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Quiz about The Stone of Scone or the Lid of a Loo
Quiz about The Stone of Scone or the Lid of a Loo

The Stone of Scone or the Lid of a Loo? Quiz


The Stone of Scone (or Stone of Destiny) is one of Scotland's greatest symbols of national pride. This quiz looks at its journey across the border and back again (if, indeed, the real stone ever left Scotland in the first place).

A multiple-choice quiz by doublemm. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
doublemm
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
339,606
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. Said by some to have biblical origins, the Stone of Scone is thought by many to have travelled to Sicily, Egypt, Spain and Ireland, before establishing its home in Scotland. The geological record, however, places this stone's origins elsewhere. On which Atlantic Island was the Stone of Scone most likely to have been formed? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This pale yellow sandstone rock does indeed have a long history in Scotland, having been used in the coronation ceremonies of the kings of Dalriada from around the 7th century. In which part of Scotland did this historical kingdom exist? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Having been moved to Scone in the 9th century, the stone continued to play a role in the coronation of Scottish kings for the next 300 years. Sharing his name with an Oxford college, who was the last Scottish king to be crowned on the Stone of Scone (until the Union of the Crowns in 1603)? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. A huge blow to Scottish nationalism came in 1296 when the Stone of Scone was removed from Scotland. Which long-legged king of England oversaw the removal of the stone during his conquest in the First War of Scottish Independence? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Having been moved to England at the end of the 13th century, the Stone of Scone was combined with King Edward's Chair (named for Edward the Confessor), and so maintained its links to royalty. Where was this throne housed for the majority of the stone's time in England? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Together with King Edward's Chair, the Stone of Scone acted as the throne on which English (and later British) monarchs were crowned. Which of the following, though recognised as monarchs, were not crowned atop the Stone of Scone? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Despite the English agreeing to return the Stone of Scone to Scotland in a peace treaty signed in 1328, the stone remained in England for over 650 years after this. In which treaty that ended the Scottish Wars of Independence was this false promise made? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Over the coming centuries, the Stone of Scone would come to represent the monarchy of England. It was for this reason that the stone (as well as King Edward's Chair) was targetted by an explosive device in 1914 in a display of civil disobedience. Who are generally accepted as being behind this attack? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The first successful theft of the Stone of Scone since 1296 came in 1950, when Ian Hamilton, along with three accomplices, took the stone from where it was held with the aim of returning it to Scotland. How can this operation be best described? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Well-travelled and the object of much dispute between two nations throughout the last 800 years, the Stone of Scone is said by some to have never actually left Scotland, and that the stone taken in 1296 was actually a cess-pit lid masquerading as the real stone. Whether the Stone of Scone, or the lid of a loo, where does the object taken from Scone Castle in 1296 now reside? Hint



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1. Said by some to have biblical origins, the Stone of Scone is thought by many to have travelled to Sicily, Egypt, Spain and Ireland, before establishing its home in Scotland. The geological record, however, places this stone's origins elsewhere. On which Atlantic Island was the Stone of Scone most likely to have been formed?

Answer: Newfoundland

The geological record (including fossils) of Scotland show striking similarities to those in North America. The land which we presently refer to as Scotland was once joined to Newfoundland, and it collided with the land of modern day England around 430 million years ago. England, unlike Scotland, was not part of the North American land, but was part of a microcontinent known as Avalonia.

Some Scots claim that the Stone of Scone was originally Jacob's pillow (in Genesis 28: 10-22).
2. This pale yellow sandstone rock does indeed have a long history in Scotland, having been used in the coronation ceremonies of the kings of Dalriada from around the 7th century. In which part of Scotland did this historical kingdom exist?

Answer: West

The Dalriada (Dal Riata) kingdom extended along the west coast of Scotland, with some territory on the north coast of Ireland. In 840 AD, King Kenneth I moved his capital (and the stone) to Scone, where it gained its present name.
3. Having been moved to Scone in the 9th century, the stone continued to play a role in the coronation of Scottish kings for the next 300 years. Sharing his name with an Oxford college, who was the last Scottish king to be crowned on the Stone of Scone (until the Union of the Crowns in 1603)?

Answer: John Balliol

John Balliol (for whom the college is not named for, but merely shares his name with) was crowned King of Scotland in 1292 and reigned for only four years, having to surrender following the Scottish defeat at Dunbar in 1296.
4. A huge blow to Scottish nationalism came in 1296 when the Stone of Scone was removed from Scotland. Which long-legged king of England oversaw the removal of the stone during his conquest in the First War of Scottish Independence?

