Q 01/05

What is AFC Bournemouth's nickname?

A) The Cherries

B) The Seasiders

C) The Pilgrims

D) The Saints

Answer · why

A) The Cherries

It is usually traced to the cherry-red striped shirts, or to cherry trees on the neighbouring Cooper-Dean estate.

Q 02/05

Under what name was the club formed in 1899?

A) Pokesdown Athletic

B) Kings Park Rovers

C) Boscombe

D) Bournemouth Wanderers

Answer · why

C) Boscombe

It grew out of the remains of the older Boscombe St. John's Institute Football Club.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the club's home ground, used since 1910?

A) Fratton Park

B) Dean Court

C) The Dell

D) Kings Park Stadium

Answer · why

B) Dean Court

It is currently branded the Vitality Stadium for sponsorship reasons.

Q 04/05

Which local businessman granted the lease on the wasteland that became the club's ground?

A) J.C. Nutt

B) Maxim Demin

C) Jeff Mostyn

D) J.E. Cooper-Dean

Answer · why

D) J.E. Cooper-Dean

The ground was named after him, and the same year the club signed its first professional.

Q 05/05

Who was the club's first professional player, signed in 1910?

A) Ron Eyre

B) Dickie Dowsett

C) Ted MacDougall

D) Baven Penton

Answer · why

D) Baven Penton

Until then the club had been a dominant amateur side on the local scene.