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1. The Festival of Britain took place in which year?
2. An iconic building of the Festival of Britain was a cigar shaped steel tower clad in aluminium. It became the symbol of the festival. What was it called?
3. Who was director of architecture for the Festival of Britain?
4. Which is the only building from the Festival of Britain that was left standing?
5. Who performed the Festival of Britain opening ceremony?
6. A state of the art cinema was built for the Festival of Britain. What was it called?
7. What happened to the Skylon once the Festival of Britain was over?
8. An exhibition of sculpture held in Battersea Park formed part of the Festival of Britain. Which two sculptors did it bring to wider public notice?
9. Which music was heard for the first time at the Festival of Britain?
10. Once the Festival of Britain was over who ordered the site to be cleared and most of the buildings destroyed?
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