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Famous Scottish people |
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You are going to find out some more about some famous Scottish people. Try
to find the answers to the questions by using the internet links...
Which bands are Scottish? (more than 1!)
1. AC/DC
2. Texas
3. Garbage
4. Black Eyed Peas
5. Muse
Which actors are Scottish? (more than 1!)
1. Tom Cruise
2. Ewan MacGreggor
3. Brad Pitt
4. Sean Connery
This very famous Scottish writer became famous with his
novel 'Trainspotting' which was also turned into a movie. What is his name?
1. Robert Burns
2. James Kelman
3. Irvine Welsh
4. Neill Munro
A lot of famous inventors are also Scottish. Here you find inventions made
by Scottish inventors. But the name of the inventor is missing. Write the
name of the inventor on your worksheet.
1. the telephone ....................
2. self-raising flour ....................
3. Macintosh fabric ....................
Give 3 names of famous Scottish sports personalities and also what sport
they were so good at.
1. ..................
2. ..................
3. .................. |
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Internet Links |
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Find out all about famous Scottish singers and bands, famous Scottish
literature, opera and dance at this website. Go to 'about Scotland' and look
in the 'arts and culture' section.
http://www.visitscotland.com
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Find out all about famous Scottish inventors. Go to this site and
select 'inventor'. You can also find information on Scottish writers,
singers, actors, sport personalities,...
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/People.html
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There is always the search enginge 'google' you can use to look for other
websites to find more information.
http://www.google.com
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