Scottish National Party - Quiz
Scottish National Party
  • 1. What is the SNP's current stance regarding NATO membership?
A) They are neutral on membership.
B) They support membership.
C) They oppose membership.
D) They support leaving the alliance.
  • 2. How does the SNP feel about hosting nuclear weapons in Scotland?
A) They support it.
B) They oppose it.
C) They support it only for NATO partners.
D) They are undecided.
  • 3. What was the SNP's position in the 1975 European referendum?
A) They supported membership.
B) They remained neutral.
C) They opposed membership.
D) They boycotted the vote.
  • 4. Which country is the primary focus of the SNP's international development and foreign aid programs?
A) Ukraine
B) Malawi
C) Spain
D) Russia
  • 5. What is the party's policy regarding the Euro for an independent Scotland?
A) They have stated they will keep the pound sterling permanently.
B) They have strictly prohibited it.
C) They have committed to joining immediately.
D) They have left open the prospect of joining.
  • 6. Why did the SNP have a lukewarm reaction to the election of Donald Trump?
A) Because he is not Scottish.
B) Due to his support for Brexit.
C) Due to long-running legal disputes.
D) Because of his policy on the Euro.
  • 7. Which independence movement does the SNP support in Europe?
A) Brittany
B) Catalonia
C) Corsica
D) Bavaria
  • 8. Which former SNP leader was criticized for broadcasting on the network RT?
A) Alex Salmond
B) John Swinney
C) Nicola Sturgeon
D) Humza Yousaf
  • 9. How did the SNP respond to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal?
A) They defended Russia.
B) They blamed the UK government.
C) They called for repercussions for Russia.
D) They remained silent.
  • 10. What position did every Scottish council area take during the 2016 EU referendum?
A) They backed remaining in the EU.
B) They refused to cast votes.
C) They were divided equally.
D) They backed leaving the EU.
  • 11. What is the SNP's view on the expansion of the EU and NATO into the Western Balkans and Ukraine?
A) They are indifferent to the expansion.
B) They support it to counter Russian influence.
C) They oppose it to maintain neutrality.
D) They fear it will cause economic instability.
  • 12. Who was the Spanish Prime Minister that engaged in hostilities with the Scottish Government regarding Catalan independence?
A) Pedro Sánchez
B) José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
C) José María Aznar
D) Mariano Rajoy
  • 13. When did the SNP adopt the 'Independence in Europe' policy?
A) During the 1970s
B) After 2016
C) During the 1980s
D) During the 1990s
  • 14. How long have local authorities like Glasgow City Council been involved in the Malawi partnership?
A) Since the 2016 referendum.
B) Since before the SNP took office in 2007.
C) Since the 1980s.
D) Since 2010.
  • 15. What was the SNP's stance on the Iraq War according to the text?
A) They remained neutral.
B) Then-leader Salmond criticized the war.
C) They ignored the conflict.
D) They supported the war.
  • 16. What was the SNP's political slogan during the 1970s?
A) Scotland's Future
B) Independence for Scotland
C) Prosperity for Scotland
D) It's Scotland's oil
  • 17. What was the revenue source the SNP claimed would not benefit Scotland while part of the UK?
A) Coal mining
B) Renewable energy
C) Whisky exports
D) North Sea oil
  • 18. In 2017, the Sturgeon Government adjusted income tax rates to increase taxes for those earning more than what amount?
A) £33,000
B) £50,000
C) £40,000
D) £25,000
  • 19. Which body was established by the SNP to administer devolved taxation?
A) Revenue Scotland
B) Finance Scotland
C) The Scottish Treasury
D) Scottish Tax Authority
  • 20. What tax did the SNP replace with the LBTT?
A) Stamp Duty
B) Poll tax
C) VAT
D) Council tax
  • 21. The SNP has supported capping and reducing which tax to help small businesses?
A) Income Tax
B) Corporate Tax
C) Business Rates
D) Inheritance Tax
  • 22. Which MP was identified in the text as a socialist in the 2016 SNP parliamentary group?
A) Gordon Wilson
B) Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
C) Tommy Sheppard
D) Stewart Hosie
  • 23. How did SNP MPs Gordon Wilson and Donald Stewart vote on the 1980 amendment to legalise homosexual acts?
