SH3 Quiz July 2020

Prepared by Coolbox Round One

1. When was Guildford Cathedral opened ( consecrated )? 2. Who met their lover at Burford Bridge? 3. Name 3 Telegraph Towers in Surrey ( also known as Semaphore stations ) 4. Which famous gardener lived at Wotton House? 5. Which senior member of the Royal Family lives in Surrey? 6. Where? 7. Which town’s famous resident was William Cobbett? 8. Which Surrey town was derided for changing it’s name to include “on Thames? 9. Name the canal which flows South from Guildford. 10. Where is Priory Park? Answers to Round One

1. Guildford Cathedral was consecrated in 1961. It was built between 1936 and 1961 2. Lord Nelson met Emma Hamilton at the . 3. Telegraph Towers in Surrey: Netley Heath, Hascombe, Chatley Heath, Pewley Hill, Bannicle Hill, Coopers Hill, Poyle Hill, Worplesdon Glebe or Haste Hill. 4. John Evelyn, botanist and gardener lived at Wotton House. 5. The Earl of Wessex aka Prince Edward lives in Surrey. 6. His home is Bagshot Park. 7. William Cobbett who wrote “Rural Rides” was born in Farnham. 8. Staines is now called Staines-upon-Thames. 9. The Wey & Arun canal flows South from Guildford. 10. Priory Park is in . Round Two

1. Name the county town of Surrey? 2. Which open heath has been used for filming Bond movies amongst other films? 3. Name two vineyards located in Surrey? 4. Where is Norbury Blue cheese made? 5. Surrey XPA is made by an artisan brewery located where? 6. Where does the Pilgrims Way start and finish? 7. Where is the HQ of Surrey Police? 8. Which National Trust property is being rebuilt following a devastating fire in 2015? 9. Where are “imported” deer being used for land management? 10. Name the highest point in Surrey. Extra point for elevation. Answers to Round Two

1. Kingston upon Thames has been the county town of Surrey since 1893. 2. Parts of were filmed at Hankley Common near . 3. Surrey vineyards include Denbies, Greyfriars ( Hog’s Back ), Albury, High Clandon, Blackdown Ridge, Haslemere 4. Norbury Blue is made in , Albury. 5. The Brewery make Surrey XPA in Capel 6. The Pilgrims Way runs between Canterbury and Winchester. 7. Surrey Police HQ is Mount Browne at Artington, Guildford. 8. Clandon House was destroyed by fire in 2015. 9. Red deer were introduced from Scotland to Surrey Heath ( Camberley, West End and Pirbright areas ) in 2010. 10. is 294m above sea level. Round Three

1. Where is the oldest working windmill in the UK? 2. Name a famous resident of Oxshott. 3. Where was there a gunpowder mill in the 1600’s? 4. Why was the Devil’s Punchbowl at Hindhead notorious in the 1800’s? 5. Which literary giant based his famous story at Horsell Common? 6. How many visitors go to Thorpe Park each year: 595,000, 1.2 million or 1.8 million? Where does this rank it as a visitor attraction in the UK? 7. Which Roman road goes through ? 8. Which trade gave prosperity to Guildford in medieval times: wool, cotton or timber? 9. Name 3 castles in Surrey. 10. Name the largest village in . Answers to Round Three

1. The oldest working windmill in the UK is at Outwood 2. Andy Murray, John Terry, Tony Webb! 3. The East India Company established a gunpowder mill at Chilworth in 1626. 4. The area around the Devil’s Punchbowl was notorious for highway robbery as stage coaches climbed up the hill on the way to and from Portsmouth. Add a point if you mentioned the gruesome murder of a sailor from the Red Lion pub. 5. HG Wells “War of the Worlds” has Martians landing at Horsell Common. 6. Thorpe Park had 1.8 million visitors in 2018 ranking third most visited in the UK. 7. Stane Street, runs 56 miles between London and Chichester through Ockley. 8. Guildford’s medieval prosperity was largely based on the wool trade and the town was famous for “Guildford blue” cloth exported around the world. 9. Farnham Castle, Guildford Castle, Reigate Castle ( ruins only ) and Castle ( privately owned since 2008 ). 10. Cranleigh is the largest village in England by area; the 4th largest by population. Thank you for taking part With a lovely memory from SH3 trip to Iceland July 2019 Coolbox