Walter Scott Quiz

(This quiz is about the author generally known as Sir Walter Scott.)

Walter Scott Quiz Questions

Portrait of Walter Scott (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) When was Walter Scott born?
a) 26 January 1770
b) 15 August 1771
c) 4 July 1776
d) 9 June 1783

2) Which illness left Walter Scott lame in the right leg?
a) Polio
b) Small Pox
c) Chicken Pox
d) Diptheria

3) Where did Walter Scott spend his early years?
a) Liverpool
b) Manchester
c) Cornwall
d) Sandy-Know

4) Who refused to marry Walter Scott?
a) Margaret Charlotte Charpenter
b) Willamina Belsches
c) Judy Benjamin
d) Rebacca Marsh

Sir Walter Scott statue by Sir John Steell on the Scott Monument, Edinburgh (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

5) Who assists Richard in releasing prisoners in Ivanhoe?
a) Isaac
b) Bois-Guilbert
c) Robin Hood
d) D’ Bracy

6) Which novel of Walter Scott has the scene of Walter Raleigh spreading his cloak on muddy water for Elizabeth to walk on?
a) Kenilworth
b) Ivanhoe
c) The Wild Huntsman
d) Lenore

7) Which was Walter Scott’s last major poem?
a) Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
b) The Lady of the Last Minstrel
c) Marmion
d) The Lord of the Isles

8) Which of the following was not a pen name of Walter Scott?
a) Lawrence Templeton
b) Captain Clutterbuck
c) George Orwell
d) Jebediah Cleisbotham

9) Who was Walter Scott’s business partner?
a) Rob Roy
b) James Ballantyne
c) Jean Charpenter
d) William Forbes

10) Which club was founded by Walter Scott?
a) All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
b) Bannatyne Club
c) Old Yatch Boraban Club
d) Bombay Club

Walter Scott Quiz Questions with Answers

1) When was Walter Scott born?
b) 15 August 1771

2) Which illness left Walter Scott lame in the right leg?
a) Polio

3) Where did Walter Scott spend his early years?
d) Sandy-Know

4) Who refused to marry Walter Scott?
b) Willamina Belsches

5) Who assists Richard in releasing prisoners in Ivanhoe?
c) Robin Hood

6) Which novel of Walter Scott has the scene of Walter Raleigh spreading his cloak on muddy water for Elizabeth to walk on?
a) Kenilworth

7) Which was Walter Scott’s last major poem?
d) The Lord of the Isles

8) Which of the following was not a pen name of Walter Scott?
c) George Orwell

9) Who was Walter Scott’s business partner?
b) James Ballantyne

10) Which club was founded by Walter Scott?
b) Bannatyne Club

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