ROUND 8: Literature - Robert Burns

This round celebrates Robert Burns, the Scottish poet who was born on January 25th, 1759.

Q.1 Identify the work by Burns excerpted below.

	As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
	So deep in luve am I;
	And I will luve thee still, my dear,
	Till a' the seas gang dry.


A.1 (O My Luve's Like) "A Red, Red Rose"


Q.2 Name the Burns poem that begins:

	Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie,
	O, what a panic's in thy breastie!

A.2 "To a Mouse" (On turning her up in her nest with the plough)


Q.3 This dish is customarily served at a Burns Day dinner.  Burns himself 
    called it "Great chieftain o' the puddin' race."  By which name do we know it?

A.3 Haggis


Q.4 The haggis is traditionally accompanied by "neeps and tatties".  
    Give either food's name in English.

A.4 Turnips and potatoes (only one answer required)


Q.5 In which city's George Square was a statue of Robert Burns dedicated in 
    1877, on the anniversary of his birth?

A.5 Glasgow


Q6. The first statue of Robert Burns outside of Scotland, by 
    John Robert Steell, was unveiled in 1880 in which city?

A.6 New York City (it's in Central Park)


Q.7 Name the title character of a narrative poem by Burns who lends 
    his name to a hat.  It is a round woolen cap with a flat baggy 
    top much wider than the headband, typically with a pom-pom in the centre.

A.7 Tam O'Shanter


Q.8 This American fashion designer, who claims to be a descendant of Burns, 
    combined plaid shirts with kilts in his Fall, 1999 menswear collection.

A.8 Tommy Hilfiger


Q.9  This Scottish nationalist song was titled "Robert Bruce's March to 
     Bannockburn" by Burns, but it's better known by this name.

A.9 "Scots Wha Hae" (Wi' Wallace Bled)


Q.10 Another famous song by Burns was sung by Sheena Wellington for 
     the reopening of Scottish Parliament in 1999. Give the title.

A.10 "A Man's a Man For a' That" (Accept "A Man's a Man" or "For a' That" or "Is there for honest poverty")