SHERE QUIZ -PAST AND PRESENT!
IN AID OF THE PHILIPPINES APPEAL
COST OF ENTRY £1
Sponsored by Clarke, Gammon, Wellers
First Prize a Sweet Hamper from Shere Delights
Closing Date Monday December 23rd at 5pm. Please drop completed entry forms in an envelope plus £1 entry fee into Clarke, Gammon, Wellers, Middle Street, Shere. Write your name and telephone number clearly on the envelope.
Questions:
1. How many years has the Bray Family been Lord of the Manor of Shere?
2. Who might drive you crazy at this shop?
3. What was the old English name of Shere, and in what road might you find a house of this name?
4. Which business has had many famous visitors, including George Clooney?
5. Which battle resulted in Reginald Bray becoming first Lord of the Manor of Shere?
6. Which shop was visited by a very wet Jeremy Clarkson?
7. What did Reginald Bray find in a thornbush?
8. Which business would go well with porridge?
9. In which royal church is the Bray family most famously remembered?
10. Which two Shere-based businesses are top of their league?
11. What is the name of the implement used in the Bray crest, and what was it used for?
12. What have the Wild West and Shere got in common?
13. What animals do the Parish Council own, and where do they live?
14. This business needs a French wind to solve the clue!
15. What was the building, now housing the public loos, previously used for?
16. Which shop was used as a cafe in the filming of the Hollywood romcom ‘The Holiday’?
17. Who was walled up in a cell in St James’s Church?
18. Which shop has a multi-tasking owner who is in charge of looking after the ducks?
19.Who was St James and what was his job?
20. Which business is always welcoming?
21. Why are Shere residents starting to eat more popcorn?
22. What festive flavours of ice-cream are now for sale at Shere Delights?
23.Which Bishop’s actions caused the ‘Battle of Shere’?
24. Which business has the answer 16?
25.Which famous architect designed the lychgate and Dabbling Duck?
26. Which joint of ham helps to sell houses?
27. A very famous actor used to perform at the Barn Theatre. Who was he?
28. Which shop has been used as a location in Foyle’s War, The Holiday and the Wedding Date, to name but a few?
29.Which fragrant flower used to be grown outside Shere, and still gives its name to a house in The Square?
30.Which shop has gone from one type of kitchen to another?
31. Why is the swimming pool historically so significant?
33. Which hostelry is also a type of foamy wave?
Tie-breaker (limit 10 extra words): I love Shere because......