London Quiz

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London Quiz

• How much do you know about London?

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1. Who gave London its first name?

• the Egyptians
• the Greeks
• the Romans

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c) the Romans
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2. Which river runs
through London?

1. the Thames
2. the Severn
3. the Seine

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a) the Thames
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3.Who founded the Tower of London?

• Charles I
• William I
• Henry VIII

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b) William I
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4. Who said When a man is tired of London he
is tired of life?

1. Charles Dickens
2. William Shakespeare
3. Samuel Jonson

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c) Samuel Jonson
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5. Which is the oldest part of London?

1. Westminster
2. The City
3. The West End

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b) The City
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6. How much of London did the Great Fire of
London destroy in 1666?

1. a quarter of London
2. ) three quarters of London
3. the whole city

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b) three quarters of London
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7. Who designed St. Pauls Cathedral?

• Christopher Wren
• Benjamin Hall
• Francis Drake

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a) Christopher Wren
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8. Where are the British kings and queens
crowned?

• St. Pauls Cathedral
• Westminster Abbey
• the House of Lords

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b) Westminster Abbey
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9. Which birds, according to the legend, protect
the Tower of London?

• pigeons
• ravens
• swans

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b) ravens
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10. Which is the most famous shopping street in
London?

• Oxford street
• Downing street
• Baker street

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a) Oxford street
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11. What is a double-decker?

• a bus
• a lorry
• a ship

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a) a bus
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12. Where can you make a speech in Hyde Park?

1. Poets Corner
2. Speakers Corner
3. Revolutionary Corner

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b) Speakers Corner
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13. What is The Globe in London?

1. the largest department store in Europe
2. Cockney rhyming slang for hope
3. a Shakespearean theatre

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c) a Shakespearean theatre
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14. Which is the only London bridge that can be
raised?

1. Tower Bridge
2. London Bridge
3. Waterloo Bridge

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a) Tower Bridge
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15. Why will 2012 be a special year for London?

1. Its the citys 2000th anniversary
2. The city was hosting the Olympic Games
3. There will be an eclipse of the sun

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b) The city was hosting the Olympic Games
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16. Where are the Crown Jewels kept?

1. Buckingham Palace
2. The Tower of London
3. The Bank of England

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b) The Tower of London
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17. If you visited Number One, London, where
would you be?

1. Buckingham Palace
2. The Tower of London
3. The Bank of England

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c) The Bank of England
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18. Which museum is situated at 221B Baker
Street?

1. Tate Modern
2. Madam Tussauds
3. Sherlock Homes Museum

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c) Sherlock Homes Museum
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19. What colour is traditional London taxi?

1. yellow
2. black
3. green

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b) Black taxi
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20. Whats the popular name of the underground
system in London?

1. the Tunnel
2. the Channel
3. the Tube

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c) the Tube
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21. What is the London Eye?

1. a telescope
2. an observation wheel
3. a newspaper

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b) an observation wheel
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22. How much will it cost you to visit the
British Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate
Modern Gallery?

1. 10 pounds
2. 30 pounds
3. Nothing. They are free.

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c) Nothing. They are free.
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23. Which former London resident has been voted
the greatest Briton of all times

1. Sir Winston Churchill
2. Charles Darwin
3. John Lennon

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a) Sir Winston Churchill
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24. Which bridge over the Themes was pulled down
in 1970 and transported, piece by piece, to
Arizona in the US?

1. London Bridge
2. Tower Bridge
3. Westminster Bridge

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a) London Bridge
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Thank you!