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City of Southampton Sunday Football League
What's the name of the local league with "City" in its name?
Southampton and District Sunday Football League
What's the name of the the local league with "District" in its name?
the Rose Bowl
At what venue does the Hampshire County Cricket Club play?
West End
What part of the city is the Rose Bowl in?
the Antelope Ground
Besides the County Cricket Ground, at what other cricket ground did the Hampshire County Cricket Club used to play?
the Southampton Evening Cricket League
Besides the Hampshire County Cricket Club, what's the name of the other cricket league in Southampton?
Southampton Hockey Club
What's Southampton's hockey club named?
1938
What year was Southampton Hockey Club founded?
7
How many senior men's teams does the hockey club field each week?
5
Weekly, how many senior ladies teams does Southampton Hockey Club field?
6
How old do kids need to be to play in the hockey club?
Trojans RFC
What's the oldest rugby team in Southampton?
London South West 2
What division was Trojans RFC promoted to in 2008-9?
Anthony Allen
What famous player from Trojans RFC also played for the Leicester Tigers?
centre
What position did Allen play for the Leicester Tigers?
London South West division 2
What division do the Tottonians belong to?
marinas
What feature does Southampton have plenty of that provides for water sports and yachting?
the Volvo Ocean Race
What race named after a car company used to be hosted in Southampton?
the Whitbread Around the World Yacht Race
What was the former name of the Volvo Ocean Race?
Ocean Village marina
Which marina in Southampton hosted the yacht race from 1977 too 2001?
Southampton Sports Centre
What facility is the center of Southampton's public sports and outdoor activities?
11
How many additional leisure venues are run by Council executives?
Park Wood Leisure
What company did the Council leisure executives sell operating rights to?
Men's Fitness
What magazine awarded Southampton "fittest city in the UK" in 2006?
one
How many spots did Southampton lose in the "fittest city" rankings for 2007?
London
Who was the "fittest city in the UK" ahead of Southampton in 2007?
Banister Court Stadium
During the pre-war period, where was speedway racing held?
1963
What year did Banister Court Stadium close its doors for good?
Southampton Stags
What College American Football team calls Southampton home?
Wide Lane Sports Facility
At what sports venue do the Southampton Stags play?
Eastleigh
Where is the Wide Lane Sports Facility located?
Hampshire Constabulary
Who is responsible for policing Southampton?
£30 million
How much did it cost to build the operations base of Southampton's police service?
Southern Road
On what street in Southampton is the police headquarters for the city?
2011
What year did the brand new, eight-story police headquarters open?
Southampton Central
What train station is close to the police force's building?
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
Who handles fires in Southampton?
three
How many fire stations are there in Southampton city limits?
St Mary's
Along with Hightown and Redbridge, what's the third fire station in Southampton?
202
How many crimes overall are reported for each 1,000 people in Southampton?
fewer
Did Hampshire Constabulary record fewer or more crime incidents in 2009/10 than the year before?
three
For how many consecutive years has violent crime in Southampton decreased?
higher
Is Southampton's crime rate higher or lower than the national average?
comparative crime statisitics
Which statistics are debated because of the different ways various police forces record crime?
strong
Is Southampton's higher education sector weak or strong?
over 40,000
What's the combined student population of the two major universities in Southampton?
Southampton Solent University
What's the name of the institution of higher learning with "Solent" in its name?
1862
What year was the University of Southampton founded?
1952
When did the University of Southampton receive university designation by official Royal Charter?
22,000
The University of Southampton has more than what number of students attending?
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
What research centre at the University of Southampton is abbreviated NOCS?
THES - QS World University Rankings
What organization ranked the University of Southampton in the top 80 universities worldwide in 2010?
17,000
How many students attend Southampton Solent University?
Warsash Maritime Academy
What specialized academy does Southampton Solent University host?
off-shore oil
In addition to international shipping, what other industry does the Warsash Maritime Academy prepare students for?
two
How many standalone sixth form colleges are there in Southampton?
Southampton City College
What college of further education offers vocational courses and ESOL programs?
Access courses
What courses does Southampton City College offer to adult students?
Barton Peveril College
What college with the initials BPC is outside of the city but still popular with students from Southampton?
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
What's the sixth form college named after a person?
40
More than what percentage of the students surveyed said they'd been bullied?
2,000
About how many pupils took the bullying survey?
verbal
What specific form of bullying did the survey show was most common?
physical
What was the second most common form of bullying experienced by boys who took the survey?
secondary
Which level of schools in Southampton are the worst behaved in the UK?
three
How many times the national average are the suspension rates at Southampton's secondary schools?
1
Out of about every 14 students, how many will be suspended from school?
verbal
In addition to physical attacks, what other kind of assault do Southampton's students commit against staff more than anywhere else in the country?
M27
Which motorway located north of Southampton links up England's south coast?
M3
Which motorway connects Southampton to London?
Winchester
What city is located on the A34 where the M3 connects to the North and Midlands?
M271
What spur of the M27 connects it to Southampton's city centre and Western Docks?
good
Are Southampton's transport routes around the UK good or bad?
passenger services
Southampton's railways provide freight services and what other important services?
Southampton Central
What's the name of the main train station in Southampton?
Portsmouth
Heading east from Southampton, what city is connected by rail?
north
In which direction do trains run from Southampton to Winchester?
1840
In what year did the rail route from Southampton to London open?
central
In addition to the southern and eastern sections of Southampton, what other section has local train service?
South West Trains
What company operates Southampton's local train service?
Hampshire County Council
What organization announced plans for rail expansion in Southampton in July of 2009?
2005
In what year did a proposal to expand light rail service to Portsmouth and Gosport fail?
Fawley
What's the current destination of the freight-only line the Hampshire County Council wants to use to expand passenger service?
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
What competing railway company tried to open a rail route in the 1880s?
North
In which direction did the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway want to expand?
embankment
What feature survives in the Hill Lane area as evidence of the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway's work?
Eastleigh
In what town is Southampton Airport located?
north
What direction would one travel from Southampton to get to the airport in Eastleigh?
bus
If passengers don't want to take a train to the airport, what other transport is available?
Southampton Airport (Parkway)
To take a train to Southampton Airport, what railway station would you need to go through?
Carnival Corporation & plc
What cruise line has its headquarters in Southampton?
Royal Caribbean
Besides Carnival, what other major cruise line parks its record-breaking cruise ships in Southampton Water?
Princess Cruises
In addition to P&O Cruises and Cunard Line, what other brand does Carnival Corporation own?
Cunard Line
What brand of cruise ships has a special importance to Southampton?
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
What was the name of the liner that left Southampton on its final journey on November 11, 2008?
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
Who christened the Cunard ship Queen Victoria in December 2007?
2011
In what year did the Queen Elizabeth receive its name from the Queen?
Royal Princess
What ship did the Duchess of Cambridge christen on June 13, 2013?
Arrival of the Three Queens
What does Southampton call the event when three ships named after queens all visit the city?
Queen Mary 2
Which of the "Three Queens" has a number in its name?