Scottish History questions and answers

01In which year did the Clydebank Blitz, the worst German air raid on Scotland, take place?

1. 1941
2. 1939
3. 1943
4. 1945

02In which year did Robert the Bruce defeat King Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn?

1. 1314
2. 1297
3. 1385
4. 1415

03Who became the first First Minister of Scotland when the devolved Scottish Parliament was set up in 1999?

1. Donald Dewar
2. Alex Salmond
3. Jack McConnell
4. Nicola Sturgeon

04Which Scottish king was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513?

1. James IV
2. James III
3. James V
4. James VI

05Which Roman wall ran across central Scotland from the Firth of Forth to the River Clyde?

1. The Antonine Wall
2. Hadrian's Wall
3. Offa's Dyke
4. The Danevirke

06Which stretch of water in Orkney was the Royal Navy's main fleet base in the First World War?

1. Scapa Flow
2. Loch Ness
3. The Moray Firth
4. Loch Lomond

07Who led the Jacobite army at the Battle of Culloden in 1746?

1. Charles Edward Stuart
2. The Duke of Cumberland
3. William Wallace
4. Robert the Bruce

08Which form of farming replaced the old cattle-based townships during the Highland Clearances?

1. Sheep farming
2. Forestry for timber
3. Coal mining
4. Vine growing

09Which Scottish city was known in the Victorian era as the 'Second City of the Empire'?

1. Glasgow
2. Edinburgh
3. Aberdeen
4. Dundee

10To whom was the Declaration of Arbroath, drawn up in 1320, addressed?

1. Pope John XXII
2. King Edward II of England
3. King Philip IV of France
4. The Holy Roman Emperor