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Plymouth
What's the only monocentric city on the South Coast larger than Southampton?
4.9
By what percentage did the population of Southampton increase from 1996 to 2004?
London
What's the only other city in England besides Portsmouth more densely populated than Southampton?
Hampshire County Council
What organization anticipated an additional 2% population growth from 2006 to 2013?
the elderly
What age segment of the population of Southampton is projected to increase the most?
4,200
How many more residents would Southampton have if the population grew by 2%, as the council expected?
120,305
How many jobs were there in Southampton in March of 2007?
3,570
How many Southampton residents were claiming job seeker's allowance in March, 2007?
2.4
In March 2007, what percentage of Southampton residents claimed job seeker's allowance?
2.5
What England's average percentage for people claiming job seeker's allowance?
health and education
What sector provides about a quarter of Southampton's available jobs?
19
What percentage of available jobs in Southampton are in the property/other business sector?
wholesale and retail
What's the third largest sector providing jobs in Southampton?
18.5
By what percentage did available jobs increase in Southampton between 1995 and 2004?
16.2
What percentage of available jobs in Southampton are in wholesale and retail industries?
£22,267
What was Southampton's average annual salary in January of 2007?
£1,700
How far below the national average is the average annual salary in Southampton?
£3,800
How far below England's South East region is Southampton's average annual salary?
half
About how much of UK's passenger traffic did Southampton handle during the inter-war period?
cruise ships
What kind of passenger ships make up a lot of the traffic in the port of Southampton?
tonnage
Going by what unit of measurement makes Southampton the fourth largest port in the UK?
2009
In what year did Southampton's fourth cruise terminal open in the western docklands?
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
What branch of the Department for Transport has its headquarters in Southampton?
20th
What century saw more diverse industries come to Southampton?
aircraft
Southampton's range of industries includes the manufacture of cars and what other transport?
electrical
What kind of engineering does industry in Southampton support?
tobacco
Along with the docks and grain mills, what crop has been processed in Southampton for a long time?
500,000
How many people in the Southampton area receive hospital services from University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust?
3 million
How many people in the South of England rely on the NHS Foundation Trust's specialist services?
palliative care
What type of service does the NHS Foundation Trust provide at the Countess Mountbatten House?
Moorgreen Hospital
What hospital is the Countess Mountbatten House a part of?
West End
In what village is Moorgreen Hospital located?
Ordnance Survey
What's the name of the UK's national mapping agency?
2011
What year did Ordnance Survey's new headquarters open in Southampton?
Lloyd's Register Group
What company said it is planning to move marine operations to the University of Southampton?
Swaythling
What area of Southampton holds a Ford assembly plant?
Transit
Which model does Ford manufacture in their Southampton plant?
WestQuay Shopping Centre
What's the largest retail center in Southampton?
35th
What's WestQuay's ranking among the largest retail centers in the UK?
Watermark Westquay
What was the name of the third phase of West Quay development that got put on hold because of the recession?
2015
What year did work resume on the development of Watermark Westquay?
IKEA
What popular Swedish company opened a new store in the West Quay site in 2009?
skyscrapers
What type of tall buildings are being planned on Southampton's waterfront?
23
How many stories tall will each of the three proposed towers be?
Ocean Village
What marina in Southampton may get a 15-story high hotel?
economy
What factor is very strong in Southampton that encourages redevelopment of the city?
£100m
What's the projected budget of the development plan that includes the new hotels?
£4.2 bn
Going by 2004 calculations, how much does Southampton contribute to the region's economy each year?
the service sector
What sector puts up most of Southampton's economic contribution?
1995
In 2004, Southampton's contribution to the regional economy had almost doubled from what it was in what year?
Tudor House Museum
What museum reopened on July 30th, 2011 after a huge renovation?
God's House Tower
What's the name of the museum located in one of Southampton's tower walls?
Solent Sky
What's the name of the aviation museum in Southampton?
£28 million
What's the impressive budget of the SeaCity Museum?
the National Lottery
What organization invested half a million pounds in the SeaCity Museum?
September
In what month each year is the Southampton Boat Show held?
Mayflower Park
What waterfront park hosts the Boat Show?
1968
When was the Boat Show first held in Mayflower Park?
Sea City
What Southampton festival culminates in the Boat Show?
600
Attendees of the Boat Show can expect to see at least how many exhibitors?
Mayflower Theatre
What's the biggest theatre in Southampton?
2,300
How many people can the Mayflower Theatre hold?
the Gaumont
What was the former name of the Mayflower Theatre?
English National Ballet
What famous ballet company has performed at the Mayflower?
Nuffield Theatre
Which Southampton theatre won The Stage Award for Best Regional Theatre for 2015?
The Southampton City Art Gallery
What gallery in Southampton houses a Designated Collection?
a space
What's the all-lowercase named arts organization in charge of the art gallery in Southampton's Bargate?
Art Vaults
What project, also run by a space, showcases art in Southampton's medieval buildings?
The Millais Gallery
What art gallery is a part of Southampton Solent University?
the Guildhall
In addition to the Mayflower Theatre, what's Southampton's other big venue for live music?
Pink Floyd
What legendary band with a color in its name has played at the Guildhall?
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
What orchestra with a name that starts with "B" has played at the Guildhall?
Southampton Philharmonic Choir
What choir from the area has sung at the Guildhall?
Junk
What nightclub in Southampton was nominated for the UK's best small nightclub?
dance
What genre of music is featured at Junk?
the Dolphin
What small music venue in Southampton is named after an aquatic mammal?
Craig David
What popular RnB singer hails from Southampton?
Will Champion
What's the name of the Coldplay drummer from Southampton?
Holloways
What group did Southampton's Rob Skipper sing for?
Kids Can't Fly
What band that broke up in 2014 was formed in Southampton?
dance
What genre of music is James Zabiela known for?
South Today
What program with a direction in its name does the BBC broadcast from Southampton?
Meridian
What's the name of the local ITV division?
Whiteley
Where is the Meridian headquarters located?
That's Solent
What is the local television channel for Southampton called?
2014
Towards the end of what year did That's Solent begin broadcasting?
2
How many community FM radio stations are there in Southampton?
Unity 101 Community Radio
What local FM station won the Queens Award?
The Breeze
What's the new name of the station formerly known as The Saint?
Hot adult contemporary
What genre of music is played on The Breeze?
Ocean FM
What was the old name of Heart Hampshire?
SURGE
What's Southampton University's radio station called?
adult contemporary
What kind of music does Wave 105 play?
The Saints
What's the nickname of the Southampton Football Club?
St Mary's Stadium
What stadium has been home to The Saints since 2001?
1966
What year did Southampton Football Club first reach the top level of English football?
Manchester United
Who did The Saints beat in 1976 to win the FA Cup?
the Premier League
What league did Southampton Football Club become founding members of in 1992?
Sunday
Local Southampton football leagues have what day of the week in their names?
two
How many local Sunday football leagues does Southampton have?