Cheatsheet for the Broughton Pop Quiz!

1. In what country & what century was the Broughton Castle built? England: In the 13th Century around the year 1242 John de Broughton was the owner of the Castle which is now owned by Lord and Lady Saye and Sele.

2. The name Broughton is believed to be originally derived from the Saxon words, "Broc" and "Tun." What do these two words mean? Broctun means a town or dwelling near a brook or broken land.

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? Canada and Australia

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? William Broughton: In 1790s Lt . Broughton captained the ship Chatham on a British exploration of the northwest coast of North America under the command of Capt.George Vancouver. Broughton discovered the Chatham Islands off New Zealand as well as Mount Hood in what is now the state of Oregon.

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? Thomas Broughton was the Lt. Gov. of South Carolina in the early 1700s.

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? Texas: He served in both the 12th and 13th Legislature in 1870 and 1871.

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. True: Doddington Hall still belongs to the Delves Broughton family.

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)? He wrote both Thud Ridge and Going Downtown.

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? Sir Jock Delves Broughton: He was the 11th Baronett of Doddington.

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? Bruce Broughton: He also wrote scores for TV shows like JAG and Dallas.

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? 2881st Most Popular Name: According to 1990 US Census Bureau the frequency of the name is 0.004 percent.