Cobourg Highland Games Society Presents
59th Cobourg Scottish Festival & Highland Games
June
16 & 17
2023
Scottish Trivia
Scottish Trivia Quiz
Win a Free Ticket
Scots Trivia Quiz
Each week we will alternate the draw prize, for either a Free Ticket to our 2023 Military Tattoo, or Cobourg Highland Games.
The next draw will take place on Monday June 5th, 2023 for a free Tattoo ticket
What is the name of this Scottish village?
The rules are simple ; On FB please do not post your answer below, as we will delete it. Click the button and send us your answer in a private message, or if doing the contest on our website, email your answer to : scottrivia@gmail.com
To be fair you will only be allowed to win a maximum of 2 tickets.
We will draw the winner each Monday morning from all the correct responses.
Good luck to everyone
The last picture was Ullapool
The winner was Debbie Joe Wilson. Congratulations
The Unicorn is Scotland's National animal
Scotland is praised for its first-class golf
courses but St Andrews takes the crown as the world's 'Home of Golf'. Although King James banned golf in 1457, the first written record of the sport in St Andrews was 1552.
The World's shortest commercial flight is from Westray, Orkney to the island of Papa. The distance is less than 2 miles, and only takes a couple of minutes
"Braveheart" was actually the nickname given to Robert the Bruce (pictured) not William Wallace
Edinburgh was the first city in the world to have a Fire Brigade
The deepest Loch in Scotland is Loch Morar which reaches a depth of 1077 feet (328 m)
It is the 17th deepest lake (loch) in the world
It is also home to "Morag" a 30 foot long monster, not unlike its famous cousin "Nessie"
It first appeared in August 1969, supposedly attacking 2 fishermen, who described it as having 3 humps and a snake like head. No mention if they were given a breath test.
Here is a video explaining the origins of the Highland Games