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Patron saint?
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St Andrew
Plant symbol?
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thistle
Capital?
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Edinburgh
Greatest city?
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Glasgow
Animal symbol?
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unicorn
Languages?
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English, Gaelic, Scots (dialect of English)
National day? (St. Andrew's Day)
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30th November
National day? (Robert Burns' birthday)
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25th January
Common names?
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Mac- (MacDonald, McIntosh) =some of...
'Holy Trinity' consists of?
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law, church, eductaion
The coronation stone of Scottish monarchs?
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The Stone of Scone, The Stone of Destiny
Stereotype of Scots?
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mean andd stingy
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flag of Scotland
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flag of Stuarts
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deer
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thistle
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heather- wrzos heathland- wrzosowisko
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bagpipes- dudy to pipe- grać na dudach
Main archipelagoes?
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The Hebrides, the Shetlands, the Orkneys
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Tam o'shanter- szkockie nakrycie głowy, pierwotnie męskie, którego nazwa pochodzi od tytułowej postaci z wiersza Roberta Burnsa; noszony był podczas II wojny światowej przez oddziały piechoty armii brytyjskiej
Highest peak?
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Ben Nevis (1356 m n.p.m.)
Freedom fighter against English (Edward I and Edward II) = BRAVEHEART!!!
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William Walace (1270-1305)
continued fight against England, king of independent Scotland
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Robert Bruce (1274-1329)
reneissane religious reformer (monument in the Catedral in Edinburgh)
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John Knox (1514-1572)
Queen of Scotland, is said to conspire against Elizabeth I and died for it
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Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart (1542-1587)
philosopher
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David Hume (1711-1776)
national poet of Scotland, who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a "light" Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland
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Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime
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Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)
explorer in Africa
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David Livingstone (1813-1873)
the inventor of telephone
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Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)
famous writer, Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
no, Bond!
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Sean Connery
!!!
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Ewan McGregor
National anthem of Scotland?
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Flower of Scotland
'lake' in Scotish dialect?
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loch
'valley' in Scotish dialect?
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glen
'little' in Scotish dialect?
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wee
'beautiful' in Scotish dialect?
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bonnie
'boy' in Scotish dialect?
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lad
'girl' in Scotish dialect?
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lass
National Dish? (omnommnomom)
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Haggis (stomach of sheep with mince meat)
Early tribes?
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Picts, Celts
St Andrew briings christianity to Scotland. When?
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6th century
Edward I's invasion of Sotland and the capture of The Stone of Scone (Edward the Hammer of Scots)-- date?
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1296
The Battle of Bannockburn (significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence)-- date?
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1314
Execution of Mary Stuart -- date?
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1587
The union of crowns -- date?
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1603
The union of Parliaments (Scotland and England- one Parliament in London)-- date?
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1707
Jacobite Rising
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1715-1745
Who wanted to bring back Stuart to the throne?
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Jacobites (Bonnie, Prince Charlie)
The battle of Culloden (Prescription act)
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1746--------------
failed attempt to steal the Stone of Destiny -- date?
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1950
First devolution referendum (51% zagłosowało na tak, ale wprowadzono regułę, na mocy której 'za' powinno być przynajmniej 40% wszystkich obywateli uprawnionych do głosowania, a tego nie udało się osiągnąć- czyli NIE MA PARLAMENTU!) -- date?
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1979
The Stone of Scone returns to Scotland -- date?
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1996
2nd devolution referendum (YES!- Parliament was established by the 1998)-- date?
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1997
Knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century.
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kilt
Pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours.
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tartan

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