Statistics for Scottish History

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What are the colours on the Scottish flag?	Blue and White	95%
What is Scotland's most famous musical instrument?	Bagpipes	92%
Who was Scotland's greatest poet?	Robbie Burns	84%
Was is the national animal of Scotland?	Unicorn	82%
Who is the patron saint of Scotland?	Andrew	80%
What did the Romans call Scotland?	Caledonia	73%
What is the unofficial national anthem of Scotland?	Flower of Scotland	72%
What are Scotland's north western islands called?	Hebrides	68%
Who lived in Scotland when Hadrian's Wall was built?	Picts	67%
Bonnie Prince Charlie was the leader of what rebellion?	Jacobite Rising (1745)	65%
What battle is the above song in commemoration of?	Bannockburn	63%
What was the alliance between Scotland and France called?	Auld Alliance	58%
In what year were the Acts of Union passed?	1707	56%
What name is given to the displacement of highlanders in favour of the rearing of sheep?	Highland Clearances	53%
Which Scottish author is credited as the father of capitalism?	Adam Smith	50%
Who wrote Peter Pan?	J. M. Barrie	45%
Who is the most famous MacGregor?	Rob Roy	37%
Who was the first king of Scotland?	Kenneth Mac Alpin	33%
Who was the de facto ruler of the above islands until the 15th century?	Lord of the Isles	18%
What infamous event involved the murder of the leaders of Clan Douglas?	Black Dinner	9%

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