Here are the answers from last month's Snippets quiz:

1. Burns is known by many names and titles, but which of the following is he NOT known by?

Bard of Ayrshire / The Ploughman Poet / The Wizard of the North / Robden of Solway Firth

2. Which Scottish novel focuses on a teacher at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls? 

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

3. As well as writing poetry and songs, Burns had a number of different jobs to support himself and his family. Which one of these jobs did Burns not do?

Farmer / Shepherd / Flax dresser / Exciseman

4. Which Scottish train station is named after a novel by Sir Walter Scott?

Edinburgh Waverley

5. On the fifth anniversary of Burns' death, nine of his closest friends got together to recite some of his work and raise a glass in his memory. What date did this take place?

21 July 1801 / 31 July 1786 / 25 January 1759 / 29 January 1802

6. Which Scottish author writes both contemporary and science fiction, but adds an initial to his name for his science fiction works?

Iain (M) Banks

7. Which author wrote the Karen Pirie series of crime novels?

Val McDermid

8. Robert Burns isn't just celebrated on Earth - his fame has spread to space. Which astronomical object features a crater named after him?

Mercury

9. Which Scottish broadcaster and author became the first female Rector of Edinburgh University in 1988? 

Muriel Gray