A) They were absent
B) Abstained
C) In favour
D) Against
  • 24. In what year did the SNP support the repeal of Section 28?
A) 2010
B) 2000
C) 1990
D) 1980
  • 25. How many MSPs voted in favour of the same-sex marriage bill in 2014?
A) 86
B) 105
C) 39
D) 54
  • 26. What bill did the SNP legislate to improve gender self-identification?
A) LGBT Rights Reform Bill
B) Equality and Rights Bill
C) Gender Equity Act
D) Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
  • 27. Who quit the SNP in 2021 after calling the party a core hub of transphobia?
A) Nicola Sturgeon
B) Mhairi Black
C) Tommy Sheppard
D) Teddy Hope
  • 28. How many SNP members voted against the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill in 2022?
A) Fifty-four
B) Eighty-six
C) Nine
D) Thirty-nine
  • 29. What was Nicola Sturgeon's first act as First Minister?
A) Increasing taxes
B) Passing the budget
C) Calling for a referendum
D) Appointing a gender balanced cabinet
  • 30. What does the SNP seek to increase to combat a declining population?
A) Investment
B) Birth rates
C) Immigration
D) Tourism
  • 31. According to 2022 data, which country houses proportionally more asylum seekers relative to its population?
A) Wales
B) Northern Ireland
C) Scotland
D) England
  • 32. What is the primary level of organisation in the SNP?
A) The National Executive Committee
B) Constituency Associations
C) The National Conference
D) Local Branches
  • 33. Which body coordinates the work of the Branches within a Scottish Parliament constituency?
A) Constituency Association
B) National Executive Committee
C) Trade Union Group
D) National Assembly
  • 34. What is the supreme governing body of the SNP?
A) National Executive Committee
B) National Assembly
C) National Conference
D) Constituency Association
  • 35. Which forum allows for detailed discussions of party policy by party members?
A) National Executive Committee
B) National Conference
C) Constituency Association
D) National Assembly
  • 36. In what year did SNP membership peak at approximately 125,000?
A) 2013
B) 2015
C) 2021
D) 2019
  • 37. With which party in Wales does the SNP retain close links?
A) The Scottish Labour Party
B) The European Free Alliance
C) The European Green Party
D) Plaid Cymru
  • 38. Of which European political party is the SNP a member?
A) European Radical Alliance
B) European Green Party
C) European Free Alliance
D) European Progressive Democrats
  • 39. The SNP formally presented itself as a social democratic party starting in which decade?
A) 1940s
B) 1980s
C) 1970s
D) 1960s
  • 40. The SNP was formed through the merger of the National Party of Scotland and which other party?
A) Conservative Party
B) Labour Party
C) Scottish Party
D) Plaid Cymru
  • 41. Who was a leading figure whose emergence contributed to the SNP's leftwards shift in the 1960s?
A) Nicola Sturgeon
B) Alex Salmond
C) John Swinney
D) Billy Wolfe
  • 42. What was the outcome of the 1975 proposal to rename the party the Scottish National Party (Social Democrats)?
A) Successful
B) Delayed for ten years
C) Approved by the National Assembly
D) Unsuccessful
  • 43. What term describes those who seek to advance independence through further devolution in a 'step-by-step' strategy?
A) Fundamentalists
B) Social Democrats
C) Nationalists
D) Gradualists
  • 44. In what year was the Scottish National Party (SNP) formed?
A) 1945
B) 1967
C) 1942
D) 1934
  • 45. Who was the first chairman of the SNP?
A) Cunninghame Graham
B) Winnie Ewing
C) Alexander MacEwen
D) Robert McIntyre
  • 46. Who was the SNP leader from 1942 to 1945?
A) Alexander MacEwen
B) Douglas Young
C) John MacCormick
D) Robert McIntyre
  • 47. Where was the SNP's first parliamentary success in 1945?
A) West Lothian
B) Motherwell
C) Glasgow Bridgeton
D) Hamilton
  • 48. Who was the SNP's first MP?
A) Douglas Young
B) Winnie Ewing
C) Robert McIntyre
D) Alexander MacEwen
  • 49. Who was the first MP for Plaid Cymru?
