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  • Question of

    Which island was the traditional burial site of Scottish kings and holy men?

    • Mull
    • Skye
    • Iona
  • Question of

    Who briefly succeeded Macbeth as King of Scots in 1057, before being defeated months later at the battle of Essie?

    • Oengus the Dullard
    • Hamish the Half-wit
    • Lulach the Fool
  • Question of

    Officially ruling from 1286 to 1290 how was the infant Queen Margaret better known?

    • Flower of Scotland
    • Lassie of the North
    • Maid of Norway
  • Question of

    During a mounted duel at Bannockburn, in what way did Robert Bruce despatch his opponent Henry de Bohun?

    • Decapitated with an axe
    • Impaled with a lance
    • Knee-capped with a mace
  • Question of

    Which king’s botched invasion of England led to defeat (battle of Neville’s Cross), capture, and a fourteen year enforced absence from Scotland?

    • David II
    • Robert II
    • James II
  • Question of

    How did James II of Scotland die in 1460?

    • Standing behind an exploding canon.
    • Over-exertion from an orgy.
    • Drinking poisoned wine intended for his enemy.
  • Question of

    What is the name given to Henry VIII’s unsuccessful attempt to subjugate Scotland during the minority of Mary I?

    • The Scotch Harrying
    • The Chaseabout Raid
    • The Rough Wooing
  • Question of

    Name the Presbyterian movement that opposed the imposition of Charles I’s religious practices on the Scottish Kirk?

    • The Jacobites
    • The Covenanters
    • The Wee Frees
  • Question of

    Following the rout of Highlanders at Culloden, which heroine helped ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’ escape Scotland?

    • Elspeth Campbell
    • Mary McGregor
    • Flora MacDonald
  • Question of

    In 1999, who became the inaugural First Minister of the re-established Scottish Parliament?

    • Alec Salmond
    • Nicola Sturgeon
    • Donald Dewer

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