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History of Scotland - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 20,992 times
- The average score is 13 of 20
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic discovered by accident by Alexander Fleming in 1928 | Penicillin | 93%
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| Fictional detective who first appeared in print in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Study in Scarlet" in 1887 | Sherlock Holmes | 89%
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| Shakespeare play that was set in Scotland | Macbeth | 88%
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| Queen of Scots who was found guilty of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth in 1586 | Mary | 88%
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| Group who invaded Scotland in the 8th century | Vikings | 85%
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| Popular sport thought to have originated in Scotland in the 15th century | Golf | 82%
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| Scottish hero portrayed by Mel Gibson in "Braveheart" | William Wallace | 82%
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| Scottish king who became the king of England and Ireland in 1603, thus forming a personal union of the three kingdoms | James VI | 70%
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| Scottish Labour politician who served as Prime Minister from 1997–2007 | Tony Blair | 69%
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| Canadian province which was briefly a Scottish colony between 1629–1632 | Nova Scotia | 67%
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| Scottish tennis player who won the Wimbledon championship in 2013 and 2016 | Andy Murray | 61%
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| Author of "The Wealth of Nations", the foundational text of economics | Adam Smith | 60%
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| King who led the Scottish to independence in the 14th century | Robert the Bruce | 57%
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| Machine improved by James Watt in the 18th century, which helped to spark the Industrial Revolution | Steam Engine | 57%
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| Celtic-speaking group who inhabited eastern and northern Scotland during the British Iron Age | Picts | 48%
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| Ancient Roman name for Scotland | Caledonia | 46%
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| Traditional province of Ireland settled by the Scots starting in the 17th century | Ulster | 41%
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| Scottish victory referred to in the song "Flower of Scotland" | Battle of {Bannockburn} | 33%
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| Treaty which established the border between England and Scotland in 1237 | Treaty of {York} | 23%
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| Enlightenment philosopher who said that "Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions" | David Hume | 19%
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