Geography of Scotland in the early modern era
  • 1. Which river is the longest in Scotland?
A) River Spey
B) River Tay
C) River Forth
D) River Clyde
  • 2. What is the highest mountain peak in Scotland?
A) Cairn Gorm
B) Ben Nevis
C) Ben Macdui
D) Ben Lomond
  • 3. Which city in Scotland is known as the 'Athens of the North'?
A) Edinburgh
B) Glasgow
C) Dundee
D) Aberdeen
  • 4. What is the famous battleground in Scotland where the Battle of Bannockburn took place in 1314?
A) Perth
B) Inverness
C) Stirling
D) Dundee
  • 5. Which body of water separates Scotland from Northern Ireland?
A) Firth of Forth
B) Irish Sea
C) North Channel
D) Solway Firth
  • 6. Which Scottish castle is said to be haunted by the ghost of Lady Janet Douglas?
A) Glamis Castle
B) Stirling Castle
C) Edinburgh Castle
D) Dunnottar Castle
  • 7. Which Scottish clan is known for its association with the Isle of Skye and the Jacobite cause?
A) MacDonald
B) Campbell
C) Stewart
D) MacLeod
  • 8. Which river flows through the city of Glasgow?
A) River Clyde
B) River Dee
C) River Tweed
D) River Forth
  • 9. In what year did the Act of Union between England and Scotland take place?
A) 1707
B) 1801
C) 1745
D) 1603
  • 10. Which Scottish island is famous for being the ancestral home of the Clan MacLeod?
A) Isle of Lewis
B) Isle of Skye
C) Isle of Mull
D) Isle of Arran
  • 11. In which city did the assassination attempt on Cardinal David Beaton take place in 1546?
A) Dundee
B) St Andrews
C) Aberdeen
D) Glasgow
  • 12. Which famous Scottish inventor and engineer built the first practical steam engine?
A) Thomas Telford
B) Alexander Graham Bell
C) John Logie Baird
D) James Watt
  • 13. Which castle in Edinburgh has been called the 'most besieged place in Great Britain'?
A) Stirling Castle
B) Edinburgh Castle
C) Inverness Castle
D) Urquhart Castle
  • 14. Which Scottish university, founded in 1582, played a significant role in the intellectual and cultural development of Scotland?
A) University of Glasgow
B) University of Edinburgh
C) University of Aberdeen
D) University of St Andrews
  • 15. Which Scottish queen was beheaded in 1587 by order of Queen Elizabeth I of England?
A) Mary, Queen of Scots
B) Isabella MacDuff
C) Margaret Tudor
D) Anne Stuart
  • 16. What is the name of the sea loch located in the Scottish Highlands, known for its stunning natural beauty?
A) Loch Ness
B) Loch Awe
C) Loch Katrine
D) Loch Lomond
  • 17. Which Scottish explorer discovered the Falkland Islands in 1592?
A) Alexander Mackenzie
B) David Livingstone
C) Sir William Edmond Logan
D) John Davis
  • 18. Which Scottish poet and lyricist wrote the famous song 'Auld Lang Syne'?
A) Hugh MacDiarmid
B) Robert Burns
C) Walter Scott
D) Allan Ramsay
  • 19. Which Scottish architect designed the iconic Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse?
A) Sir William Bruce
B) Robert Adam
C) Charles Rennie Mackintosh
D) William Wallace
  • 20. Which Scottish king was known for his patronage of the arts and the establishment of the Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle?
A) James III
B) James I
C) James II
D) James IV
  • 21. Which Scottish clan played a prominent role in the ousting of the Stewart monarch James VII in the Glorious Revolution of 1688?
A) MacGregor
B) MacLean
C) Campbell
D) MacDonald
  • 22. Which island group lies to the west of Scotland?
A) Hawaiian Islands
B) Maldives
C) Hebrides
D) Caribbean
  • 23. In which body of water is the Isle of Skye located?
A) Arctic Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Mediterranean Sea
  • 24. What is the largest city in Scotland by population?
A) Dundee
B) Edinburgh
C) Aberdeen
D) Glasgow
  • 25. What is the traditional musical instrument of Scotland?
A) Violin
B) Flute
C) Bagpipes
D) Piano
  • 26. Which famous Scottish architect designed the Glasgow School of Art?
A) Zaha Hadid
B) Charles Rennie Mackintosh
C) Frank Lloyd Wright
D) Le Corbusier
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