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Multiple Choice City Quiz - Portsmouth

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about the original city of Portsmouth and its environs?
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Last updated: May 2, 2025
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1. English county in which the city is located
Hampshire
Devon
Kent
Yorkshire
2. Roman General whose name is now used as a nickname for Portsmouth
Belisarius
Caesar
Scipio
Pompey
3. Elite Special Forces unit, formed here during WW2
Royal Marines
Paratroopers
Special Air Service
Special Boat Service
4. Football stadium, home to Portsmouth F.C.
Wembley
Fratton Park
St Mary’s
St James’
5. King who sailed from here on his way to join the Third Crusade
Richard the Lionheart
Henry VIII
Charles I
William the Conqueror
6. England’s largest island, located just two miles South of Portsmouth
Jersey
Isle of Man
Isle of Wight
Lindisfarne
7. More common name for the 170 metre “Millenium Tower” completed in 2001 (see thumbnail)
Spinnaker Tower
Sky Tower
Emirates Tower
Solent Tower
8. Launched in 1765, the oldest commissioned warship in the world, served as Admiral Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar
Mary Rose
HMS Royal Oak
HMS Ark Royal
HMS Victory
9. Which of these people was NOT born in Portsmouth?
Charles Dickens
Peter Sellers
Christopher Hitchens
Margaret Thatcher
10. A court martial was held here in 1792 to try the mutineers of this famous ship
Santa Maria
Bounty
Mayflower
Speedwell
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2 Comments
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Level 62
Aug 12, 2025
There are 11 other Portsmouths in the world; might as well disambiguate in the question.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth_(disambiguation)

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Level 95
Apr 17, 2026
To be honest I was hoping I'd catch a few extra takers due to the confusion...