A Few Questions About Scotland Quiz

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.

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.

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.

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'?"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'.

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.