1. The North word “swack” means?

A: A straw roof
B: Active, lithe, supple
C: A Caithness turnip.

2. To “pech” is to…?

A: Be out of breath
B: Grow peaches on your windowsill
C: Go fishing.

3. The word “purl” really means…?

A: A freshwater pearl
B: A knitting stitch
C: The noise a cat makes.

4. If your neighbour says she is “all of a raivel” she means she is…?

A: In total confusion or disorder
B: Belongs to Raith Rovers’ fan club
C: Full of delight.

5. Finish the old expression “Look at the time and not a bairn washed and…?

A: Gone to their granny’s
B: Needing their teeth brushed
C: Ready for bed.

6. A “Munro” is …?

A: A Highland mountain over 3000ft
B: The last mile home
C: A double whisky on ice.

7. “Oxters” and “hunkers” are…

A: Types of plough
B: Parts of the body
C: Types of shellfish.

8. “Witches” and “megrims” are...

A: Types of whitefish
B: Tartan patterns
C: Ways of stacking corn.

9. The old Highland place name “Tarbet” or “Tarbert” comes from the Gaelic and means...

A: A neck of land between two stretches of water over which a boat could be pulled
B: A place where you find tar
C: The best man at a wedding.

10. “Fit a shither!” means…?

A: “What a wild dance!”
B: “What nonsense!”
C: A disparaging expression about a group of people.