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First War of Scottish Independence - Quiz
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  • 1. Who did Robert Bruce meet in Glasgow before his coronation?
A) Robert Wishart
B) Lamberton
C) Edward II
D) Edward I
  • 2. Where did the coronation of Robert Bruce take place?
A) Scone Abbey
B) Dumfries
C) Glasgow
D) Arbroath
  • 3. On what date was Robert Bruce crowned King of Scotland?
A) 25 March 1320
B) July 1307
C) 1 May 1328
D) 25 March 1306
  • 4. At which battle was Robert Bruce initially defeated?
A) Battle of Arbroath
B) Battle of Methven
C) Battle of Dumfries
D) Battle of Bannockburn
  • 5. What was the fate of Robert Bruce's three brothers after they were captured?
A) They were released in an exchange
B) They were exiled from Scotland
C) They were pardoned by Edward I
D) They were hanged, drawn and quartered
  • 6. In what year did Robert Bruce emerge from hiding?
A) 1320
B) 1306
C) 1314
D) 1307
  • 7. Which English King died in July 1307?
A) Robert I
B) Edward I
C) Edward II
D) Edward III
  • 8. Which battle in 1314 was a major victory for the Scots?
A) Battle of Methven
B) Battle of Arbroath
C) Battle of Bannockburn
D) Battle of Scone
  • 9. What document was signed in 1320 to affirm Scottish independence?
A) Declaration of Arbroath
B) Charter of Scone
C) Treaty of Glasgow
D) Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
  • 10. To whom was the Declaration of Arbroath sent?
A) Pope John XXII
B) Bishop Robert Wishart
C) Edward III
D) Edward II
  • 11. Which English King was deposed and killed in 1327?
A) Edward II
B) Edward III
C) Edward I
D) Robert Bruce
  • 12. What was the name of the treaty signed on 1 May 1328?
A) Treaty of Glasgow
B) Treaty of Scone
C) Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
D) Declaration of Arbroath
  • 13. Who was the heir to Robert Bruce who married the sister of Edward III?
A) Robert II
B) David
C) Edward II
D) Wishart
  • 14. What did Robert Wishart do instead of excommunicating Bruce?
A) Sent him to England
B) Arrested him
C) Executed him
D) Absolved him
  • 15. How long after the killing in Dumfries was Bruce crowned?
A) Exactly one year
B) Two weeks
C) Six months
D) Less than seven weeks
  • 16. When did the First War of Scottish Independence end with the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton?
A) 1296
B) 1305
C) 1314
D) 1328
  • 17. What year was de facto Scottish independence established after the Battle of Bannockburn?
A) 1296
B) 1305
C) 1328
D) 1314
  • 18. What was the name of the alliance John Balliol formed with France in 1295?
A) The Franco-Scottish Pact
B) The Great Cause
C) The Auld Alliance
D) The Treaty of Edinburgh
  • 19. How did King Alexander III die in 1286?
A) He was assassinated
B) He died of illness
C) He died in battle
D) He fell from his horse
  • 20. Where did Margaret, Maid of Norway die in 1290?
A) Orkney
B) Stirling
C) Berwick
D) Lanark
  • 21. What castle hosted the feudal court that judged John Balliol to have the strongest claim to the throne?
A) Stirling Castle
B) Edinburgh Castle
C) Caerlaverock Castle
D) Berwick-upon-Tweed
  • 22. What nickname did the Scots give John Balliol to describe his perceived weakness?
A) The Empty Crown
B) The Broken Guardian
C) Toom Tabard
D) The Silent King
  • 23. Where was Andrew Moray initially held captive before escaping in the winter of 1296–97?
A) Edinburgh Castle
B) Chester Castle
C) Newcastle Castle
D) London Tower
  • 24. Which English sheriff did William Wallace kill in May 1297?
A) Henry Percy
B) John de Warenne
C) William Haselrig
D) William de Ormesby
  • 25. On what date did the Battle of Stirling Bridge take place?
A) 11 September 1297
B) 22 July 1298
C) 19 March 1286
D) 26 September 1290
  • 26. Where was the document sent by Moray and Wallace in 1297 concerning trade access found?
A) Lübeck
B) London
C) Paris
D) Rome
  • 27. What was the result of the Battle of Falkirk for William Wallace?
A) His military reputation was ruined
B) He captured Edward I
C) He forced the English to retreat to London
D) He became the sole Guardian
  • 28. Which papal bull condemned Edward's invasions and occupation of Scotland?
A) The Auld Alliance
B) The Great Cause
C) Scimus, Fili
D) The Treaty of Edinburgh
  • 29. Who was appointed as a third, neutral Guardian to maintain order between Bruce and Comyn?
A) William Lamberton
B) Simon Fraser
C) Ingram de Umfraville
D) John de Soulis
  • 30. What was the average daily pay for a spearman in Edward's 1300 campaign?
A) 2d
B) 12d
C) 24d
D) 6d
  • 31. What was the name of the new trebuchet Edward used to bombard Stirling Castle?
A) Warwolf
B) The Wolf
C) Iron Maiden
D) Castle Buster
  • 32. When was William Wallace captured?
A) 3 August 1305
B) 23 August 1305
C) 9 February 1304
D) 11 June 1304
  • 33. What castle was Robert Bruce ordered to place in the keeping of a trusted man by Edward?
A) Edinburgh
B) Stirling
C) Dumbarton
D) Kildrummy
  • 34. Where did the private meeting between Bruce and Comyn take place in 1306?
A) Kildrummy Castle
B) A royal palace in London
C) The English Parliament
D) Greyfriars Church
  • 35. Why was the murder of Comyn considered an act of sacrilege?
A) Bruce used a blessed blade
B) It took place within a church
C) It occurred during a holy festival
D) Comyn was a high-ranking cleric
  • 36. Which of these women was Robert Bruce's daughter?
A) Isabel
B) Marjory
C) Christian
D) Matilda
  • 37. What did Bruce realize he had to become after the death of Comyn?
A) An earl or a monk
B) King or a fugitive
C) A judge or a diplomat
D) A prisoner or a martyr
  • 38. Which group was prepared to take Bruce's side in defiance of Rome?
A) The nobility of England
B) The English parliament
C) The Scottish church
D) The local judges
  • 39. Where was Bruce when he learned that Comyn had betrayed the conspiracy?
A) At the English court
B) At a parliament meeting
C) At the Greyfriars Church
D) At Kildrummy Castle
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