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Take the Broughton Pop Quiz!

See how well you know your Broughton history! All the questions are multiple choice, so take your pick. Then, when you're ready to see the real answer, click Answer. It will "POP" up on your screen. It's that easy? This is one quiz you can't fail - since we give you the answers - but we do hope you have fun with it!

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1. In what country & what century was the Broughton Castle built?
Country: Century: ^Answer

2. The name Broughton is believed to be originally derived from the Saxon words, "Broc" and "Tun." What do these two words mean?
Broc: Tun:^Answer

3. There are two large islands that bear the Broughton name, one's inhabited by more than 500 people & the other is a popular spot for nature-loving tourists and fishermen. Can you name the two countries to which the islands belong? ^Answer

4. Christopher Columbus became famous for "discovering the New World." But there was another New World explorer named Broughton who discovered a few things too. Can you tell us his full name and what he's given credit for finding?
Name:
Discovered: ^Answer

5. There once was a Broughton who served as a Lt. Governor of one of the 50 United States. Can you name him (his first name that it, since we all know his surname :) & the state?
Name: State:^Answer

6. During the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War, a former-Confederate officer named Colonel Edward Thomas Broughton ran for and was elected to serve as a State Senator. Can you name the state? ^Answer

7. During World War II, military leaders of the Allied Forces were in Britain. One leader was US General Dwight D. Eisenhower. All of this is true. Is the next statement true too? Eisenhower's headquarters was located in a home owned by a Broughton family. ^Answer

8. During the Vietnam War, US Colonel Jack Broughton was court-martialed for destroying evidence in an effort to protect two men under his command who bombed a target they weren't supposed to.
He later told his story and became a famous author. Can you name his book(s)? ^Answer

9. Lord Erroll, a British nobleman, was killed in Kenya in 1941. His death had one titled Broughton facing a murder trial, for which he was acquitted, and a scandal which led to his suicide, and later a book and movie titled "White Mischief." His name was? ^Answer

10. This famous Emmy-award-winning composer wrote the score for such films as "Lost In Space," "Tombstone," "Miracle on 34th Street," "The Presidio," "Harry and the Hendersons," the western "Silverado," which brought him an Oscar nomination and Disney's "The Rescuers Down Under." His name is? ^Answer

11. In the 1990's, if surnames in the USA were ranked in order of popularity with #1 being the most popular, where would "BROUGHTON" rank? ^Answer

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