The first part of the quiz is based on the content of the first section of the Dickensian Derbyshire Country Christmas Interactive Guide: A Walk in the Park.

1. What did Mr Mundy give the local poor people at Christmas?
2. On what date / day in December was charity commonly given?
3. What plant commonly used in Christmas decorations was planted at Markeaton Park in the 1820s?
4. What might happen to those taking evergreens for decorations from country estates without permission; and what sentence was commonly given for poaching game?
5. What Christmas sights and sounds from the nearby roads might visitors to the park have encountered?
6. When and why might groups of horse-riders have gathered in the grounds over Christmas?
7. Where might stable-boys have eaten; and slept?
8. What was a popular seasonal greeting of the time?
9. Where do excavations suggest Christmas dinner would have been cooked in the 1820s – 1830s, and why?
10. How much roast beef was used in the mince-meat recipe contained in the guide?
11. Why might ‘guisers’ have not visited the Hall in the early 1830s?
12. What Christmas carol sang at this time is supposed to originate in Derbyshire?

The answers to each question are allocated points, so that groups of families and friends can in they like compete against one another, the highest number winning. The answers to part one are available here.

The second part part of the quiz – based on the content of the second Dickensian Derbyshire Country Christmas Interactive Guide section: At the Hall – is accessible here; and through the quiz introduction page, here.

Let the project know how you’ve done by 28 December through the Quiz Completion questionnaire, and you can download a participation certificate; or share your scores through project social media, to get a shout-out for taking part. Good luck!