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Scottish History Test. by A. MacInnes
CALGACUS reputedly fought against? A
the Romans
the Picts
King Arthur
Jim Watt
Who brought Christianity to Scotland ? B
St. Columba
St. Ninian
St. Mirren
St. Johnstone
St. Andrew
The first Scottish king to be crowned and anointed was? D
Malcolm Canmore
David I
Alexander III
David II
Melrose Abbey was founded for what order of monks ? B
Cluniac
Cistercian
Benedictine
Tironensian
Robert Bruce became king because? C
he was Alexander III's son
he was Edward I's brother-in-law
he seized the throne
he married the maid of Norway
In what century did the Scottish parliament first meet ? B
the tenth
the thirteenth
the fifteenth
the sixteenth
Lectures to students at medieval Scottish Universities were delivered in? D
Scots
Gaelic
English
Latin
James IV was killed in battle at? C
Bannockburn
Sauchieburn
Flodden
Culloden
The first town to be designated a royal burgh was? D
Auchtermuchty
Berwick
Perth
Rutherglen
Mary Queen of Scots spent the greatest part of her life in? E
Scotland
France
Reeboks
England
Jail
John Knox, before he became a leading Protestant Reformer was? A
a Catholic priest
a burgess
a university regent
a mercenary
The Union of the Crowns took place in? B
1567
1603
1625
1707
Where did most Scots emigrate to during the reign of James VI ? A
Poland
Sweden
Ireland
France
Serfdom was reimposed on which group of Scottish workers in the 17th century ? D
Carters
Quarrymen
Ploughmen
Colliers
The last clan battle took place at Mulroy on the Braes of Lochaber in? C
1513
1645
1688
1719
When William of Orange ousted James VII at the revolution of 1689-90 his main foreign backer was? D
Ian Paisley
Peter the Great;
Louis XIV
Pope Alexander VIII
In which modern state was the ill-fated Scottish colony of Darien located ? A
Panama
El Salvador;
Chile
Peru
Which bank was founded first ? A
the Bank of Scotland
the Royal Bank of Scotland
the British Linen Bank
Clydebank
Thomas Muir of Huntershill was a prominent Scottish? B
Jocobite
Jacobin
Jesuit
agent provocateur
Who wrote "Wealth of Nations" ? C
Adam Ferguson
Robert Fergusson
Adam Smith
Sir Walter Scott
The Industrial Revolution of late and early 19th century Scotland was based mainly on? D
chemicals
mining
shipbuilding
textiles
iron and steel
Which government official was sent to supervise famine relief in the Highlands in 1846 ? B
W.P. Alison
Sir Edward Pine Coffin
W.F. Skene
Sir Charles Trevelyan
Which Scottish sporting body was established in 1872 ? C
the Camanach Association
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club
The Scottish Football Association
the Scottish Rugby Union
What did the initials I.L.P. stand for in the early 20th century ? A
Independent Labour Party
International Labour Programme
Inverness Leninist Politburo
Islands' Leverhulme Project
What was the pen-name of Christopher Murray Grieve ? E
Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Neil Gunn
Fionn MacColla
Ian Fleming
Hugh MacDiarmid
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0 5 You are either English or a bit of a thicky. You will probably go on to become Secretary Of State for Scotland.
6 10 Somewhere you're education has skipped out Scottish History. Stop watching Scottish Question Time on the box.
11 15 Only average. You have books on your coffee table called "Glasgow By Air" and "Oor Wullie Annual 1976".
16 20 Quite Good. Your Scottish History is better than most.
21 23 Very good. You have watched every episode of City Lights, even though you hate it, and force read the Daily Record
24 25 You know Andy Cameron personally and have appeared on Superscot more often than Jane Franci./
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