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