A) Douglas Young
B) Winnie Ewing
C) Robert McIntyre
D) Gwynfor Evans
  • 50. In which by-election did Winnie Ewing achieve a surprise victory?
A) Hamilton
B) Glasgow Pollok
C) Motherwell
D) Glasgow Bridgeton
  • 51. What was established following Winnie Ewing's victory in 1967?
A) The Kilbrandon Commission
B) The Scottish Assembly
C) The Scottish Covenant Association
D) The National Party of Scotland
  • 52. How many seats does the SNP hold in the Scottish Parliament?
A) 57
B) 129
C) 8
D) 413
  • 53. Who succeeded Alex Salmond as SNP leader after the 2014 referendum?
A) Winnie Ewing
B) John Swinney
C) Nicola Sturgeon
D) Humza Yousaf
  • 54. What is the name of the operation launched in 2021 to examine claims of misused party donations?
A) Operation Independence
B) Operation Branchform
C) Operation Westminster
D) Operation Holyrood
  • 55. Who became the leader of the SNP in May 2024?
A) John Swinney
B) Alex Salmond
C) Humza Yousaf
D) Nicola Sturgeon
  • 56. What deal did Humza Yousaf collapse in April 2024?
A) The independence referendum deal
B) The power-sharing deal with the Greens
C) The Labour coalition
D) The European Union membership deal
  • 57. How many local councillors represent the SNP across Scotland?
A) 413
B) 57
C) 129
D) 1,226
  • 58. What type of social policies does the SNP's platform support?
A) Hard-right conservative
B) Centre-left progressive
C) Far-right
D) Purely capitalist
  • 59. What percentage of the vote did the SNP receive at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election?
A) 22%
B) 56%
C) 45%
D) 30%
  • 60. Who lost their seat in Hamilton during the 1970 general election?
A) James Callaghan
B) Donald Stewart
C) Ewing
D) Margo MacDonald
  • 61. Who was the party's only MP after the 1970 general election?
A) Ewing
B) George Cunningham
C) Margo MacDonald
D) Donald Stewart
  • 62. Which seat did Margo MacDonald win in a 1973 by-election?
A) Glasgow Govan
B) Hamilton
C) Western Isles
D) East Kilbride
  • 63. How many MPs did the SNP return to Westminster in the October 1974 general election?
A) 6
B) 11
C) 1
D) 2
  • 64. In which year did the SNP see victories at councils including East Kilbride and Falkirk?
A) 1974
B) 1978
C) 1977
D) 1976
  • 65. Which party experienced a revival in 1978 by-elections?
A) Liberals
B) Conservatives
C) Labour
D) SNP
  • 66. With which Prime Minister's minority government did the SNP make an agreement in 1976?
A) Margaret Thatcher
B) James Callaghan
C) Donald Stewart
D) George Cunningham
  • 67. Which MP imposed the 40% threshold for the referendum on the Scotland Act?
A) Margo MacDonald
B) George Cunningham
C) James Callaghan
D) Donald Stewart
  • 68. Why was the threshold for the Scotland Act referendum not reached?
A) Low turnout
B) Lack of public support
C) Opposition from the Liberals
D) The SNP withdrew support
  • 69. Who introduced the motion of no confidence that led to the fall of Callaghan's government?
A) Donald Stewart
B) George Cunningham
C) Margaret Thatcher
D) Margo MacDonald
  • 70. To how many MPs was the SNP reduced after the general election following the 1979 motion of no confidence?
A) 6
B) 2
C) 1
D) 11
  • 71. Until which year were the SNP's October 1974 successes not surpassed?
A) 1997
B) 2015
C) 1977
D) 1978
  • 72. Which group was formed as a left-wing faction within the SNP in the 1980s?
A) Scottish Constitutional Convention
B) 79 Group
C) Scottish Labour Party
D) Campaign for Nationalism in Scotland
  • 73. Where was the 1982 SNP annual conference held?
A) Dundee
B) Ayr
C) Perth
D) Glasgow
  • 74. Who remained the SNP party leader throughout the 1983 and 1987 electoral disappointments?
A) Jim Sillars
B) William Wolfe
C) Alex Salmond
D) Gordon Wilson
  • 75. Why did the SNP refuse to join the Scottish Constitutional Convention?
