1.     How do many Scottish speakers pronounce the word “house”?

Can you identify any other typical feature of a Scottish accent?

2.     What is traditionally eaten with haggis (especially on Burns Night)? (Give the Scots words + English translations!)

3.     Who are Hibs and Hearts? What and where do they play? When was their last clash and who came off best?

4.     Why is a rail arrival in Edinburgh a literary one? Where is the associated monument?

5.     What famous Stuart was born in the Castle? When? Who was his mother?

6.     Check out one of Edinburgh’s many museums and be ready to give a brief report (highlights, value for money, opening times, location, etc.)

1.     What does the Scots word fooge mean?

2.     What do the good citizens of Edinburgh put on their fish and chips?

3.     Name three of McVoigt’s warriers who battled against Rudi’s rovers earlier this month. What was the outcome?

4.     What’s the Jekyll and Hyde link with Edinburgh?

5.     Where can you find statues of Robert the Bruce and William Wallace?

6.     Find a second-hand bookshop you could recommend to us. Tell us about its location, any bargains you found, etc.

1.     What does the Scots word ingle mean?

2.     What’s the most expensive whisky you can buy at “Royal Mile Whiskies”? How much does a bottle cost?

3.     At what famous Edinburgh stadium do they play with an egg-shaped ball? When do the blues play there next?

4.     Which famous writer lived in The Close? What did he think of Edinburgh?

5.     What would you be advised to do if, walking along the streets of the Old Town in the 18^th century, you heard someone shout “Gardyloo!”? Why?

6.     Find out where there’s live music in Edinburgh during the next few days.

1.     What does the Scots word dominie mean?

2.     What does the traditional Scottish breakfast consist of?

3.     Which famous Scottish sport has its “mother club” in Edinburgh? What was the Scottish sport’s recent triumph?

4.     What fictional detective is closely linked with Edinburgh? Name three of the crime novels set in Edinburgh in which he features. What places in the city is he associated with?

5.     What’s the difference between a wynd and a close?

6.     Find out if there’s a ceilidh in or around Edinburgh the next few days.

1.     What does the Scots word neeps mean?

2.     What’s the name of the local soft drink, and what’s in it? Where did the name come from?

3.     What’s the nearest golf course to Pollock Halls? How much would a round cost? Which local golf course is in the middle of a race course?

4.     What’s the Harry Potter connection with Edinburgh? Which fictional institution in the HP books was inspired by an Edinburgh location?

5.     What stone was stolen for 700 years? Who stole it? Where is it now? When was it returned?

6.     Which city centre pub would you recommend? Tell us about its size, atmosphere, clientele, food, drink, etc.

1.     What does the Scots word tatties mean?

2.     Where and when is the Farmers’ Market?

3.     Where can you go rock-climbing in Edinburgh?

4.     Which famous writer’s birthplace was demolished to make way for a roundabout? Where is it? Where can you find a statue of his most famous character?

5.     What does the “lawn” in Lawnmarket refer to? Why? Where is it? What’s there today?

6.     Where would you recommend going on a rainy day?

1.     What does the Scots word ken mean?

2.     What’s measured in shillings? (No, it’s no longer money!)

3.     Who’s for skiing? Where can you ski near here, even in summer? How long is the slope?

4.     Which fictional character was “primed” in Edinburgh? In what part of the city? When? Who was the author?

5.     Where’s the heart of setts? What does it mark? What’s the literary connection?

6.     Check out church service times this weekend.

1.     What does the Scots word haar mean?

2.     What are the local brews of beer? Which brewery offers tours?

3.     Where can you hire cycles? What are the charges? Recommend a suitable tour of 2-3 hours, traffic-free as far as possible.

4.     Where is Sir Walter Scott’s radical link with Arthur’s Seat? How high is the hill? In what park is it situated?

5.     What was the Flodden Wall and why was it built? Are any parts still visible today?

6.     Where would you recommend for take-away food? What’s on offer, and what does it cost?

1.     What does the Scots word dinnae mean?

2.     You want to buy a bottle of whisky for a connoisseur friend in Germany. What brand would you choose? Where would you buy it?

3.     What route would you suggest for a 30-minute jog from Pollock Halls:

a)     for a super-fit sports student?

b)    for a less than super-fit middle-aged lector?

4.     Who wrote about “draughty parallelograms”, and what part of the city was he referring to?

5.     What was the “Flying Scotsman”? When was the first? What was the distance? What’s the fastest today?

6.     Where’s the nearest internet café to Pollock Halls?

1.     What would a Scot mean by: “I’m juist efter makin a lot o money”?

2.     You should know by now what a haggis is, but where in Edinburgh can you get a vegetarian one? What’s in it?

3.     Something for the fittest: What’s the West Highland Way? Where does it start / end?

4.     Which film based on an Irvine Welsh novel was set in Edinburgh? Which bridge featured in the opening sequence of the film?

5.     Which structure not far from Edinburgh was hailed as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”? When was it built? What does it carry? What does it link?

6.     Choose a souvenir for a fellow student back in Siegen. Where can you buy it?

1.     What is a burn? How would a Scot pronounce it?

2.     What Scottish sweet specialities can you recommend?

3.     What can you find out about Loch Lomond?

4.     Who called Edinburgh “The Athens of the North”?

5.     When did Scotland finally vote “yes” after 300 years? What does MSP stand for? Where do they meet? Where will they meet in the future? What powers do they have? What parties are represented?

6.     Where can you buy a kilt? Which tartan would you choose? How much would it cost?

1.     What is Auld Lang Syne? What does it mean? Who wrote it? Can you sing it?

2.     What type of measurement is a dram?

3.     Who is the Tartan Army?

4.     Who was the Edinburgh-born most celebrated bad poet of the English language? Which bridge did his infamous poem celebrate?

5.     What is the Mound and what can be found on there? How was it formed?

6.     Find out what worthwhile films are being shown in Edinburgh this week.

1.     How do many Scots pronounce the word “town”? Can you identify any other features of Scots accent?

2.     Find which is the cheapest / poshest / highest restaurant in town. Where would you recommend for a hungry but cash-starved German student?

3.     Who is depicted on Scottish bank notes? Are they legal tender in England? What is one major difference between Scottish and English pounds?

4.     Who wrote Ae Fond Kiss? Which lady of fashion was it addressed to, and in which Edinburgh street did she live? (What did the poet call her?) In what year was the parting of “heart-wrung tears”?

5.     What was filled in to form Princes Street Gardens?

6.     Find some ideas of what to do / where to go in Glasgow on Sunday evening.

1.     What is the Scots word for “stay”?

2.     Where could a vegetarian get a good, inexpensive meal in Edinburgh?

3.     Find out what plans exist in Edinburgh to solve the city’s traffic problems.

4.     Who were the infamous Burke and Hare? Where did they live?

5.     What and where is the City Observatory? What happens at 1 p.m.?

6.     Get hold of a couple of local newspapers and choose a story to summarise.

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