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1. The A3 starts at the junction of King William Street and Gracechurch Street in the heart of the old City of London. This is just a few yards from a very prominent Doric column that's a monument to an event in London's history. What event does it commemorate?
2. After just a couple of miles the A3 goes through a part of London known as Elephant and Castle. This area got its name from an English corruption of the Spanish phrase "La Infanta de Castilla" referring to Queen Eleanor of Castile, who as the first wife of Edward I was Queen of England from 1274 to 1290. She owned property in the area and thus it came to be called by her name.
Is this account of the derivation of this area's name true or false?
3. At Kennington, about a mile further on from Elephant and Castle, the A3 passes one of England's greatest sporting venues. In 1872 it hosted the first FA Cup Final, and in 1880 it was the first ground in England to host international Test cricket. What's the name of this arena?
4. A couple of miles after passing that sporting venue the A3 goes through the rather nondescript suburb of Clapham, where you might perchance meet "the man on the Clapham omnibus". Who is this person?
5. A few miles after Clapham the A3 passes a large stretch of open Common land. If I said that Great Uncle Bulgaria Coburg, Tobermory, Bungo and Orinoco live there, can you name this area?
6. After the A3 crosses the M25 it passes a 240-acre site at Wisley that is the second most visited paid entry garden in the UK after Kew Gardens. It's managed by a charitable organisation that's patronised by royalty - what is the name of this organisation?
7. Heading south-west from London the A3 goes through Guildford in Surrey, and then comes to a place known as the Devil's Punch Bowl. What kind of place is this?
8. After the A3 through Petersfield it goes past the small Hampshire village of Hambledon. What event took place on Broadhalfpenny Down at Hambledon on 24 and 25 June 1772 that is considered by some authorities to be the first of its kind?
9. And so the A3 arrives at Portsmouth and its ultimate destination, the 15th Century harbour where it comes to an end at Broad Street and Portsmouth Point. The world's oldest naval ship still in commission is in the dry dock of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - what is its name?
10. So from its northern end in the City of London to its southern end in Portsmouth, how long is the A3?
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