A) The convention would not discuss independence
B) Disagreement with the Green party
C) Preference for the 79 Group
D) Lack of party funding
  • 76. What issue did the SNP strongly oppose in the early 90s, highlighting their left-wing positioning?
A) NATO membership
B) European integration
C) Poll tax
D) Devolution
  • 77. How many MPs did the SNP have after the 1992 general election?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 3
D) 10
  • 78. What was the result of the 1999 Scottish Parliament election for the SNP?
A) 10 MSPs
B) 35 MSPs
C) 20 MSPs
D) 50 MSPs
  • 79. Which broadcast was blamed for the SNP's unpopularity in the 1999 election?
A) Devolution Broadcast
B) Kosovo Broadcast
C) Independence Broadcast
D) Poll Tax Broadcast
  • 80. How many MSPs did the SNP have in 2003?
A) 27
B) 47
C) 69
D) 46
  • 81. What event caused the previous First Minister Henry McLeish to be unseated?
A) The 2004 European elections
B) The Officegate scandal
C) The 2003 leadership challenge
D) A vote of no confidence
  • 82. How many seats did the SNP win in the 2007 Scottish parliamentary election?
A) 46
B) 27
C) 69
D) 47
  • 83. Which party did the SNP typically strike budget deals with during Salmond's minority government?
A) Labour
B) Scottish Greens
C) Conservatives
D) Liberal Democrats
  • 84. How many seats did the SNP win to achieve an overall majority in 2011?
A) 69
B) 46
C) 27
D) 47
  • 85. When did Nicola Sturgeon announce her intention to resign as leader and first minister?
A) 15 February 2023
B) 31 January 2020
C) 18 March 2023
D) 16 March 2023
  • 86. Who resigned as SNP CEO in March 2023?
A) Peter Murrell
B) John Swinney
C) Alex Salmond
D) Nicola Sturgeon
  • 87. How many seats did the SNP win in the 2021 Scottish election?
A) 35
B) 48
C) 56
D) 64
  • 88. How many seats did the SNP win in the 2019 general election?
A) 35
B) 48
C) 56
D) 64
  • 89. Who did Humza Yousaf defeat in the final stage of the leadership election?
A) Kate Forbes
B) Nicola Sturgeon
C) Lisa Cameron
D) Murray Foote
  • 90. What percentage of the vote did Humza Yousaf receive in the leadership election?
A) 48%
B) 50%
C) 52%
D) 55%
  • 91. What was the title of the policy prospectus published by Yousaf's government on 18 April?
A) Equality and Opportunity for All
B) Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership – A fresh start
C) The Path to Independence
D) A New Era for Scotland
  • 92. Who was appointed as the new Chief Executive of the SNP on 23 August 2023?
A) Lisa Cameron
B) Humza Yousaf
C) Kate Forbes
D) Murray Foote
  • 93. Which policy did Yousaf announce to address NHS waiting lists?
A) Increasing taxes on medical supplies
B) Reducing the number of hospitals
C) Privatization of services
D) Additional funding
  • 94. How did the government plan to fund infrastructure projects according to Yousaf's October 2023 announcements?
A) Issuing government bonds
B) Increasing Council Tax
C) Cutting education budgets
D) Selling public land
  • 95. When did the Bute House Agreement come to an end?
A) 12 October 2023
B) 29 April 2024
C) 27 March 2023
D) 25 April 2024
  • 96. When did Humza Yousaf announce his resignation as Leader of the SNP?
A) 29 April 2024
B) 15 October 2023
C) 25 April 2024
D) 23 August 2023
  • 97. Who replaced Colin Beattie as SNP treasurer?
A) John Swinney
B) Peter Murrell
C) Stuart McDonald
D) Graeme McCormick
  • 98. When did the SNP's auditors, Johnston Carmichael, resign?
A) April 2023
B) October 2022
C) June 2023
D) May 2023
  • 99. What charge was brought against Peter Murrell in April 2024?
A) Fraud
B) Money laundering
C) Tax evasion
D) Embezzlement
  • 100. What were MSPs accused of misusing to fund election campaigning?
A) Laptops
B) Stamps
C) Social media accounts
D) Office furniture
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