QUIZ - 68

Today the whole of England is celebrating the 250th birth anniversary of Robert Burns.
Here are 10 questions on Robert Burns

1. In 1788 Robert Burns wrote his most famous poem ‘Auld Lang Syne’, which is customarily sung at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day. What do the words Auld Lang Syne literally mean?

2. What is Robert Burns’ most famous nickname that reflects his humble origins as the son of a poor farmer?

3. Name the first poem of Robert Burns that he wrote in 1774 at the age of 15 inspired by Nelly Kilpatrick, the daughter of the village blacksmith.

4. Robert Burns got his work published for the first time in 1786 and it was a turning point in his poetic career. By what popular name do we know this first collection of poems?

5. Robert Burns wrote one of his longest and finest poems in 1790. Name this poem which has also lent its name to a type of Scottish hat.

6. What traditional Scottish dish is associated with Robert Burns?

7. Name the muse of Robert Burns, whom he referred to in his poem The Vision

8. Into which cult organization was Robert Burns initiated in 1781?

9. What trade did Robert Burns formally learn?

10. Robert Burns had 9 children from his wife Jean Armour. What was unusual about his last child Maxwell?