This week, in aid of the London Legal Support Trust, lawyers showed the capital how to boss and completely dominate a 10k challenge (i.e.walk at a casual pace wearing jeans and sensible trainers).

Under starter's orders at Law Society HQ, people of the legal world arrived branded in their firm's t-shirts, making the event feel a bit like the Olympics' opening ceremony. Just without the international athletes, pyrotechnics or Seb Coe.  

As always, the event attracted some maverick sport stars. The RollOnFriday media crew caught this particular competitor giving two-fingers to the establishment on t-shirt wearing protocol:

Law logo t-shirt over the shoulder: the John McEnroe of the Legal Walk.

Eager spectators at Hyde Park queued up in their cars to catch a glimpse of the walkers...

... although seating arrangements for the anticipated crowds at Horse Guards was over-optimistic.

Fellow RoF athlete Jamie and I discussed how best to document the event for massive fans of the 10k walk genre. To demonstrate a grasp of modern-day sports reporting, I came up with a quiz for Jamie to partake in, on the subject of the history of the very streets through which we pounded. Jamie then spent the rest of the event trying to power-walk away from me, like a terrified man being chased by David Starkey. Sadly, his disdain for my fact-searching is made clear in his blog.

If you wish to show more enthusiasm than Jamie, feel free to have a crack at the quiz below and email your answers to [email protected] . I did have more questions but somewhere along the Embankment as I pursued Jamie with history, he threw my quiz sheet into the Thames and threatened me with my own pencil.

The winning entry will be awarded the finest official RollOnFriday Facts Trophy that a fiver can buy.  

1. Temple Church was built by the Knights Templar as their English headquarters. What temple was it named in honour of?
a) Nebuchadnezzar’s Temple.
b) The Temple of Doom.
c) Jeroboam’s Temple.
d) Solomon’s Temple.

2. The Knights Templar were skilled fighting units.  But what were the non-combatant members particularly famous for?
a) Innovating financial techniques that were an early form of banking.
b) Setting up a sequence of convoluted riddles for Nicholas Cage and Tom Hanks to solve in the future.
c) Establishing a ferry service along the Thames.
d) Master blacksmiths who produced swords from high grade steel.

Temple Church - not just part of the Da Vinci Code movie set.

3. What was an old custom that used to take place upon entering the City of London at Temple Bar?
a) Non-freeman of the City had to kneel and swear an oath.
b) Bankers performed a high kicking dance to impress and frighten lawyers.
c) The monarch would halt before entering the City in order for the Lord Mayor to offer up a Sword of State.
d) All cattle had to be branded with the City’s coat of arms.

4. Which of these two are Inns of Court?
a) Inner Temple.
b) Outer Temple.
c) Middle Temple.
d) Just the tip Temple.

5. What is the City of London motto?
a) Fear God, honour the King.
b) Integrity and money.
c) Lord, guide us.
d) Never despair.

6. At Zimbabwe House on the Strand, why were the Jacob Epstein statues mutilated by outraged students?
a) The statues were seen as advocating war.
b) The statues were nude.
c) The statues depicted famous Frenchmen.
d) All of the above.

7. Why is the Mall leading up to Buckingham Palace red?
a) To give the effect of a giant red carpet leading up to the palace.
b) To remind republicans what it would look like if stained with their blood.  
c) To represent red on the St George’s flag cross.
d) It was a mistake when originally paved, as synthetic iron oxide pigment was accidentally used in the mixture.

The Mall: red(ish)

8. During the Gunpowder plot, what false name did Guy Fawkes give himself, when quizzed by the authorities?
a) John Johnson.
b) Andy Peters.
c) Fred Man.
d) Simon Person.

9. What year was the Gunpowder Plot?
a) 1635.
b) 1066.
c) 1605.
d) 1590.

10. Tie-Breaker question: how long did it take Team RoF to schlep across the course?