Colourful London Underground Trivia Quiz

Answer: Brown

The Bakerloo line, coloured brown, is one of the oldest lines on the London Underground, having originally been known as the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. It connects the northwest suburbs with Elephant & Castle Station in Southwark, south of the River Thames.

Answer: Red

The Central line, coloured red, was originally known as the Central London Railway. As the name suggests, much of it runs east to west through central London, although its termini are in Essex at the eastern end, and Ruislip in west London.

Answer: Yellow

The Circle line, coloured yellow, existed since the 19th century, but only appeared on the map in its own right in 1949. Having existed as a roughly circular line in the centre of the city for many years, it received an extension when it began serving part of the Hammersmith & City line in 2009.

Answer: Green

The District line, coloured green, has the most stations (60) of any London Underground line. It stretches from Upminster in the eastern edge of Greater London, across the city to Wimbledon and Richmond.

Answer: Pink

The Hammersmith & City line, coloured pink, is one of the newer lines on the tube network, having been part of the Metropolitan line until 1990. As its name suggests, it connects Hammersmith and Bank stations, before jointly serving a number of District line stations in the east end.

Answer: Silver

The Jubilee line, coloured silver, was originally going to be called the "Fleet line", before being renamed in commemoration of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977 - the line actually opened two years later. The northern stations were previously part of the Bakerloo line, with new stations being built south of the River Thames.

In the 21st century, the line received a massive expansion, with the line now heading east through the Docklands, before carrying on northwards to Stratford, home of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Answer: Magenta

The Metropolitan line, coloured magenta, began life as the Metropolitan Railway, and was the first line to open on the Underground network, in 1863. The line stretches from Amersham and Chesham (in Buckinghamshire) and Watford (in Hertfordshire) in the northwest, to Aldgate in the City of London.

Answer: Black

The Northern line, coloured black, was originally the City and South London railway, before adopting its current name in 1933. Strangely enough, the Northern line actually has more stations south of the River Thames than any other tube line. The northern end has two branches, terminating at Edgware and High Barnet.

Answer: Dark Blue

The Piccadilly line, coloured dark blue, takes its name from one of its stations, Piccadilly Circus. The line begins in the northern outskirts of the city at Cockfosters, then travels through the centre before dividing into two branches at Acton. The southwest branch goes to Heathrow Airport, with the northwest branch terminating at Uxbridge.

Answer: Light blue

The Victoria line, coloured light blue, is one of the newer lines, opening in 1968. The line was named after Victoria station, its original proposed southern terminus, but the line eventually connected Walthamstow Central in northeast London with Brixton, south of the River Thames.

Answer: Turquoise

The Waterloo & City line, coloured turquoise, is the shortest line on the tube network, and consists of just two stations, Waterloo and Bank. As a primarily commuter line, it isn't open on Sundays or public holidays. The line actually existed as a British Rail line before becoming part of the Underground network in 1994.