Planning a virtual pub quiz with your friends and family? Stuck for quiz question ideas? We have put together 30 free quiz questions with a Hampshire theme for you to use to test your friends and family Hampshire knowledge.
Use the questions below in a Hampshire themed quiz round or within a geography or general knowledge quiz round. Or just test your own knowledge of Hampshire and see how many you get right.
Questions (Stroll down for the answers):
- In which Hampshire village was Jane Austen born?
- What year was the New Forest designated a National Park?
- Which Hampshire attraction is associated with the famous children’s character Peppa Pig?
- Which Hampshire city is the singer Craig David from?
- What is the highest hill in Hampshire?
- What is the name of the oldest tree in the New Forest National Park?
- Which Hampshire city is home to Henry the VIII’s beloved ship the Mary Rose?
- What is the name of the popular 100 mile walking/cycling route that starts in Winchester and finishes in Eastbourne?
- Which water sport was invented on Hayling Island?
- What world-famous gin in distilled in Hampshire?
- Which music festival takes place every summer in the city of Portsmouth and is famous for being next to the sea?
- What is the name of the Hampshire attraction where you would find the World of Top Gear?
- What is the name of the motor racing track in Hampshire that is known as England’s fastest race circuit?
- How many New Forest ponies are roaming in the New Forest National Park - 1000, 5000 or 9000?
- Which two Hampshire Rivers meet in Southampton?
- Which Hampshire Village is home to the world's first naturalist Gilbert White?
- What is the name of the estate in Romsey where Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip spent their honeymoon?
- What was the name of the diver who famously saved Winchester Cathedral from collapsing?
- The River Test in the Test Valley is famous for which species of fish?
- Which Hampshire town is famous for watercress and each year holds the popular Watercress Festival?
- Which Hampshire city is home to the only passenger hovercraft in Britain?
- What protected animals live at Winchester City Mill?
- When was the Emirates Spinnaker Tower Built?
- What is the name of the Hampshire hotel where the chef James Martin hosts cookery classes?
- What year did Titanic sail from Southampton?
- Which Hampshire city was Charles Dickins born in?
- Which popular TV series was filmed at Highclere Castle?
- Which famous naval admiral was shot on HMS Victory?
- Which Hampshire village would you find Jane Austen’s House?
- Which supermarket brand does the Leckford Estate in the Test Valley belong to?
Answers:
- Steventon
- 2005
- Paultons Park
- Southampton
- Butser Hill
- Knight Oak. Also known as the 'Queen of the forest, the Kightwood Oak is over 500 years old.
- Portsmouth
- The South Downs Way
- Windsurfing
- Bombay Sapphire
- Victorious
- Beaulieu
- Thruxton Race Circuit
- There are approximately 5000 ponies roaming
- The River Itchen and The River Test
- Selbourne
- Broadlands
- William Walker
- Trout
- Alresford
- Portsmouth
- Otters
- 2001
- Chewton Glen
- 1912
- Portsmouth
- Downton Abbey
- Lord Admiral Nelson
- Chawton
- Waitrose
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