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Who was the first king of Scotland?
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Kenneth I MacAlpin
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The above was previously king of which group of peoples, before uniting them with the Scots to form Scotland?
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Picts
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The Auld Alliance of 1295 was an anti-English alliance between Scotland and who?
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France
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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?
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William Wallace
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What unsuccessful expedition tried to establish a Scottish colony in Panama?
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Darien Scheme
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Which Queen was imprisoned by her cousin Elizabeth I of England from 1568 until her execution in 1587?
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Mary Queen of Scots
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What pro-independence party was established in 1934, with their first MP elected in 1945?
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SNP
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What invention is inventor Alexander Graham Bell largely credited for creating?
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Telephone
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On 'the stone of _____' is where have kings of Scotland traditionally been coronated on until the 13th century
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Scone
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What poet is commemorated on his own day every year for his contributions to literature and culture?
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Robert Burns
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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
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Macbeth
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The castle of which city is where the main bulk of the play above takes place?
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Inverness
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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?
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Hadrian
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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?
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Antonine
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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?
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Penicillin
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What loch in Scotland is famous for its rumoured mythical underwater creature?
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Loch Ness
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What sport was created in Scotland and famously played by multiple US Presidents?
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Golf
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Although they didn't invent this instrument, the Great Highland variation of it was widely popularised by the Scottish
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Bagpipes
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What unofficial anthem of Scotland is played at all its sporting events, such as Rugby?
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Flower of Scotland
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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?
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Unicorn
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