QUIZ 609

Check your Knowledge Quotient!


1. Scottish waters consist of a large sector of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, which contains the largest oil reserves in the European Union.

A. True
B. False
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above


2. On 1 May 1707, Scotland entered into a political union with England to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.
       
A. True
B. False
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above

           
3. The Late Latin word Scotia ("land of the Gaels") was initially used to refer to Ireland.

A. True
B. False
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above


4. Repeated glaciations, which covered the entire land mass of modern Scotland, destroyed any traces of human habitation that may have existed before the Mesolithic period.

A. True
B. False
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above


5. It is believed the first post-glacial groups of hunter-gatherers arrived in Scotland around 12,800 years ago.

A. True
B. False
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A