Horsham - Quiz
Horsham
  • 1. Which league does Horsham F.C. play in as of the 2024–25 season?
A) Southern Combination Football League
B) Isthmian League Premier Division
C) National League South
D) London 1 South
  • 2. How many times has Horsham F.C. won the Sussex Senior Cup?
A) Five
B) Eight
C) Ten
D) Two
  • 3. In which year did Horsham F.C. win the Isthmian League Cup?
A) 2008
B) 2022
C) 2024
D) 2019
  • 4. What is the current stadium of Horsham F.C.?
A) Hop Oast Stadium
B) High Wood Hill
C) Gorings Mead
D) Queen Street
  • 5. In what year was the current Horsham F.C. stadium opened?
A) 2022
B) 2019
C) 1998
D) 2008
  • 6. When was Horsham YMCA F.C. founded?
A) 1971
B) 1898
C) 1928
D) 1996
  • 7. Where does Horsham YMCA F.C. play their home games?
A) Queen Street
B) Bartholomew Way
C) Coolhurst Ground
D) Gorings Mead
  • 8. Broadbridge Heath F.C. plays at which sports ground?
A) The Holbrook Club
B) Station Hotel
C) High Wood Hill Sports Ground
D) Warnham Park Estate
  • 9. Where does Roffey F.C. play their home games?
A) High Wood Hill
B) Hop Oast
C) Gorings Mead
D) Bartholomew Way
  • 10. When was Horsham Rugby Club founded?
A) 1898
B) 1928
C) 1971
D) 1968
  • 11. What was the original name of Holbrook RUFC when it was formed in 1971?
A) Horsham Rugby Club
B) Sunallon RFC
C) Royal & Sun Alliance RFC
D) RSA RFC
  • 12. Which opponent did Horsham F.C. play against in the second round proper of the FA Cup in 2007–08?
A) Swansea City
B) Sutton United
C) Liverpool
D) Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 13. Where was the first headquarters of Horsham Rugby Club?
A) The Holbrook Club
B) Horsham Cricket Club
C) Coolhurst Ground
D) Station Hotel
  • 14. Which stadium was demolished in 2008, leading to a period of homelessness for Horsham F.C.?
A) Hop Oast Stadium
B) High Wood Hill
C) Queen Street
D) Gorings Mead
  • 15. What is the sponsor name for the Hop Oast Stadium?
A) Camping World Community Stadium
B) Sun Alliance Stadium
C) Iron Bridge Stadium
D) Station Hotel Stadium
  • 16. What era saw rapid development to the east of Horsham town centre?
A) Late 18th century
B) Late 20th century
C) Early Victorian era
D) Early 19th century
  • 17. What is the name of the area to the east of the town centre?
A) North Heath
B) New Town
C) Oakhill
D) Holbrook
  • 18. What structure carries the railway to the south of Horsham?
A) Rusper Road Crossing
B) The Tithe Barn
C) Iron Bridge
D) Old Holbrook House
  • 19. Which area was originally a label for the northern part of the Horsham ancient parish?
A) Oakhill
B) North Heath
C) Littlehaven
D) Holbrook
  • 20. When was North Heath developed as a district?
A) Late 18th century
B) Early Victorian era
C) Early 19th century
D) Latter part of the 20th century
  • 21. What is Holbrook named after?
A) The Tithe Barn
B) An ancient parish boundary
C) A feeder stream of the River Arun
D) Sir William Vesey-Fitzgerald
  • 22. What is the origin of the majority of housing in Holbrook?
A) Late 20th century
B) Early Victorian era
C) Late 18th century
D) Early 19th century
  • 23. How many council wards is the Holbrook suburb large enough for?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) One
  • 24. Which road abuts the hamlet around Old Holbrook House?
A) Rusper Road
B) A264
C) River Arun Road
D) Depot Road
  • 25. Who was the previous owner of Holbrook House?
A) A Victorian railway builder
B) Sir William Vesey-Fitzgerald
C) The Governor of North Heath
D) The MP for Littlehaven
  • 26. What is the most notable building in the Holbrook district?
A) The Tithe Barn at Fivens Green
B) The Littlehaven Inn
C) The Iron Bridge
D) Old Holbrook House
  • 27. To the 18th century, when does the hamlet of Littlehaven date back?
A) Early 18th century
B) Late 18th century
C) Early 19th century
D) Late 20th century
  • 28. When did the inn open in Littlehaven?
A) Early 20th century
B) Late 19th century
C) Late 18th century
D) Early 19th century
  • 29. When did the station open in the Littlehaven area?
A) 1990
B) 1907
C) 1875
D) 1852
  • 30. What was the original name of the Littlehaven station?
A) Holbrook Station
B) Grub Street Crossing
C) Rusper Road Crossing Halt
D) North Heath Halt
  • 31. Which river does Southwater describe the area south of?
A) River Arun
B) River Horsham
C) River Thames
D) River Oakhill
  • 32. In which county is the town of Horsham located?
A) East Sussex
B) West Sussex
C) Kent
D) Surrey
  • 33. How far is Horsham from London?
