Museum Quiz Answers
Qu.1 What does the name Kingston mean?
b) King's farm or estate
Qu.2 How many Anglo-Saxon Kings were crowned at Kingston?
c) seven
Qu.3 Why does Kingston have three fishes on its coat of arms?
b) Salmon were caught in the Thames at Kingston
Qu.4 Who granted Kingston its first Royal Charter?
b) King John
Qu.5 Which Royal Palace owed its water supply to springs in Kingston?
b) Hampton Court
Qu.6 Which author who lived in Kingston wrote the Forsyte Saga?
c) John Galsworthy
Qu.7 Who founded an Aircraft Factory at an old skating rink in Kingston?
b) Tommy Sopwith
Qu.8 Which famous dog is supposed to be buried in Kingston?
c) Nipper the HMV dog
Qu.9 Kingston is a Royal Borough. How many more are there in England and Wales?
c) three (Windsor & Maidenhead, Caernarvon and Kensington & Chelsea)
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