TYD QUIZ
Q1: What is the main reason that the abbey is now a ruin?
1a: Henry VIII's orders
1b: Natural decay
1c: It was 'stolen'
Q2: What was named Meonware?
2a: Clay pottery from 8c.
2b: Local Jutes
2c: Tributary of River Meon
Q3: Which writer stayed in Titchfield?
3a: William Shakespeare
3b: Charles Dickens
3c: Geoffrey Chaucer
Q4: What happened to Titchfield market hall?
4a: It's next to the Queen's Head
4b: It's near Singleton
4c: It was demolished
Q5: Which Titchfield building has the earliest origins?
5a: Titchfield Abbey
5b: The Bugle Hotel
5c: St. Peter's Church
Q6: What did inns primarily supply in 18th century?
6a: Ales and horses
6b: Beer, spirits and food
6c: Drinks and accommodation
Q7: What patents did Henry Cort file?
7a: The rolling mill
7b: The puddling furnace
7c: The tilt hammer
Q8: What was the route to Fareham in 1700?
8a: East Street, Titchfield Hill
8b: Mill Street, Titchfield Hill
8c: Fishers Hill, Turnpike Road
Q9: What was flown from RAF Titchfield?
9a: Nothing, it was a radar site
9b: Tiger Moths
9c: Barrage balloons
Q10: What was named Slaughterhouse Row?
10a: Frog Lane
10b: Lower Bellfield
10c: Road west of the Abbey
Q11: Where was Love Lane?
11a: Back of the Junior School
11b: In Bellfield
11c: Alias Ranvilles Lane
Q12: Where is Titchfield's latest pub ?
12a: West Street
12b: East Street
12c: Titchfield Road
Q13: What year did St Peter's clock stike again?
Q13a: 1999
13b: 1880
13c: 2000
Q14: Who was the last monarch to ride in Fareham Park
14a: Henry VIII
14b: Richard II
14c: Queen Victoria
Q15: Which was said to be costliest in 1920?
15a: A gallon of milk
15b: A gallon of water
15c: 8oz lard
Q16: Where did East Street not lead in 1750?
16a: Titchfield Hill
16b: Mill Street
16c: High Street
Q17: What lit Titchfield streets in 1899?
17a: Gas lights
17b: Hand lanterns
17c: Oil lamps
Q18: Which monarch visited a very young host here?
18a: Queen Elizabeth I
18b: King Henry V
18c: King Charles II
Q19: What is Skinhouse Piece?
19a: Site of a parchment works
19b: Monument to goat skin tanning
19c: the village workhouse
Q20: Where did the village stocks stand?
20a: Outside the Day Rooms
20b: Corner of West Street and South Street?
20c: In front of The Bugle
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