Christchurch

Question 1

When was Christchurch founded? by whom?

Answer 1

1525 as Cardinal’s College

Thomas Wolsey

Question 2

How did Wolsey die?

Answer 2

Stomach Bug on way to London to defend charges of treason- only enemy of Henry VIII to die of natural causes!

Question 3

When did it become Christchurch?

Answer 3

1546

Question 4

What was it built on?

Answer 4

Site of St Frideswide Priory

Question 5

When was Tom Tower built?

Answer 5

1681

Question 6

How big is Great Tom?

Answer 6

85 inches wide, weighs 7.5 tonnes

Question 7

When is great tom rung?

Answer 7

101 times at 9:05 every evening as original no. of scholars was 101 and their curfew was 9pm. why 9:05? because Ox is 1 degree to the west of GMT.
Muffled during ww1 to stop zeppelins being guided ot Oxford

Question 8

How many PMs went to Christchurch?

Answer 8

13

Question 9

What was the name of the eccentric? What did he do?

Answer 9

William Buckland

Geologist

Question 10

What did Buckland do?

Answer 10

Ate his way through the animal kingdom