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WORD
SEARCH PUZZLE - 15 'BURNS RELATED' WORDS.
Ballochmyle, Mauchline, Edinburgh, Mossgiel, Hornbook, Dumfries,
Gilbert, Deil, Kilmarnock, Ellisland, Glenca
irn, Oliphant, Cessnock, Alloway and Lochlie.
WORD
SEARCH PUZZLE - 28 SCOTTISH WORDS
COULTER
o AGLEY oTHOLE o SWAT o DROUTHY o CANTRAIP o BOGLE o GATE o BLELLUM
o SKIRL UNCO o SILLER o WALIE o NIEVE o STAW o WHYLES o LUGGIE o
INGLE o HOULET o CRANREUCH STOUR o USQUABAE o THREAVE o SKELP o
BODDLE o SOUTER o GUID o LEA.
A
BURNS QUIZ
(1) 1759 (January 25th). (2) Alloway. (3) 1796 (July 21 st).
(4) Dumfries. (5) Armour. (6) 9. (7) Francis, William, Elizabeth,
James, Maxwell. (8) Mt. Oliphant, Lochlea, Mossgiel and Ellisland.
(9) Exciseman. (10) A Mauchline Inn Keeper. (11) The Bachelors'
Club. (12) The poet's horse. (13) A ewe owned by the poet. (14)
The poet and a friend - Mrs. Agnes McLehose. (15) Scots Wha Hae.
(16) Auld Lang Syne. (17) A Haggis. (18) The Kilmarnock Edition.
(19) 37. (20) Some examples are - Flora Heather, daisy, primrose
and rose. Fauna Lapwing, mouse, mavis (thrush) and dog.
THE
BURNS HERITAGE TRAIL
(1) 199 miles.
(2) Clockwise,
starting with KILMARNOCK, MAUCHLINE, CUMNOCK, DUMFRIES, CASTLE DOUGLAS,
NEWTON STEWART, GIRVAN, KIRKOSWALD, ALLOWAY, AYR, IRVINE.
(3)
(4) Mauchline.
(5) Newton Stewart. (6) King Robert the Bruce. (7a) Birthplace (b)
His farm near Dumfries. (c) Wrote "Scots Wha Hae" here.
(d) He learned flax - dressing here in 1781. (e) The first edition
of his poems published (1786). (f) Said the Selkirk Grace here.
(g) Studied maths here (1775). (h) He lived at Mossgiel Farm, just
outside Mauchline (1784 - 86). (i) He helped to found the Bacherlors"
Club here.
DO YOU KNOW YOUR `TAM OF SHANTER'?
(1) Kate. (2) Pedlars. (3) Set Off. (4) Souter Johnie. (5) Money.
(6) Time spent at a mill having corn ground. (7) Swats. (8) Whisky.
(9) Horse - a nag. (10) River in Ayrshire. (11) Shirt. (12) Greasy
Flannel. (13) A French Country Dance. (14) Devil. (15) Tam's horse.
(16) Window seat. (17) The witches and warlocks which chased Tam.
(18) Irons. (19) Douglas Graham (of Shanter Farm). (2) Buttocks.
(21) Fire on a hearth. (22) Short chemise. (23) Jean Kennedy. (24)
Shaggy Dog. (25) 124. (26) Guess!. (27) The average length of line
is between 6 and 7 words. Does that help!?
THE
IMPROVEMENTS
(1) The Agricultural Revolution, The Improvement, The Enclosures.
(2) To allow farmers to grow extra crops, and so have grain or vegetables
to sell. (3) To separate crops from farm animals. (4) As shelter
belts, and eventually to sell as timber. (5) Lime. (6) Farm produce,
fertiliser and many goods now need to be transported. (7) They were
drained. (8a) - , (b) - . (9) Ploughs became lighter and horses
were quicker and more easily handled than oxen. (10) Clydesdale
and Shire. (11) Slaters, Farriers, Saddlers, Weavers. (12) Bacon
and Potatoes. (13) - . (14a) To grow bigger crops and to use large
machinery, e.g combine harvester. (b) - . (15) Mainly in the Highlands
and Islands, especially where many crofts have still got a small
amount of land.
OLD
FARMING SYSTEM
(1) Run - Rig. (2a) Too many farmers. (b) A huge difference. The
old rig was about 11 metres broad. Most modern fields are far larger.
(3a) The part of the township land which was more fertile than (b)
the outfield. (4a) Mainly wood, with a little iron. (b) It was so
heavy (c) No - plough each person's land in turn. (5) Often marshland.
(6) The Highlands and Islands. (7a) Malaria (b) Wild fowl (ducks
and geese), peat, turf, sods, reeds and broom. (8a) so that they
could expect something each harvest. (b) The crops would become
poorer each year. (c) -. (9) He would waste time going from one
rig to another, and a smaller number of larger units would produce
more. (10) They didn't hand over money, but gave the landowner farm
products, like cheese, butter, vegetables or meal as rent.
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