Question

When did the massacre of Glencoe take place?
A. 13 January 1692
B. 13 February 1692
C. 23 February 1692
D. 13 March 1692

Answer 1

Hint:
> The Glencoe massacre took place in 1692 in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland.
> The government forces were killed by an estimated 30 members and associates of Clan Macdonald of Glencoe.
> A film is directed on massacre which is a British historical drama film, by Austin Campbell.

Complete answer:
Option A) 13 January 1692 – is an incorrect answer because the massacre of Glencoe did not take place on 13 January 1692. Two companies or about 120 men from the Earl of Argyll’s Regiment of Foot arrived in Glencoe from Invergarry in January 1692. Thus, it is incorrect here.

Option B) 13 February 1692 – is a correct answer because the massacre of Glencoe took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692. An estimated 30 members and associates of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by the government forces.

Option C) 23 February 1692 – is an incorrect answer because the massacre of Glencoe did not take place on 23 February 1692. Thus, it is incorrect here.

Option D) 13 March 1692 – is an incorrect answer because the massacre of Glencoe did not take place on 13 March 1692. Thus, it is incorrect here.

Therefore, the correct answer is B

Note:
> Glencoe Massacre, in Scottish literature, the treacherous murder by soldiers under Archibald Campbell, 10th earl of Argyll, of members of the Macdonald Clan of Glencoe.
> Many of the clan escaped, but the chief, 33 other men, 2 women, and 2 children were killed.
> The massacre of Glencoe was launched on 13 February, 1692.