Scottish Food and Drink questions and answers

01Traditionally, Scotch whisky is distilled from which grain?

1. Malted barley
2. Grapes
3. Rice
4. Potatoes

02Which Scottish city is linked to the first commercial marmalade brand?

1. Dundee
2. Aberdeen
3. Edinburgh
4. Inverness

03The whisky distilleries Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg are all on which Scottish island?

1. Islay
2. Skye
3. Mull
4. Arran

04Which Scottish soft drink, made by A.G. Barr, is nicknamed 'Scotland's other national drink'?

1. Irn-Bru
2. Tizer
3. Vimto
4. Dandelion and Burdock

05Which fruit is the essential ingredient in the traditional Scottish dessert cranachan?

1. Raspberries
2. Strawberries
3. Blueberries
4. Cherries

06Cullen skink is a traditional Scottish soup made with which smoked fish?

1. Haddock
2. Salmon
3. Mackerel
4. Herring

07What is a Scotch pie traditionally filled with?

1. Minced meat
2. Cheese and onion
3. Apple
4. Custard

08The Lorne sausage, a Scottish breakfast staple, is also known by what name?

1. Square sausage
2. Black pudding
3. White pudding
4. Fruit pudding

09What is Scotland's national dish, the subject of Robert Burns's poem 'Address to a Haggis'?

1. Haggis
2. Cullen skink
3. Scotch pie
4. Clootie dumpling

10What kind of dish is a clootie dumpling?

1. A fruit pudding
2. A meat pie
3. A smoked fish dish
4. A type of soup