Answer: Edward I

Much of Edward I's reign involved fighting the Scots, and his military success earned him the nickname, "Hammer of the Scots". His death in 1307 and the subsequent succession to the throne of his son, Edward II, is held by many as a major factor in the defeat of England in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
5. Having been moved to England at the end of the 13th century, the Stone of Scone was combined with King Edward's Chair (named for Edward the Confessor), and so maintained its links to royalty. Where was this throne housed for the majority of the stone's time in England?

Answer: Westminster Abbey

The Stone of Scone may have been removed from Scotland, but it continued to be involved in the coronation of monarchs. After its capture, the stone was coupled with King Edward's Chair, which was commissioned by Edward I and was named for Edward the Confessor.
6. Together with King Edward's Chair, the Stone of Scone acted as the throne on which English (and later British) monarchs were crowned. Which of the following, though recognised as monarchs, were not crowned atop the Stone of Scone?

Answer: Edward V, Mary II and Edward VIII

Housed in Westminster Abbey, the Stone of Scone and King Edward's Chair formed the throne on which all monarchs from 1308 (Edward II) to 1953 (Elizabeth II) were crowned. The exceptions include Edward V and Edward VIII, as these were never crowned at all, and Mary II, who sat on a replica of the throne during her joint coronation with husband, William III of England.
7. Despite the English agreeing to return the Stone of Scone to Scotland in a peace treaty signed in 1328, the stone remained in England for over 650 years after this. In which treaty that ended the Scottish Wars of Independence was this false promise made?

Answer: The Edinburgh-Northampton Treaty

Despite failing to return the Stone of Scone to its rightful home, the Edinburgh-Northampton Treaty was significant in not only ending the Scottish Wars of Independence, but in recognising Scotland as an independent nation, of which Robert the Bruce and his successors were to rule over until the 1707 Act of Union.
8. Over the coming centuries, the Stone of Scone would come to represent the monarchy of England. It was for this reason that the stone (as well as King Edward's Chair) was targetted by an explosive device in 1914 in a display of civil disobedience. Who are generally accepted as being behind this attack?

Answer: The Suffragettes

The suffragettes, who were distinguished from the suffragists by their more extreme methods of protest, were behind several explosive-based attacks in the early 20th century, such as on the house of David Lloyd-George just a year before the attack on the Stone of Scone. Women in the UK were finally granted the right to vote shortly after the end of the First World War, and were given equal voting rights to men a decade later.
9. The first successful theft of the Stone of Scone since 1296 came in 1950, when Ian Hamilton, along with three accomplices, took the stone from where it was held with the aim of returning it to Scotland. How can this operation be best described?

Answer: A student demonstration of Scottish nationalism

The theft took place on Christmas day, 1950, and involved Ian Hamilton, Gavin Vernon, Kay Matheson, and Alan Stuart (all Scottish students). Ian Hamilton, reflecting on his actions 58 years after the event, said that "You sort of know that when you take a crowbar to a side door of Westminster Abbey and jemmy the lock that there isn't really any going back, don't you?".
The stone was returned to Westminster Abbey a year later.

Quotation taken from:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3743946/Ian-Hamilton-on-Stone-of-Destiny-I-felt-I-was-holding-Scotlands-soul.html
10. Well-travelled and the object of much dispute between two nations throughout the last 800 years, the Stone of Scone is said by some to have never actually left Scotland, and that the stone taken in 1296 was actually a cess-pit lid masquerading as the real stone. Whether the Stone of Scone, or the lid of a loo, where does the object taken from Scone Castle in 1296 now reside?

Answer: Edinburgh Castle

Controversy has followed the Stone of Scone wherever it went. Aside from it being claimed that the object stolen by Edward I in 1296 was the lid of a toilet, many who do believe this to be the real stone then claim that the one stolen by Ian Hamilton in 1950 was actually a fake. On top of this, others claim that, after stealing the *real* stone from Westminster, Hamilton hired a stonemason to fashion a replica, which was the one returned to Westminster Abbey by London police. Nevertheless, it is generally accepted that the real Stone of Scone is now held in Edinburgh Castle, with a recognised replica in front of the Chapel on Moot Hill, where many Scottish kings were crowned.
Source: Author doublemm

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