Test your wits with Peeps’ festive quiz - and no peeking at the answers!

1. What does the name "Farnham" roughly translate to in Saxon?

a) Meadow of Ferns b) Well-watered meadow by the ferns c) Settlement by the river

2. What was Farnham Castle used for during the Second World War?

a) A training camp for camouflage b) An air raid shelter c) A royal residence

3. How did Haslemere get its name?

a) Named after Lord Hasle b) From hazel trees surrounding a lake (or mere) c) Derived from ancient Roman settlements

4. Which author did NOT live in Haslemere?

a) Arthur Conan Doyle b) George Bernard Shaw c) Charles Dickens

5. What does the Anglo-Saxon word "aewielltun," from which Alton gets its name, mean?

a) River crossing b) Farmstead at the source of the river c) Village in the forest

6. The Treaty of Alton in 1101 was signed between which two brothers?

a) William the Conqueror and Robert of Normandy b) Henry I of England and Robert II of Normandy c) Edward I and Edmund of Woodstock

7. Who founded the town of Petersfield in the 12th century?

a) Earl of Gloucester b) Earl of Sussex c) Earl of Winchester

8. What was the purpose of the school founded by Richard Churcher in 1722?

a) To teach boys farming techniques b) To prepare boys for working for the East India Company c) To provide general education for all children

ANSWERS

1. b) Well-watered meadow by the ferns

2. a) A training camp for camouflage

3. b) From hazel trees surrounding a lake (or mere)

4. c) Charles Dickens

5. b) Farmstead at the source of the river

6. b) Henry I of England and Robert II of Normandy

7. a) Earl of Gloucester

8. b) To prepare boys for working for the East India Company