GAMES


Answers to the games will appear in the next issue

CRYPTOGRAM


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SOLUTION TO LAST MONTH'S CRYPTOGRAM:



This is known as the Bon-Accord toast - "Happy to meet, sorrowful to part, happy to meet once again." "Bon-Accord" was the password used by the citizens of Aberdeen in 1308 when they rose up, killed the English garrison and captured the town for Robert the Bruce. Bon-Accord is now the motto of the City of Aberdeen.






 

Game

Bannock burn 700 years ago - Well what do you know! Let's find out!




1. Who was the commander of Stirling Castle on that day?

2. The Scalacronica is a book written by the son of a man who was captured during the battle. The book is based on his father's memories of the battle. Both father and son have the same name. What is the name

3. Who led the Scottish 500 Light Horse cavalry?

4. Many of the English drowned in Bannock Burn, and other drowned in a nearby river. What is the name of the river?

5. To what castle did Edward flee from which he sailed to England?.




ANSWERS TO LAST MONTH'S QUIZ:

1 Who headed the Scottish troops at the Battle of Bannockburn?
Correct answer: Robert the Bruce

 2. Who headed the English forces?
Correct answer: Edward II

 3 How many days did the battle last
Correct answer: 2

 4 The first attack of the battle is often said to be the attack of an Englishman, the nephew of the Earl of Hereford against the leader of the Scottish forces? What is his name?
Correct answer: Henry de Bohun

 5. What is the largest nearby town or burgh to Bannockburn?
Correct answer: Stirling

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