Robert Redford, 1938—

A Hollywood icon, Redford’s career as an Oscar winning director, A list actor and film festival creator is legendary. According to Redford, his father Charles Redford was an Edinburgh milkman who moved to California in 1936. He has visited Scotland on numerous occasions and his daughter Amy recently married Scottish photographer Mark Mann.

 

Flora MacDonald, 1722—1790

Born on South Uist, she was made famous for her part in sheltering Bonnie Prince Charlie in his escape through Scotland. She disguised him as her Irish maid Betty Burke when he had a price on his head of £30,000. She later emigrated to the United States but she returned to Scotland in 1778.

 

Sir Walter Scott, 1771—1832

Born in Edinburgh he began in the legal profession but became a phenomenally successful poet and novelist with romantic historical works such as lvanhoe, Waverley and Rob Roy. Scott was more responsible than anyone else for transforming the image of Scotland and for establishing many modern conceptions of Scottish history and character.

 

 Ken Your Country, Answers

1)      An extinct volcano

2)      A sparrow

3)      Herring

4)      The Clan Douglas

5)      Torpedoes

6)      b) 3

7)      The Caledonian canal

8)      Dust

9)      The Coldstream Guards

10)   Kirkcaldy in Fife