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Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Jacobites and Culloden

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Bonnie Prince Charlie the Jacobites and Culloden game quiz
"Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite army famously fought and lost the Battle of Culloden. What do you know about this landmark period in Scottish history?"

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1. The '45 was the last serious attempt by the Stuart dynasty to regain the crown, but which king lost it?
    James VI of Scotland and I of England
    Charles II
    Charles III
    James VII of Scotland and II of England


2. The Jacobite rising was known as the '45, but in which year was the Battle of Culloden fought?
    1744
    1747
    1745
    1746


3. Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, and his Jacobite army were defeated, but who was the commander-in-chief of the Hanoverian army?

    The Duke of Cumberland
    General Wade
    General Wolfe
    Oliver Cromwell


4. What happened to Bonny Prince Charlie after the battle?
    He escaped on horseback, disguised as a woman
    He travelled to Montrose and sailed to France
    He was captured, but allowed to go to France
    He travelled to the west coast on foot, where he sailed to the Outer Hebrides


5. "Speed bonny boat like a bird on the wing" goes the song, but who escorted Bonnie Prince Charlie "o'er the sea to Skye"?
    Ranald Macdonald
    Sir John Macdonald
    Flora MacDonald
    Ramsay Macdonald


6. Bonnie Prince Charlie returned to Europe, but what happened to him?
    He married a German princess and died in Rome in 1788
    He emigrated to Louisiana from France in 1762. Nothing more is known
    He became a French army officer and died in battle in the Seven Years War
    A devout Catholic, he took holy orders and became the abbot of a monastery in France


7. Scotland suffered badly in the aftermath of the '45, but which church was persecuted as a result?
    The Church of Scotland
    The Scottish Episcopal Church
    The Wee Frees
    The Methodists


8. Several fortifications were built to guard against the Jacobites, before and after Culloden. Which of them guarded Inverness from the sea?
    Fort William
    Ruthven Barracks
    Fort Augustus
    Fort George


9. And where did the name 'Jacobite' come from?
    From supporting James and his descendants
    'Jacob' was the nickname for their flag (think Union Jack!)
    From links with the French Jacobins
    From Jacob in the Bible, who was an exile for many years


10. What is on the site of the battle of Culloden today?
    A housing development on the outskirts of Inverness
    The battlefield is preserved, and has a new visitor centre
    A pine forest
    The exact site of the battle is unknown


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Compiled Feb 23 13