Billions in ‘Brexit compensation’ demanded for Scotland

Q: Pro-independence Scottish politicians are demanding that the government of the United Kingdom pay billions of pounds in compensation to Scotland for the mounting costs and disruption of Brexit. Where is Scotland?

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Q: Brexit has strained the bonds that tie together the United Kingdom (UK). Brexit is a term describing Britain’s exit from what?

A. European Union

B. North Atlantic Treaty Organization

C. United Nations

D. All of the above

Q: In addition to Northern Ireland and Scotland, voters in the UK’s capital also wanted to stay in the EU. What is the capital of the UK?

A. Belfast

B. Cardiff

C. Edinburgh

D. London

Q: Those campaigning for Brexit in 2016 said leaving would free Britain from decisions made by EU officials in Brussels. Where is Brussels?

A. Austria

B. Belgium

C. France

D. Netherlands

Q: The Scottish National Party (SNP) said Brexit is “costing us billions in lost trade and growth.” The SNP wants Scotland to vote again on leaving a union that was first formed as the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. What is Great Britain?

A. Archipelago

B. Empire

C. Ethnic group

D. Island


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