Scottish Knowledge

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1. What was the name of the infamous battle that took place in 1746? Battle of Killiecrankie World War 1 Battle of Preston Pans Battle of Culloden

2. Bonnie Prince Charlie came from which country to Scotland? France England Denmark Ireland

3. Greyfriars Bobby, a famous dog who spent his days in Edinburgh- had a master, what was his master's name? Charles Jock Persey Hugh

4. What is the Edinburgh Castle built on? An underground carpark A mountain A hill An extinct volcano

5. What runs from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace? The Royal Mile Dunbar Close Princes Street Mary King's Close

6. What was Edinburgh ridden with in the seventeenth century? Bubonic Plague Measles Chicken Pox Rubella

7. Princes Street Gardens used to be which one of these? An Athletics track Train station Part of the Edinburgh Canal The Nor' Loch

8. True or false: Everyone in Scotland wears a kilt on a daily basis. True False

9. When was the building of the current (as of 2002) Scottish Parliament started? 1999 2001 2002 1998

10. Loch Ness is known all over the world for what supposedly lurking in its waters? Lesser-spotted red-tailed salmon A swimming werewolf Sharks The Loch Ness Monster