The name ‘Cutty Sark’ comes from which 1791 Burns poem?
A Address to a Haggis
B Tam o’ Shanter
C Address to the Devil
In the poem, a drunk Tam o’ Shanter is riding home late at night when he sees the devil carousing with some warlocks and witches at a haunted church. Tam calls out to one of the witches, who is wearing a short nightgown, a ‘cutty sark’ in the Scots language, and a chase ensues. The poem was so popular that ‘Weel done, Cutty Sark!’ became a catch phrase. A famous Victorian-era clipper ship would be christened ‘Cutty Sark,’ and in turn lend its name to a brand of Scotch whisky.
The correct answer is Tam o’ Shanter.