Saxon Southampton

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  What was the Anglo-Saxon name for Southampton?

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  • A.
    Hamburger
  • B.
    Hamster
  • C.
    Clausentum
  • D.
    Hamwic
• 2.
  What does this x-ray of a recent Saxon find show?

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  • A.
    A Saxon spear-tip
  • B.
    A precious jewel from the Red Sea
  • C.
    A statue of a Saxon god
  • D.
    The end of a belt
• 3.
  What area of modern Southampton was the town of Hamwic?

  • A.
    Shirley
  • B.
    St Mary's
  • C.
    Highfield
  • D.
    Townhill
• 4.
  What artefacts have been found in Hamwic (tick all that are correct)? 

  • A.
    Coins
  • B.
    Glass
  • C.
    Metalwork
  • D.
    Precious stones
• 5.
  What does the name 'Hamwic' mean?

  • A.
    'Sea Town'
  • B.
    'Oyster Bed'
  • C.
    'Hemmed in trading place'
  • D.
    'Town of Many Crafts'
• 6.
  Which Saxon-era king allegedly told the sea to go back in Southampton?

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  • A.
    Alfred
  • B.
    Cnut
  • C.
    Harthacnut
  • D.
    Harold II
• 7.
  Which modern district could be named after a Saxon or Viking?

  • A.
    Woolston
  • B.
    Polygon
  • C.
    Bevois Valley
  • D.
    Redbridge
• 8.
  What is this Saxon object?

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  • A.
    Punctured armour
  • B.
    A Saxon coin
  • C.
    Fossilised bread
  • D.
    A loomweight
• 9.
  Under which modern building did archaeologists find a Saxon cemetery with at least 40 people buried in?

  • A.
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    Answer A
  • B.
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    Answer B
  • C.
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    Answer C
  • D.
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    Answer D
• 10.
  In what century did Hamwic fall into decline?

  • A.
    8th Century (700s AD)
  • B.
    9th Century (800s AD)
  • C.
    10th Century (900s AD)
  • D.
    11th Century (1000s AD)

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Beginner
• 2.
  Intermediate
• 3.
  Expert

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