All About London, England Trivia Quiz

Answer: House of Commons

Properly known as the Palace of Westminster, the Houses of Parliament stand on the north bank of the River Thames. The modern building dates back to the 19th century. However, there are older parts that have survived fires and the ravages of time, such as Westminster Hall, which is attached to the western end of the main building and is used for ceremonial occasions.

The late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, lay in state therein after her death in 2002.

Answer: Raven

Ravens have been living within the Tower of London walls for centuries. Legend has it that if the ravens ever left, the monarchy and the kingdom would fall! The birds have their wings clipped to prevent this from happening. In 2009, there were ten ravens in residence at the Tower, all of which were known by name to the Yeoman Warders (Beefeaters).

Answer: Horatio Nelson

Nelson's column was erected between 1840-1843 to commemorate his victory in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars. The granite column stands 151 feet high, with the statue of Nelson himself adding a further 18 feet. The statue of Nelson faces the Admiralty building across the square, which is the headquarters of the Royal Navy. Admiral Lord Nelson was killed by a French marksman during the Battle of Trafalgar, and his body was brought home preserved in a barrel of brandy, before eventually being interred in St. Paul's Cathedral.

Answer: Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria, who reigned for a period of 63 years and seven months, succeeded to the throne upon the death of her uncle, William IV, who died from heart failure. By the time she died, she had been the longest reigning monarch in British history.

It was from Buckingham Palace that Queen Elizabeth II made her famous broadcast to the world on 9 September 1997, following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Answer: Chelsea

West London team Chelsea beat Aston Villa by 1-0 in the Cup Final in 2000, and beat Manchester United by the same margin in 2007. A statue of the late Sir Bobby Moore, captain of the England team when they won the World Cup in 1966, was erected outside Wembley.

Wembley Stadium is a fully seated venue, with a capacity of 90,000, and boasts 2,618 toilets (that's one toilet for every 34.3 people). This set a world record for a single building upon its opening.

Answer: The Tube

The London Underground railway system, or the Tube, is the oldest system of its type in the world, with construction having begun in 1863. As well as serving all of London, its network extends into the bordering counties of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. There are at least 270 stations served by the Tube network.

Answer: The Mousetrap

"The Mousetrap" originally started out as a play written for radio called "Three Blind Mice". It was first performed on stage at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham on 16 October 1952. It was transferred to London's West End and opened in the New Ambassador Theatre on 25 November 1952, where it stayed until 1974 when it moved to the St. Martin's Theatre right next door.

It has had over 23,000 performances at St. Martin's! Interestingly, the only stage prop that survived from the first performance was the mantle clock seen in the hallway in the play.

Answer: Regents Park

First opened for purposes of scientific research in 1828, thus supporting its claim to be the oldest zoo in the world, it opened its doors to the general public in 1847. Privately financed through gate admission fees and charitable donations, London Zoo is operated by the Zoological Society of London, founded by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1826. Raffles was also known as the founder of Singapore.

Answer: Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin (Charles Spencer Chaplin) was born in Walworth in London on 16 April 1889. Both his parents worked as performers in the theatre, so it was no surprise that he followed suit. His success was legendary, and he received the honour of the KBE (Knight Commander of the British Empire) from Queen Elizabeth II in the News Year's Honours in 1975. Married four times, Charlie Chaplin died at his home in Switzerland on 25 December 1977, aged 88.

A statue of Charlie Chaplin resided in Leicester Square for over thirty years but was moved to nearby Leicester Place after refurbishment of the square.

Answer: The USA

As London's traffic continued to increase during the 1960s, the bridge was not thought to be strong enough to carry the weight of the increasing number of vehicles passing over it daily. It was therefore put up for sale, and was bought by American Robert McCulloch, Chairman of an oil corporation.

After being carefully dismantled piece by piece, it was transported to Lake Havasu in Arizona, where reconstruction work began in 1968. It finally opened in Lake Havasu as a tourist attraction in 1971.