October 2026 edition

St Andrew's Day quiz

Q12 / 50Easy15.0s
Which grain is usually used in Scotch broth?
AQuinoa
BBarley
CBulgur wheat
DRice
96 pts+10

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St Andrew's Day · October 2026 edition

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Q12 / 50Easy
What is Scotland's official national day?
ASaint Patrick's Day
BHogmanay
CBurns Night
DSaint Andrew's Day

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerThe flag, Bannockburn and the Highland Fling
2EasyApostles, Burns suppers and Mac surnames
3TrickyArbroath, Iona and neeps and tatties
4HardJohn Knox, stovies and the Gay Gordons
5BrutalArgyll, peat fires and clootie dumpling
St Andrew's Day titlesout of 500
Munro bagged50 / 50
Cairn in sight350+
Above the clouds275+
Halfway up200+
Up the brae100+
Glen stroll1+
Lost in the mist0

44 of 50 right · six short of Munro bagged

You vs Fiona BSt Andrew's Day · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Fiona
Which Scottish university did Prince William attend?
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
University of St Andrews✓GBKB
University of Aberdeen

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. What's Scotland's official national day? Pipe up.

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