Uffington White Horse - Quiz
Uffington White Horse
  • 1. Which district council uses the Uffington White Horse as its emblem?
A) Wiltshire District Council
B) Uffington Village Council
C) Vale of White Horse District Council
D) Berkshire County Council
  • 2. Which Army Reserve unit based in Windsor uses the White Horse as an emblem?
A) Wiltshire Regiment
B) Windsor Horse Artillery
C) Royal Berkshire Guard
D) Berkshire Yeomanry
  • 3. Who wrote the book titled The Scouring of the White Horse?
A) Thomas Hughes
B) Terry Pratchett
C) G.K. Chesterton
D) Rosemary Sutcliff
  • 4. In what year was The Scouring of the White Horse published?
A) 1859
B) 1977
C) 2004
D) 1911
  • 5. Which poet compared King Arthur removing corrupt judges to the weeding of the White Horse?
A) J.R.R. Tolkien
B) Thomas Hughes
C) Tennyson
D) G.K. Chesterton
  • 6. In which epic poem did G.K. Chesterton feature the scouring of the White Horse?
A) Sun Horse, Moon Horse
B) Tom Brown's Schooldays
C) The Ballad of the White Horse
D) Idylls of the King
  • 7. What is the subject of Rosemary Sutcliff's 1977 book Sun Horse, Moon Horse?
A) The history of King Alfred
B) A mystery set in the 1920s
C) The Bronze Age creator of the figure
D) The life of Thomas Hughes
  • 8. Which mystery novel features the Uffington White Horse and Wayland's Smithy?
A) Lethal White
B) A Pale Horse
C) The Moon Stallion
D) Skandar and The Unicorn Thief
  • 9. According to Tom Shippey, what might the Uffington White Horse have inspired?
A) The shield of Alfred the Great
B) The banner of the horsemen of Rohan
C) The crest of King Arthur
D) The emblem of the Berkshire Yeomanry
  • 10. Which author described the Uffington White Horse as 'Not what a horse looks like, but what a horse be'?
A) Thomas Hughes
B) Elsa Sjunneson
C) Brian Hayles
D) Terry Pratchett
  • 11. Which 2018 novel features the White Horse as a significant setting and plot point?
A) Lethal White
B) Sun Horse, Moon Horse
C) A Pale Horse
D) The Scouring of the White Horse
  • 12. Which educational establishment in Wroughton uses the White Horse as an emblem?
A) Faringdon Community College
B) The Ridgeway Primary School
C) Uffington Academy
D) The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College
  • 13. The BBC television serial The Moon Stallion was written by whom?
A) Thomas Hughes
B) Brian Hayles
C) Charles Todd
D) Terry Pratchett
  • 14. Which novel was inspired by the Uffington White Horse in 2022?
A) A Hat Full of Sky
B) Lethal White
C) The Scouring of the White Horse
D) Skandar and The Unicorn Thief
  • 15. Which video game tie-in novel features the White Horse as a narrative element?
A) Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse
B) Sun Horse, Moon Horse
C) A Pale Horse
D) The Moon Stallion
  • 16. What is the approximate size of Uffington Castle?
A) 5 ha
B) 10 ha
C) 1.5 ha
D) 3 ha
  • 17. With which figure is Dragon Hill associated in legend?
A) St Patrick
B) King Arthur
C) St George
D) St Michael
  • 18. Why is Whitehorse Hill designated a biological SSSI?
A) It has unploughed grasslands
B) It contains rare flowers
C) It is a bird sanctuary
D) It has a unique forest
  • 19. What is the name of the steep-sided dry valley below the White Horse?
A) The Gorge
B) The Hollow
C) The Basin
D) The Manger
  • 20. Where is the Blowing Stone located?
A) Kingston Lisle
B) Avebury
C) Uffington village
D) Wayland's Smithy
  • 21. What type of monument is Wayland's Smithy?
A) Medieval castle
B) Neolithic long barrow
C) Roman temple
D) Iron Age hillfort
  • 22. How far is Wayland's Smithy from the White Horse?
A) 1.2 km
B) 0.5 km
C) 5 km
D) 2.4 km
  • 23. Where does the Ridgeway National Trail end?
A) London
B) Ivinghoe Beacon
C) Avebury
D) Swindon
  • 24. What evidence suggested human sacrifice at the settlement found near Letcombe Bassett?
A) Wall paintings
B) Inscriptions
C) Skeletons
D) Ritual altars
  • 25. In what year was the Kilburn White Horse created?
A) 2003
B) 1995
C) 1981
D) 1858
  • 26. Which of these is a direct replica of the Uffington horse?
A) Yorkshire
B) Hogansville, Georgia
C) Swindon
D) Amesbury
  • 27. What material was used for the white horse that existed in Mossley from 1981 to the mid-1990s?
A) Stone
B) Heather
C) Metal
D) Chalk
  • 28. Who created the sculpture 'White Horse Pacified'?
A) St George
B) Charlotte Moreton
C) Julie Livsey
D) Unknown
  • 29. What legend describes the activity of the White Horse in the Manger at night?
A) It gallops
B) It hides
C) It sleeps
D) It grazes
  • 30. Until the late 19th century, how often was the Uffington White Horse scoured?
A) Every ten years
B) Every five years
C) Every seven years
D) Every year
  • 31. Who wrote about the ceremony of scouring the horse in 1736?
A) Francis Wise
B) The lord of the manor
C) Adrian Cox
D) William Francis Grimes
  • 32. Who uncovered the horse after the Second World War?
A) Francis Wise
B) The Countryside Alliance
C) William Francis Grimes
D) Adrian Cox
  • 33. What profession was William Francis Grimes?
