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