Must Memorise

Question 1

St Andrew

Answer 1

Namesake of the town
Patron of the country
Cross inspired flags

Question 2

St Regulus

Answer 2

Brought bones to Scotland
Flew from Emperor Constantin

Question 3

Queen Margaret

Answer 3

Taught table manners to knights

Question 4

King Robert the Bruce

Answer 4

Freed Scotland
Rides a horse in the procession

Question 5

Bishop Henry Wardlaw

Answer 5

Founder of the university
Burned first heretic

Question 6

King James 1

Answer 6

Placed the university under personal protection
Murdered for attempting to reform the Scottish legislation

Question 7

Patrick Hamilton

Answer 7

Burned outside of Sallies
The first Scottish protestant martyr

Question 8

Pavel Kravar

Answer 8

Burned on Market Street for heresy
Wardlaw and Lindores

Question 9

Archbishop John Hamilton

Answer 9

Hanged for murdering Regent Moray in attempt to save Scotland from the Protestants

Question 10

George Buchanan

Answer 10

Most notable scholar of Scottish reformation

Question 11

Andrew Melville

Answer 11

Student and Principal of St Mary’s
Strong calvinist

Question 12

Mary Queen of Scots

Answer 12

Backed losing side of Scottish reformation
Planted thorn tree in st mary’s

Question 13

Marquise de Montrose

Answer 13

Shot arrows over the the College tower

Question 14

Napier of Merchiston

Answer 14

Invented secret weapons such as the tank

Question 15

Jean Paul Marat

Answer 15

Revolutionary in France
Research In amputation

Question 16

James Wilson

Answer 16

Drafted the constitution of the USA

Question 17

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 17

Founding father of USA

Question 18

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

Answer 18

First women to matriculate in any old university

Question 19

John Patrick Crichton-Stuart (Bute)

Answer 19

Reformist Rector
Namesake of the medical building

Question 20

Andrew Carnegie

Answer 20

Philanthropist
Richest man in the world

Question 21

Sir David Brewster

Answer 21

Inventor of the kaleidoscope
Three principal medals from the Royal Soc

Question 22

Prof John Burnet

Answer 22

Prof of Greek in St Andrews

Question 23

Arnold Palmer

Answer 23

GOAT Golfer
Died in 2016

Question 24

Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair

Answer 24

Provost - revitalising the town

Question 25

Dame Luisa Lumsden

Answer 25

Warden of uni hall

Question 26

Alexander Paterson

Answer 26

Journalist Founder of the Byre Theatre OBE

Question 27

Sir James Irvine

Answer 27

Principal for 32years led the revival of KK procession in 1926

Question 28

Fridtjof Nansen

Answer 28

Nobel laureate for work with Nations league

Question 29

Sir James Matthew Barrie BART

Answer 29

Gave "courage" speech Led to revival of KK procession

Question 30

Joseph Rudyard Kipling

Answer 30

Nobel laureate The White Man's Burden

Question 31

Frank Muir

Answer 31

Hardest working Rector in St Andrews Pink bow tie

Question 32

Six shields of the university

Answer 32

St John's college St Salvador's college St Mary's college St Leonard's college The United College Madras University of Dundee Royal Burgh of St Andrews Kate's Jester

Question 33

Bishop James Kennedy

Answer 33

Founded Sallies

Question 34

John Knox

Answer 34

Great leader of Reformation

Question 35

What are the names of the students who convinced Irvine and Bart to revive the KK procession?

Answer 35

Donald Kennedy and James Doak

Question 36

Gavin Douglas

Answer 36

translated Virgil's Aeneid into Scots

Question 37

John Honey

Answer 37

Saved passengers from a wrecked ship

Question 38

Lady Katherine

Answer 38

Niece of Bishop James Kennedy Spring of her life

Question 39

David Rizzio

Answer 39

Murdered by Queen Mary's jealous husband for presumed affair

Question 40

Tom Morris Jr.

Answer 40

Son of Old Tom Morris, died of a broken heart, one of the best golfers ever

Question 41

Dr John Adamson

Answer 41

Saved the town from the plague as medical officer

Question 42

Lawrence of Lindors

Answer 42

First Rector Responsible for killing of heretics with wardlaw

Question 43

Robert Fergusson

Answer 43

Died crazy because uni was too wild

Question 44

John Cleese

Answer 44

Rector Told jokes professionally