A) Land surveyor
B) Archaeology professor
C) Local farmer
D) History teacher
  • 34. Which group claimed responsibility for the 2002 defacement?
A) English Heritage
B) Countryside Alliance
C) Real Countryside Alliance
D) National Trust
  • 35. What advertisement was placed near the figure in May 2003?
A) Cheltenham Festival
B) Big Brother
C) National Trust membership
D) Local village fair
  • 36. In 2012, what was added to the figure as a publicity stunt?
A) A television camera
B) A large jockey
C) A rider and three dogs
D) A wooden fence
  • 37. Since when has the horse been gradually shrinking?
A) Since the Second World War
B) Since the 1980s
C) Since the 1930s
D) Since the 19th century
  • 38. Which organization began a restoration project in the summer of 2024?
A) The local village council
B) Real Countryside Alliance
C) Oxford Archaeology
D) The Luftwaffe
  • 39. How long is the Uffington White Horse?
A) 110 m
B) 120 m
C) 100 m
D) 130 m
  • 40. In which English county is the Uffington White Horse located?
A) Oxfordshire
B) Gloucestershire
C) Berkshire
D) Wiltshire
  • 41. In which document is the earliest reference to the site found?
A) The Mabinogi
B) Domesday Book
C) Llyfr Coch Hergest
D) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
  • 42. Which technique settled the figure's origin date in 1990?
A) Stratigraphic analysis
B) Dendrochronology
C) Optically stimulated luminescence testing
D) Radiocarbon dating
  • 43. What was the horse thought to be transforming during the period of the figure's creation?
A) Warfare in Britain
B) Religious practices
C) Trade networks
D) Agricultural techniques
  • 44. What is the status of the Uffington White Horse site?
A) National Nature Reserve
B) World Heritage Site
C) Conservation area
D) Scheduled monument
  • 45. Since which century has the figure at Uffington been called a horse?
A) 11th century
B) 13th century
C) 10th century
D) 12th century
  • 46. What Latin term from a cartulary of Abingdon Abbey refers to the site?
A) mons albi equi
B) equi albus
C) equus albus
D) mons equinus
  • 47. Which animal is NOT mentioned as a possible alternative representation for the figure?
A) Dog
B) Lion
C) Horse
D) Sabre-toothed cat
  • 48. The figure is thought to be a tribal symbol connected to the builders of what site?
A) White Horse Hill
B) Marlborough Palace
C) Uffington Castle
D) Abingdon Abbey
  • 49. The Uffington White Horse is stylistically similar to horses found on what items?
A) Viking tapestries
B) Saxon shields
C) Celtic coinage
D) Roman mosaics
  • 50. What is the name of the Iron Age burial bucket that features a horse similar to the Uffington figure?
A) Marlborough Bucket
B) Wiltshire Vessel
C) Abingdon Container
D) Uffington Pail
  • 51. Who proposed the theory that the horse is a 'solar horse' aligned with the sun?
A) Tom Hughes
B) The National Trust
C) The Abingdon monks
D) Joshua Pollard
  • 52. During which season does the sun appear to overtake the horse?
A) Midwinter
B) Midsummer
C) Autumn equinox
D) Spring equinox
  • 53. When did the first known festival of the Scouring of the White Horse take place?
A) 1072
B) 1857
C) 1755
D) 1859
  • 54. Why did the festivals end in 1857?
A) The National Trust banned them
B) The chalk ran out
C) The crowds were too rowdy
D) Local interest disappeared
  • 55. Which composer wrote 'Ballad of the White Horse' in 1959?
A) Mike Oldfield
B) John Gardner
C) Hilary Davan Wetton
D) David Bedford
  • 56. The 'Ballad of the White Horse' was inspired by which author's poem?
A) Barbara G. Walker
B) John Gardner
C) Chesterton
D) David Bedford
  • 57. Who conducted the recent recording of the 'Ballad of the White Horse'?
A) Hilary Davan Wetton
B) Mike Oldfield
C) David Bedford
D) John Gardner
  • 58. What ensemble accompanied the City of London Choir in the recording of John Gardner's ballad?
A) Swindon Symphony Orchestra
B) BBC Symphony Orchestra
C) BBC Concert Orchestra
D) London Philharmonic
  • 59. David Bedford's 'Song of the White Horse' was commissioned for which program?
A) BBC's Omnibus
B) The History of Britain
C) BBC's Concert Hour
D) Swindon Arts Review
  • 60. What year was David Bedford's 'Song of the White Horse' composed?
A) 1982
B) 1978
C) 1959
D) 1983
  • 61. What must the choir inhale to sing the high notes in David Bedford's composition?
A) Helium
B) Oxygen
C) Nitrogen
D) Carbon dioxide
  • 62. Who produced the 1983 recording of 'Song of the White Horse'?
A) David Bedford
B) John Gardner
C) Hilary Davan Wetton
D) Mike Oldfield
  • 63. On the cover of which 1982 album is the Uffington Horse illustrated?
A) In Utero
B) Song of the White Horse
C) Ballad of the White Horse
D) English Settlement
  • 64. Which band released the album 'English Settlement'?
A) BBC Concert Orchestra
B) Nirvana
C) The City of London Choir
D) XTC
  • 65. Where was the band XTC from?
A) London
B) Swindon
C) Uffington
D) Oxford
  • 66. Who is the author of 'The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects'?
A) David Bedford
B) Hilary Davan Wetton
C) John Gardner
D) Barbara G. Walker
  • 67. What year was the public mural of the 'English Settlement' sleeve painted?
A) 1978
B) 1982
C) 1993
D) 2024
  • 68. On which street in Swindon is the 'English Settlement' mural located?
A) Crombey Street
B) High Street
C) White Horse Lane
D) Omnibus Road
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