Scots quiz - can you identify these books?
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Can you identify these really popular books from their opening first lines which have been translated into Scots?
Here's a challenge that's been set by VisitScotland to celebrate the language.
Answers at the bottom.
1. “No fir the first time, a rammy had brak oot ower breakfast at nummer fower, Privet Drive”
2. “It wis a bricht, cauld dey in April, an the clocks wis chappin thirteen”
3. “A moose took a dauner through the deep, mirk widd”
4. “The lassie let oot ae skirl, just the ane”
5. “The vaultit ceilin wis a giant amplifier fir the conversation stottin roon the room"
6. “Aw bairns, except ane, grow up”
7. “It wisnae a likely placie fir disappearances, at least, no tae the first glisk”
8. Gaed oot fae Munich at 8:35p.m., on 1st May, intae Vienna early the follaein morn; shouldae arrived at 6:46, but train wis an oor late”
VisitScotland teamed up with Scots expert and writer Alistair Heather to translate the first lines of some of the world's most acclaimed books.
The aim of the ‘Braw Beginnings’ project is to promote the Scots language during 2022, which is the national Year of Stories.
Alistair Heather said: “This project gies us a fresh way of looking at the literature we
ken well. And it gies us a chance tae enjoy wir Scots tongue in a new environment. It’s a re-exploration."
ANSWERS:
1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J K Rowling
"Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number four, Privet Drive”
2 1984 by George Orwell
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen”
3. The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
“A Mouse took a stroll through a deep dark wood”
4. Knots & Crosses by Ian Rankin
“The girl screamed once, only the once”
5. Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid
“The vaulted ceiling acted as a giant amplifier for the conversation bouncing round the room”
6. Peter Pan by J M Barrie
“All children, except one, grow up”
7. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
“It wasn’t a very likely place for disappearances, at least at first glance”
8. Dracula by Bram Stoker
"Left Munich at 8:35 p.m., on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late”
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Find out more about Braw Beginnings HERE