A) 18.5 miles
B) 50 miles
C) 31 miles
D) 26 miles
  • 34. What is the approximate population of Horsham according to 2018 estimates?
A) 45,000
B) 30,000
C) 50,934
D) 60,000
  • 35. Who is the current MP for Horsham?
A) John Milne
B) Jeremy Quin
C) Boris Johnson
D) Francis Maude
  • 36. In what year was the Horsham parliamentary constituency recreated?
A) 1894
B) 1983
C) 1974
D) 1832
  • 37. How high above sea level is Horsham?
A) 50 metres
B) 100 metres
C) 80 metres
D) 30 metres
  • 38. When was Horsham Urban District abolished?
A) 1894
B) 1974
C) 1987
D) 1875
  • 39. What legislation reduced Horsham's representation from two to one MPs?
A) Reform Act 1832
B) Local Government Act 1832
C) Local Government Act 1894
D) Reform Act 1974
  • 40. When is Horsham scheduled to be parished?
A) 1 January 2025
B) 1 April 2030
C) 1 April 2026
D) 1 April 2024
  • 41. Where does the River Arun rise?
A) Rusper
B) Surrey Hills
C) St Leonard's Forest
D) South Downs
  • 42. Which town is located to the north-east of Horsham?
A) Brighton
B) Chichester
C) Crawley
D) Broadbridge Heath
  • 43. What entity governs Horsham at the county level?
A) West Sussex County Council
B) Surrey County Council
C) Town Council
D) Horsham District Council
  • 44. What is the likely origin of the name Carfax?
A) Roman
B) Norman
C) Saxon
D) Celtic
  • 45. What is the meaning of the name Carfax?
A) Ancient crossroads
B) Main gate
C) Market square
D) Four ways
  • 46. Besides Horsham, which other English town has a place called Carfax?
A) Oxford
B) Bristol
C) Cambridge
D) Bath
  • 47. Which trees line the Causeway?
A) Pine trees
B) Willow trees
C) London plane trees
D) Oak trees
  • 48. Who restored St. Mary's church in 1864–65?
A) George Gilbert Scott
B) S.S. Teulon
C) Augustus Pugin
D) Christopher Wren
  • 49. What was the area known as Normandy formerly known for?
A) Royal stables
B) A bustling marketplace
C) Large industrial warehouses
D) Artisans cottages and an ancient well
  • 50. What is Chesworth Farm used for today?
A) Open public access
B) Agricultural commercial farming
C) A retail business park
D) A private gated estate
  • 51. In what year did the Swan Walk shopping centre open?
A) 2003
B) 1964
C) 1976
D) 1989
  • 52. What was added to Swan Walk in 1989?
A) A glass roof and Springfield Court
B) An indoor food market
C) A parking garage and cinema
D) A large mosaic and bronze swan
  • 53. Which demolished building was once enclosed by the Swan Walk shopping centre?
A) Capital Theatre
B) St. Mary's Hall
C) The Railway Hotel
D) Horsham Town Hall
  • 54. Which store opened on the site of the former Capital Theatre in 1984?
A) Sainsbury's
B) Waitrose
C) Marks & Spencer
D) Tesco
  • 55. In what year did the Forum open?
A) 2010
B) 2003
C) 1995
D) 1989
  • 56. What is Horsham Park a remnant of?
A) The town's original common land
B) The Causeway Gardens
C) A royal hunting ground
D) The former Hurst Park Estate
  • 57. Which sports facilities are found in or around Horsham Park?
A) Football pitches, tennis courts, and a swimming complex
B) Velodrome and archery range
C) Golf course and cricket nets
D) Rugby pitch and basketball court
  • 58. When did development of the Needles estate begin?
A) 1972
B) 1985
C) c. 1955
D) 1980s
  • 59. Where did the timbers for the farmhouse that gave The Needles its name originate?
A) Imported pine from Scandinavia
B) Demolished medieval churches
C) Ships wrecked on the Needles rocks
D) Local oak forests
  • 60. In what year was the land around Hills Farm sold for development?
A) 1972
B) 1980
C) 1990
D) 1955
  • 61. How many people were recorded as liable for taxation in Roffey in 1296?
A) 10
B) 80
C) 18
D) 50
  • 62. What name was used for Roffey in Kelley's Post Office Directory for 1867?
A) Star Row
B) Roughey
C) Wimland
D) Colgate
  • 63. Who designed the All Saints' Church in Roffey?
A) The local council
B) The railway authority
C) Kelley
D) Arthur Blomfield
  • 64. Where is the Roffey Park Institute located?
A) Near Colgate
B) In the town centre
C) At the Needles estate
D) Near London Road
  • 65. What type of stone is found on the ridge where Tower Hill lies?
A) Marble
B) Horsham Stone
C) Granite
D) Limestone
  • 66. Between which years did a quarry exist at Tower Hill?
A) 1900 to 1950
B) 1950 to 2000
C) 1800 to 1830
D) 1830 to 1876
  • 67. In which area did development take place in the 1980s?
