| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| During the First War of Scottish Independence, what famous revolutionary saw his greatest victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, and was later portrayed in film history by Mel Gibson? | William Wallace | 100%
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| Although they didn't invent this instrument, the Great Highland variation of it was widely popularised by the Scottish | Bagpipes | 94%
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| What sport was created in Scotland and famously played by multiple US Presidents? | Golf | 94%
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| The first wall constructed by which Roman Emperor to divide their holdings from the Picts is roughly close to where the modern Anglo-Scottish border is today? | Hadrian | 94%
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| What loch in Scotland is famous for its rumoured mythical underwater creature? | Loch Ness | 94%
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| A famous play by William Shakespeare is loosely based off this Scottish king who meets the same fate as the king he murdered | Macbeth | 94%
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| Which Queen was imprisoned by her cousin Elizabeth I of England from 1568 until her execution in 1587? | Mary Queen of Scots | 94%
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| What poet is commemorated on his own day every year for his contributions to literature and culture? | Robert Burns | 94%
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| What invention is inventor Alexander Graham Bell largely credited for creating? | Telephone | 94%
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| Rooted in Celtic belief and strong conviction for independence and freedom, what mythical animal was adopted as the national animal in roughly the 14th Century? | Unicorn | 94%
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| The Auld Alliance of 1295 was an anti-English alliance between Scotland and who? | France | 88%
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| What is one of the most important antibiotics in the world, which was accidentally discovered in 1928 by microbiologist Alexander Fleming? | Penicillin | 88%
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| What unofficial anthem of Scotland is played at all its sporting events, such as Rugby? | Flower of Scotland | 69%
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| The castle of which city is where the main bulk of the play above takes place? | Inverness | 69%
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| What pro-independence party was established in 1934, with their first MP elected in 1945? | SNP | 69%
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| On 'the stone of _____' is where have kings of Scotland traditionally been coronated on until the 13th century | Scone | 56%
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| The above was previously king of which group of peoples, before uniting them with the Scots to form Scotland? | Picts | 50%
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| What other Roman wall was constructed after the one above to secure the Roman-Scottish border, in particular against the Caledonians, and marked the furthest reach of Roman control into Britain? | Antonine | 44%
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| Who was the first king of Scotland? | Kenneth I MacAlpin | 38%
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| What unsuccessful expedition tried to establish a Scottish colony in Panama? | Darien Scheme | 31%
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