Chesham Quiz
How much do you know about Chesham? To answer each question just select one answer and click the blue button.
1. The Chesham Building Society, founded in 1845, is the oldest building society in the world - which chess piece does it use for a logo?
A. a Rook
B. a Knight
C. a Castle
2. The steep hillside behind Chesham town is called The Balks - what is a 'balk' or 'baulk'?
A. a ridge
B. an inhabitant of the Balkans
C. a huge mass
3. Sainsbury's car park in Chesham is called 'Saffron Meadow' - what is 'saffron'?
A. a type of crocus
B. a unit of measurement
C. the name of the owner of the meadow
4. What is the name of Chesham's ancient parish church?
A. Christ Church
B. St Mary's
C. St Leonard's
5. Name the family that built The Bury in Church Street in 1712.
A. Lowndes
B. Skottowe
C. Darvell
6. Where will you find Chesham's new Mosque?
A. Newtown Road
B. Townfield Avenue
C. Bellingdon Road
7. What marks the position of the Old Town Hall in Chesham's Market Square?
A. a bench
B. a clocktower
C. a horse trough
8. What is the soldier on Chesham's War Memorial leaning on?
A. a tree stump
B. a sword
C. a rifle
9. How many hectares (acres) does Lowndes Park cover?
A. 11 hectares (28 acres)
B. 17 hectares (42 acres)
C. 23 hectares (57 acres)
10. Chesham Broadway was once called Pillory Green - why?
A. there was a pillar on the Green
B. the town stocks were on the Green
C. a man called Pillory owned the Green
11. When was the High Street in Chesham pedestrianised?
A. 1990
B. 1989
C. 1987
12. What year was The Chesham _____ Lawn Tennis & Squash Club founded?
A. 1879
B. 1978
C. 1789
13. Church Street in Chesham was once the site of the 'bidwell' - what is or was a 'bidwell'?
A. a type of church porch
B. a prison
C. a holy well
14. The Temperance Society was active in Chesham in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. What did members have to promise not to do?
A. swear
B. drink alcohol
C. work on Sundays
15. What is 'Pudding Stone'?
A. a hot stone used for heating water
B. a type of fruit pudding
C. a type of stone made up of lots of small pebbles
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