Push factors
Which disease was caused by contaminated water?
Cholera
How long did it take to travel to Canada in 1850 by sail ship?
6 weeks
Whose refusal to give up her seat led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
In which year did the Titanic sink?
1912
What was the name of the sheep who was the first cloned mammal ever to be created from an adult cell?
Dolly
What type of material was collected by Highlanders and used to make chemicals and fertilisers?
Kelp
Mention two types of jobs available to Scots in Canada
fur trading, building the CPR, farming
The Zong
How many of Henry VIII's wives were called Anne?
2
Pyrophobia is the fear of what?
Fire
Name the two countries that could no longer buy Herring from Scotland during World War One.
Russia and Germany
Landlords could use the Highlands and Islands Emigration society to secure passage to Australia for a nominee for how much money?
£1
How many fishing ships were sunk by U-boats during World War One?
89
In what year did Winston Churchill became Prime Minister?
1940
Which former British colony was given back to China in 1997?
Hong Kong
Mention three central belt industries that decline after World War One
Coal, iron, steel, shipbuilding, jute
The city of Dunedin was founded by Scottish settlers. Dunedin is Gaelic for what?
Edinburgh
What does CORE stand for?
In May 1707 the Act of Union joined which 2 kingdoms together?
Scotland and England
Suriname is located on which continent?
South America
Which two animals were introduced to replace Highland crofters during the clearances?
Sheep and deer
To the nearest thousand, how many of the 160,000 convicts transported from Britain to Australia were Scots?
7600
What was the name of the Piper who won the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Loos?
What did the Romans call Scotland?
Caledonia
What is the closest capital city to London outside of the UK?
Brussels