We are trying to keep in touch with our members.
We are going to try a number of things which we as a committee hope you enjoy.
We will be sending out a quiz with the answers within 48 hours and also a all our yesterdays’ feature.
We hope you enjoy
Best regards from your committee
QUIZ, Courtesy of Quizmaster Chris Owen and our Chairman Chris Harding
1 What did the impressive Vincent Hotel building on Lord Street used to be before it became a hotel
2 Over what years was Southport Town Hall constructed? (A) 1852-53 (B) 1862-63 or (C) 1872-7
3 A famous Southport landmark vanished from the town’s landscape in 2009. Based in the Blowick area, what was it?
4 Who was elected as Southport’s MP in 1987?
5 What was the name of the famous white knuckle wooden roller-coaster at Pleasureland that first opened in 1937?
6 Which monarch has a statue of her at the top of Nevill Street by Funland?
7 This question is worth 2 points. What year did Southport FC get to the final of the FA Trophy held at the old Wembley stadium and who did they sadly lose to 1-0?
8 Sir Henry Seagrave made the world land speed record on Ainsdale beach in 1925 in his Sunbeam Tiger vehicle. How fast was he going? (A) 142.33 MPH (B) 152.33 MPH or (C) 162.33 MPH
9 Southport’s Maternity Hospital opened in May 1932 by the General Infirmary. Who was it named after?.
10 Which car and commercial vehicle manufacturer was based in Crossens in a factory on Rufford Road built in 1907?
QUIZ MASTER
CHRIS OWEN