Cyber security consultant James Metcalfe picked our city as his specialist subject in an episode of the BBC quiz show which aired on Monday, February 15.
He was asked a range of questions about Portsmouth’s past, including about an assassination, a duel and a shopping centre.
We have pulled together a quiz so our readers can test themselves and see if they could score better than James’ 7 out of 10.
A word of warning – some are very tricky!
Enjoy the quiz and find the answers on the final page of this gallery.
Let us know how many you got right.
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9. Question 9
Ferry services to the Isle of Wight have departed from several different piers in Portsmouth, when the service began it first operated from one such pier opened in 1842. Which pier? Photo: Finnbarr Webster/ Getty Images
10. Question 10
Helen Duncan who was prosecuted in 1944 for holding a seance in Copnor Road was the last person to be imprisoned under an Act of Parliament from 1735. What was the name of the Act? Photo: Contributed
