Wandsworth man chooses his home town on Mastermind (From This Is Local London)

Wandsworth man chooses his home town on Mastermind

11:30am Saturday 30th January 2010 in

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What would be your specialist subject if you were to appear on Mastermind?

Often the subject of a good pub debate, I imagine few of us would choose Wandsworth – despite living here for years.

But that is exactly what Jesse Honey, an urban planner, chose when he faced John Humphrys on the BBC’s much-loved programme earlier this month.

As he sat in one of the most famous chairs on national television, Mr Honey, a Wandsworth resident, was asked about the borough.

He said: “It’s a great place to live and it meant I was lucky enough to be able to go for walks for some of my revision.”

Below are the questions on “the London borough of Wandsworth”, as they were asked on Mastermind.

How many can you and your family and friends answer correctly?

Remember, you only have two minutes and cannot use books, your phone or the internet. Mr Honey got 14 correct answers (out of 17).

He passed on questions seven and 14 and got question 11 wrong.

The Questions:

1. Which river leads into the Thames at Wandsworth and shares the origins of its name with the town itself?

2. In the 18th century what title was held by the chairman of the local society formed to fight threatened enclosures of common land, and for whom mock collections took place at the Leather Bottle pub?

3. Which statesman lived in Trinity Road from 1900 to 1904 before moving to nearby Routh Road?

4. The teardrops depicted in the blue and gold chequered design on the Wandsworth coat of arms personify the sorrow of which group of people?

5. In which year did the New Covent Garden Market open in Nine Elms?

6. In 2006 Young’s left its Ram Brewery site in Wandsworth, having merged with which Bedford-based brewer?

7. Who founded the Waterman’s school in Putney, opened in 1718, reputedly in gratitude for having been saved from drowning by a local waterman?

8. What is the name of Henry Moore’s stone sculptor in Battersea Park, presented in 1948?

9. Wandsworth Prison was known by what name when it opened in 1851?

10. Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth is on the site of an old flower mill and what type of sports venue?

11. Who designed the original wooden Battersea bridge, which was replaced by Sir Joseph Bazalgette’s present construction?

12. Which British prime minister lived in Bowling Green house in Putney Heath and died there in 1806?

13. Immortalised in the title of an Ealing Film comedy, what name is given to the A3036 between St John’s Hill and Wandsworth Road?

14. The east window of St Mary’s Church in Battersea Church Road has 17th century glass depicting Elizabeth I and which other English monarch?

15. Which primary school in Magdalen Road is named after a children’s author?

16. In 1829 who fought a duel with the Duke of Wellington in the area once known as Battersea Fields?

17. What name was given to the Victorian institution in Spanish Road built for boys who lost their characters or were in danger of doing so?

The Answers:

1. The Wandle 2. The Mayor of Garrett 3. David Lloyd George 4. The Hugenots 5. 1974 6. Charles Wells 7. Thomas Martin 8. Three Standing Figures 9. Surrey House of Correction 10. Greyhound Stadium 11. Henry Holland 12. William Pitt the Younger 13. Lavender Hill 14. Henry the seventh 15. Beatrix Potter 16. Earl of Winchelsea 17. The Friendless Boys’ Home