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