of Dumfries
  • The Brig O'Doon refers to a bridge over the River Doon in this part of the United Kingdom
  • Located in the Highlands, Loch Lomond is this country's largest lake
  • Loch Tay
  • After Macbeth's death, his stepson, Lulach, became king of this country, but only for a few months
  • Schottland
  • This land that's north of England has odd place names lile Loch Lochy & Loch Oich
  • About two-thirds of this U.K. country's area is in its highlands & islands
  • In 1491 this country outlawed golf, soccer & other sports that were taking young men away from military training
  • Lochaber, Wigtown & Inverness
  • The Dee & Don Rivers are scenic features of Aberdeen, in this country
  • The British royal residence & castle known as Balmoral is found in this U.K. country
  • This country forms the northernmost part of the United Kingdom
  • Pinkie Cleugh on Sept. 10, 1547 was the last of the battles between the royal armies of England & this neighbor
  • Glamis Castle in this U.K. country has several ghosts, including an earl who gambled with the devil, & lost
  • As part of a dowry, the Orkney & Shetland Islands were turned over to this country in 1472
  • The Angus breed of cattle was developed there
  • The pipers seen here are sporting some of the native plaids of this country
  • To know watt's watt, you have to study the life of James Watt, an inventor from this country
  • At 24 miles, Loch Awe is the longest lake in this country of Great Britain
  • Dunoon, a burgh on the coast of this country, has a famous statue of "Highland Mary"
  • A railroad president named Aberdeen, South Dakota for his birthplace in this country
  • Lucy Ricardo's maiden name reflected her fictional ancestry in this country
  • The poet Robert Burns was born on Jan, 25, 1759 in Alloway, a village on the river Doon in this country
  • Noted for its salmon fishing, the Tay is the longest river of this United Kingdom country
  • The Lord Lyon King of Arms is the chief herald of this United Kingdom country
  • The Glencoe Massacre in this country, of those supposedly late in swearing loyalty, was a stain on William's reign
  • Orcadians don't live on the planet Ork but in the Orkney Islands of this British Isles country
  • This U.K. country's casino will have kilt-wearing croupiers & an all-you-can-eat haggis buffet
  • Born in Cromarty in this U.K. country in 1802, Hugh Miller did much to arouse public interest in geology
  • Tony Blair was born there
  • The purple heather jig
  • 1306 to 1329:Robert the Bruce
  • "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" takes place in this country in the 1930s
  • 843:Kenneth MacAlpin
  • University of Aberdeen in this country was the first in Great Britain to train students in medicine
  • The Tam-o'-shanter & the Glengarry are popular men's hats from this U.K. country
  • In 2002 McTear's, founded in this country in 1842, sold a bottle of 62-year-old Dalmore whiskey for over $40,000
  • The targe, a wooden shield of this country north of England, was in use from the 12th c. through the rebellion of 1745
  • Dorothy Dunnett's 6-volume Lymond Chronicles begin in this U.K. country in the aftermath of war with England
  • Speaking with a burr is mainly associated with this land
  • You can use your head to figure out that Dunnet Head is this U.K. country's northernmost mainland port
  • 3 Kenneths ruled this European country in the 9th & 10th centuries
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew holds the bridle of a Budweiser Clydesdale at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in St. Louis, MO.) Descendants of the great Flemish horse, which could pull a ton or more walking at 5 miles per hour, the Clydesdales were named for a major river in this country
  • Bairn is a word from this northernmost U.K. country, as in "Och, the wee bairn dinna eat his chicken tenders"
  • Kinlochbervie on Loch Inchard
  • this country isn't out of "kilt"er with the thistle as its national flower
  • Andrew Carnegie
  • Loch Ness & Loch Lochy form much of this country's Caledonian Canal
  • Sampling local elixirs is one of the highlights of the Malt Whiskey Trail in this U.K. country
  • In 1723 William Buchanan published a detailed history of this U.K. country's clans
  • Macbeth:1040 to 1057
  • Alba was the old Celtic name for this United Kingdom country
  • We're counting on your knowing that the Firth of Forth is an estuary in this country
  • Wales,Scotland,Northern Ireland
  • A variety of smoky quartz, cairngorm is a gemstone that comes from the Cairngorm Mountains of this country
  • Falkirk, Angus & Strathclyde
  • In 1847 Edison was born in the U.S. & Bell was born in this country
  • St. Margaret, a patriarch of this country, died in 1093, soon after her husband King Malcolm
  • Balliol,Bruce,Stuart
  • Made from the heart, liver & lungs of a sheep, the dish known as haggis is a specialty of this U.K. country
  • On Feb. 23, 1997 a report revealed scientists had cloned an adult sheep in this U.K. country
  • The Glengarry is a popular men's hat from there
  • You can find caledonite in this country that lent its ancient name to the mineral
  • King James V was not yet 2 when he was crowned king of this country at Stirling Castle in 1513
  • Despite her deafness, Evelyn Glennie, born near Aberdeen in this country, is a world-famous percussionist
  • The title of Duke of Rothesay is the highest title of this country given to the heir apparent to the U.K. throne
  • This country's Isle of Skye was the original home of the Skye terrier
  • Covering almost 30,000 square miles, this country consists of the northern third of the Island of Great Britain
  • In 1547 this country lost the Battle of Pinkie to the forces of Edward VI
  • Developed in this country, the cairn terrier was named for its ability to dig under cairns, or rock heaps, to hunt vermin
  • The Grampian Mountains divide this northern country's lowlands & highlands
  • Traquair, the oldest inhabited castle in this U.K. country, is home to the Maxwell Stuart family
  • Queen Margaret, the wife of King Malcolm Canmore, is this country's only female saint
  • Popularly worn in brooches, cairngorm is a smoky quartz from this country
  • It has the westernmost territory
  • Alex Salmond, first minister of this country, wants to take it out of the United Kingdom
  • When I turn the key, I hear cock-a-leekie... cock-a-leekie... which is a soup from this country
  • The Highland fling
  • King David II of this country, who spent decades in exile & in prison, was Robert the Bruce's eldest son
  • A ghillie is a shoe that originated in this U.K. country
  • Henry VIII's sister Margaret was a teen when she married King James IV of this British Isles country
  • Largo Bay is not in Florida but on the Forth Estuary in this U.K. country
  • Angus
  • This country's 1745 Jacobite rebellion was led by Charles Edward, the "Young Pretender"
  • Och! Mike Myers knows if it's not Grantown-on-Spey & Kirkcudbright in this country, it's crap! Och!
  • 1005:Malcolm II succeeds Kenneth III as king of this nation
  • Played in this U.K. country, the Premier League rivalry between Celtic & the Rangers is called "the Old Firm"
  • Me: Mary of Lorraine, regent of this country for my 12-year-old daughter, Mary Stuart
  • The 1719 Battle of Glenshiel in this country was a defeat for the Jacobite Rebellion
  • The ceremony of Riding the Bounds in Berwick, Northumberland began as defense against raiders from this nation
  • Kenneth I & James VI(as one country)
  • In 2006 "A Man's A Man For A' That" lost a vote to "Flower Of" this British land as a possible future national anthem
  • The tartan worn by the queen's piper is displayed at Balmoral Castle in this U.K. nation
  • Consisting of a sheep's minced heart, lung & liver, haggis is a specialty of this U.K. country
  • Lewis with Harris
  • Connery has 2 tattoos on his arm; one says "Mom and Dad" & the other, this country "Forever"
  • EB's thistle logo is a reminder that it was first published in this country, one of whose symbols is the thistle