A) The Common
B) Trafalgar
C) Roffey
D) Hills Farm
  • 68. What is the name of the area west of London Road at North Parade?
A) Trafalgar
B) Roffey
C) The Needles
D) Tower Hill
  • 69. What was Trafalgar known as until the mid-20th century?
A) Star Row
B) The Common
C) Hills Farm
D) Stone Pit
  • 70. How heavy was the record-breaking hailstone that fell in Horsham?
A) 100g
B) 224g
C) 140g
D) 4.9g
  • 71. On what date did the record-breaking hailstone fall in Horsham?
A) 12 July 1972
B) 5 September 1958
C) 1 January 1955
D) 20 August 1980
  • 72. What building was licensed for worship in Roffey in 1856?
A) An iron church
B) The Roffey Park Institute
C) All Saints' Church
D) A temporary building
  • 73. Which of these is a legacy toponym of the Horsham Stone quarrying industry?
A) Trafalgar Road
B) Roffey Corner
C) Stone Pit Field
D) Hills Farm
  • 74. Which of the historic industries mentioned is no longer practiced in Horsham?
A) Brewing
B) Iron-smelting
C) Brickmaking
D) Printing
  • 75. Where was the smaller Waitrose located before it closed in 2015?
A) Hurst Road
B) Carfax
C) Piries Place
D) Southwater
  • 76. Which insurance company has its registered office in Horsham?
A) RSA Insurance Group
B) Royal Insurance
C) Lennox Wood Insurance
D) Sun Alliance
  • 77. In what year did Sun Alliance and Royal Insurance merge?
A) 1965
B) 2015
C) 2008
D) 1996
  • 78. Which pharmaceutical company closed its Horsham plant in 2015?
A) Ciba-Geigy
B) RSA Pharmaceuticals
C) Lennox Laboratories
D) Novartis
  • 79. What is the primary function of the RSPCA headquarters in Southwater?
A) Animal welfare
B) Pharmaceutical research
C) Video game development
D) Insurance management
  • 80. What is the cost of the RSPCA headquarters in Southwater?
A) £8 million
B) £10 million
C) £25 million
D) £16 million
  • 81. Which video game studio is headquartered in Horsham?
A) Sun Alliance Gaming
B) Creative Assembly
C) Novartis Interactive
D) RSA Studios
  • 82. What was the Town Hall referred to as in 1648?
A) A Town Hall
B) A Registry Office
C) A Magistrate's Court
D) A Market House
  • 83. Which restaurant chain currently occupies the former Town Hall?
A) Prezzo
B) Bill's
C) Pizza Express
D) Nando's
  • 84. Where is the town's memorial to the dead of the two World Wars located?
A) Carfax
B) Normandy
C) Field Place
D) The Causeway
  • 85. How many bells does the Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin have?
A) Six
B) Twelve
C) Eight
D) Ten
  • 86. What was the colloquial name for the Rising Universe sculpture?
A) The Town Fountain
B) The Water Monument
C) The Poet's Fountain
D) The Shelley Fountain
  • 87. Who designed the Rising Universe sculpture?
A) Christopher Wren
B) Angela Conner
C) Percy Bysshe Shelley
D) John Nash
  • 88. What poem was featured on a plaque on the Shelley Fountain?
A) Mont Blanc
B) Adonais
C) To a Skylark
D) Ozymandias
  • 89. When was the Shelley Fountain removed permanently?
A) March 2011
B) May 2008
C) June 2016
D) January 2009
  • 90. What is the oldest existing part of Horsham?
A) Normandy
B) Market Square
C) Broadbridge Heath
D) Carfax
  • 91. Which company operates Thameslink services in Horsham?
A) British Rail
B) Network Rail
C) Southern Rail
D) Govia Thameslink Railway
  • 92. Which station serves the west of Horsham?
A) Littlehaven
B) Christ's Hospital
C) Pulborough
D) Dorking
  • 93. Which station is located in the north-east of Horsham?
A) Littlehaven
B) Shoreham
C) Gatwick
D) Christ's Hospital
  • 94. How far is Horsham from Gatwick Airport?
A) 20 km
B) 65 km
C) 12 km
D) 40 km
  • 95. What is the name of the shared-use path connecting Horsham to Guildford and Shoreham?
A) Downs Link
B) Southway Link
C) Valley Trail
D) Greenway Path
  • 96. In what year was Collyer's founded?
A) 1768
B) 1552
C) 1532
D) 1851
  • 97. Who established Christ's Hospital school in 1552?
A) Richard Collyer
B) Elizabeth I
C) Edward VI
D) Henry VIII
  • 98. On which day of the week is the West Sussex County Times published?
A) Wednesdays
B) Thursdays
C) Fridays
D) Mondays
  • 99. Which TV transmitter provides television signals to Horsham?
A) Brighton beacon
B) Midhurst TV transmitter
C) Crystal Palace
D) Heathrow transmitter
  • 100. In what year did Horsham Cricket Club become national champions?
A) 2005
B) 1851
C) 1921
D) 1771
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