Cyber security consultant James Metcalfe picked our city as his specialist subject in an episode of the BBC quiz show which aired on Monday, February 15.
He was asked a range of questions about Portsmouth’s past, including about an assassination, a duel and a shopping centre.
We have pulled together a quiz so our readers can test themselves and see if they could score better than James’ 7 out of 10.
A word of warning – some are very tricky!
Enjoy the quiz and find the answers on the final page of this gallery.
Let us know how many you got right.
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1. Question 1
The origin of Portsmouth’s royal dockyard lies in the construction of a naval drydock which was the first to be built in England. The construction took place during the reign of which Tudor Monarch? Photo: -
2. Question 2
No. 1 Bush Villas, Elm Grove, Southsea, was the home in the 1880s of a well-known writer who was at the time practicing as a doctor. What was his name? Photo: Paul Costen
3. Question 3
In 1628, George Villiers Duke of Buckingham, was killed by a disaffected officer named John Felton supposedly in a High Street inn while he was preparing for an expedition to a port in south western France. Which port? Photo: Alan Spree/Amberley Books
4. Question 4
In 1845 a cavalry officer was challenged to a duel at the Quebec Hotel, now Quebec House, after he had made advances towards the wife of one lieutenant Henry Hawkey of the Royal Marines. Hawkey won and the officer later died from his injuries. What was his name? Photo: James Clack