Scotland <3

Patron saint?

St Andrew

Plant symbol?

thistle

Capital?

Edinburgh

Greatest city?

Glasgow

Animal symbol?

unicorn

Languages?

English, Gaelic, Scots (dialect of English)

National day? (St. Andrew's Day)

30th November

National day? (Robert Burns' birthday)

25th January

Common names?

Mac- (MacDonald, McIntosh) =some of...

'Holy Trinity' consists of?

law, church, eductaion

The coronation stone of Scottish monarchs?

The Stone of Scone, The Stone of Destiny

Stereotype of Scots?

mean andd stingy

flag of Scotland

flag of Stuarts

deer

thistle

heather- wrzos heathland- wrzosowisko

bagpipes- dudy to pipe- grać na dudach

Main archipelagoes?

The Hebrides, the Shetlands, the Orkneys

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?

Ben Nevis (1356 m n.p.m.)

Freedom fighter against English (Edward I and Edward II) = BRAVEHEART!!!

William Walace (1270-1305)

continued fight against England, king of independent Scotland

Robert Bruce (1274-1329)

reneissane religious reformer (monument in the Catedral in Edinburgh)

John Knox (1514-1572)

Queen of Scotland, is said to conspire against Elizabeth I and died for it

Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart (1542-1587)

philosopher

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

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)

explorer in Africa

David Livingstone (1813-1873)

the inventor of telephone

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)

famous writer, Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

no, Bond!

Sean Connery

!!!

Ewan McGregor

National anthem of Scotland?

Flower of Scotland

'lake' in Scotish dialect?

loch

'valley' in Scotish dialect?

glen

'little' in Scotish dialect?

wee

'beautiful' in Scotish dialect?

bonnie

'boy' in Scotish dialect?

lad

'girl' in Scotish dialect?

lass

National Dish? (omnommnomom)

Haggis (stomach of sheep with mince meat)

Early tribes?

Picts, Celts

St Andrew briings christianity to Scotland. When?

6th century

Edward I's invasion of Sotland and the capture of The Stone of Scone (Edward the Hammer of Scots)-- date?

1296

The Battle of Bannockburn (significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence)-- date?

1314

Execution of Mary Stuart -- date?

1587

The union of crowns -- date?

1603

The union of Parliaments (Scotland and England- one Parliament in London)-- date?

1707

Jacobite Rising

1715-1745

Who wanted to bring back Stuart to the throne?

Jacobites (Bonnie, Prince Charlie)

The battle of Culloden (Prescription act)

1746--------------

failed attempt to steal the Stone of Destiny -- date?

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?

1979

The Stone of Scone returns to Scotland -- date?

1996

2nd devolution referendum (YES!- Parliament was established by the 1998)-- date?

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.

kilt

Pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours.

tartan