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Around London Trivia Quiz

London's sights are hard to surpass. Identify the locales in questions 1-9, and the first letters of the answers will spell the answer to question 10.

A multiple-choice quiz by jstagamtome. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jstagamtome

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
177,917

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2761

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is a more common name for the "All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club"?

Answer: (One Word; watch the spelling!)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What fashionable London suburb was home to John Keats, John Constable, and Elizabeth Taylor? Hint

Highgate

Hampstead

St. Johns Wood

Islington

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the former docklands area which is across the river from the Millennium Dome, near the Royal Naval Hospital and the Royal Observatory?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which famous museum is located along the Thames river and houses many works by J.M.W. Turner? Hint

Tate

Hayward

Turner

Horniman

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Question 5 of 10

5. What name is given to the frieze of the Parthenon for which a special room was built in the British Museum? Hint

Acropolis Marbles

Rosetta Stones

Elgin Marbles

Athenian Treasury

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Question 6 of 10

6. What London suburb is the site of Karl Marx's grave and is known as a "village"? Hint

Chelsea

Blackheath

Mayfair

Highgate

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these is the name of one of London's two larger football clubs? Hint

Paddington

Putney

United

Arsenal

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of one of London's largest squares, where tourists buy their discount theatre tickets? Hint

Euston

Russell

Piccadilly

Leicester

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the most famous international insurers, located in the "City"? Hint

Prudential

Lloyd's

Royal Trust

Pinkerton's

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Question 10 of 10

10. O.K., what famous area bordering Westminster do the previous answers indicate?

Answer: (One Word, nine letters; review the introduction)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a more common name for the "All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club"?

Answer: Wimbledon

The world's premier tennis tournament takes place here each summer amid the "strawberries and cream".

2. What fashionable London suburb was home to John Keats, John Constable, and Elizabeth Taylor?

Answer: Hampstead

Formerly a destination outside London famous for its medicinal waters, it now is an eclectic and artsy Georgian suburb with character.

3. What is the name of the former docklands area which is across the river from the Millennium Dome, near the Royal Naval Hospital and the Royal Observatory?

Answer: Isle of Dogs

The former docklands were transformed to a financial center and site of the massive dome, which now dominates the landscape when viewed from the heights in Greenwich.

4. Which famous museum is located along the Thames river and houses many works by J.M.W. Turner?

Answer: Tate

The Clore Gallery houses the Turner works, in this impressive art gallery originally built through the donations of the sugar magnate Sir Henry Tate.

5. What name is given to the frieze of the Parthenon for which a special room was built in the British Museum?

Answer: Elgin Marbles

Brought out of Greece for preservation (the Parthenon had been used to store gunpowder in the past), the Greeks have been negotiating for their return for many years, and it has been a hot political issue in Britain.

6. What London suburb is the site of Karl Marx's grave and is known as a "village"?

Answer: Highgate

Michael Gorbachev visited Marx's grave while he was still in power. Others have left less dignified tributes at the site.

7. Which of these is the name of one of London's two larger football clubs?

Answer: Arsenal

Claiming to be the "team of the century", the "website" logo displays a spider inside a "web" against a red background.

8. What is the name of one of London's largest squares, where tourists buy their discount theatre tickets?

Answer: Leicester

This was a popular hangout during the "punk" era and remains a lively spot at all hours.

9. What is the name of the most famous international insurers, located in the "City"?

Answer: Lloyd's

The modern headquarters, built in 1986, is in a striking architectural edifice designed by Richard Rogers.

10. O.K., what famous area bordering Westminster do the previous answers indicate?

Answer: Whitehall

The political center of London is dotted with government buildings, and of course, 10 Downing Street.

Source: Author jstagamtome

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