SCOTS QUIZ

1. Name the US President and hero of the American Civil War who visited Scotland in 1877 as part of a world tour.

2. Which Scots swimmer retired in 2015, having competed at three Olympics and won two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006?

3. Which leading Scots actress has said she wants to give up her

career and become a carer for terminally ill people?

4. The first Inspector Rebus novel by crime writer Ian Rankin was published in 1987. What was it called?

5. In which year was the Torness nuclear power station commissioned?

6. What kind of bird is a croodlin doo in the North-East dialect?