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Quiz about A Few Questions About Scotland
Quiz about A Few Questions About Scotland

A Few Questions About Scotland Quiz


Here is a quiz about Scotland. Some of the answers you may know; some you may not. Why not give it a try?

A multiple-choice quiz by kittyconner. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
kittyconner
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
366,048
Updated
Jul 27 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
497
Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (10/10), Guest 80 (9/10), Guest 82 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In what year was Scotland's 'act of union' with England passed? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the unofficial national anthem of Scotland? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the botanical emblem of Scotland?

Answer: (One word, seven letters)
Question 4 of 10
4. Who composed some doggerel about 'Scotland's favourite son' when visiting Burns country in 1965? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who were the Jacobites? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A Jacobite toast was "to the little gentleman in black velvet". Who was 'the gentleman'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the past, what would you have done with a bawbee? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Scotland's Stone of Scone is also known by what other name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the Maiden or the Scottish Maiden? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In what Lerner and Loewe musical does a Scottish village only appear every hundred years?

Answer: (one word, nine letters)

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1. In what year was Scotland's 'act of union' with England passed?

Answer: 1707

The state of Great Britain was created with the 'Union with England Act' between Scotland and England. The 'Union with Scotland Act' had passed a year earlier in 1706.
2. What is the unofficial national anthem of Scotland?

Answer: Flower of Scotland

Although unofficial, the song is sung at most sporting occasions. It commemorates the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. It was there that Robert the Bruce defeated the army of King Edward II of England.
3. What is the botanical emblem of Scotland?

Answer: Thistle

Legend has it that a group of Norse invaders cried out in pain as they stepped on the plant in Scotland. This woke a nearby party of Scots warriors and gave them the advantage of being able to defeat the invaders.
4. Who composed some doggerel about 'Scotland's favourite son' when visiting Burns country in 1965?

Answer: Muhammad Ali

It went as follows:

"I'd heard of a man named Burns - supposed to be a poet;
But, if he was, how come I didn't know it?
They told me his work was very, very neat,
So I replied: 'But who did he ever beat'?"
5. Who were the Jacobites?

Answer: Supporters of King James II of England & VII of Scotland

King James VII of Scotland and II of England was a member of the House of Stuart, and a Catholic. When James was deposed by the protestant William of Orange, William became King William III and savagely put down any uprisings from the Scots who wished to put a Stuart back on the throne.
6. A Jacobite toast was "to the little gentleman in black velvet". Who was 'the gentleman'?

Answer: Mole

In 1702, William III of England was out riding when his horse caught his hoof in a molehill. He fell, breaking his collarbone. He suffered complications and died 16 days later. A molehill can be found on the statue of William which stands in London, England.
7. In the past, what would you have done with a bawbee?

Answer: Spend it

A bawbee was a low value coin. Its name derived from the 16th century head of the Scottish Mint, Alexander Orrok of Sillebawby. Over time it lost its value against English coinage.
8. Scotland's Stone of Scone is also known by what other name?

Answer: The Stone of Destiny

The stone had been the seat where all Scottish kings had been crowned since 1296. It was in that year that English King Edward I stripped Scotland of all its emblems of nationhood, including the Stone of Scone. It became part of a specially made coronation throne and placed in Westminster Abbey in England. For the next seven hundred years, it was on that throne that every English king and queen was crowned.

In 1950, it was stolen and returned to Scotland, but having little support for the action it was returned to England the following year.

It was finally restored to Scotland in 1996 and placed in Edinburgh Castle.
9. What was the Maiden or the Scottish Maiden?

Answer: An execution device

The 'Maiden' could be called the first guillotine, for it was almost identical in its structure. One difference was that the 'Maiden' was invented long before the one used in France. It was in operation in Scotland from 1564 to 1708; more than a hundred and fifty people had their lives ended by the 'Maiden'.
10. In what Lerner and Loewe musical does a Scottish village only appear every hundred years?

Answer: Brigadoon

The story was inspired by the mythical German story about the village of Germelshausen, which has the same storyline. The musical starred Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse.
Source: Author kittyconner

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