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Fun Facts on London Trivia Quiz

Fun stuff to know about good old London. I've been there once and hope to go again this summer. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by gacia. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
gacia

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
174,027

Updated
Nov 14 22

# Qns
10

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Difficult

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which king used to keep crocodiles and an elephant in St James' Park? Hint

James II

Charles II

Charles I

James I

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which famous London landmark can be seen at the very beginning of the James Bond movie "The World Is Not Enough"? Hint

London Eye

London Stock Exchange

Westminster Cathedral

Millenium Dome

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Question 3 of 10

3. What can be found in the exact spot where the Great Fire of 1666 ended? Hint

a statue of a boy

a bakery

an arch

the Little Ben clock tower

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Question 4 of 10

4. What's the Buckingham Palace post code? Hint

NW1AA 1A

SW1A 1AA

SE1A 1AB

NE1A 1AA

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many customers visit London's Harrods on an average day? Hint

15,000

45,000

25,000

35,000

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Question 6 of 10

6. James Christie held his first auction in London in: Hint

1811

1766

1788

1754

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Question 7 of 10

7. How old was the oldest man buried in Westminster Abbey according to his tomb stone? Hint

131

101

152

123

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the man who in 1982 broke into the Buckingham Palace and spent a night in Queen's apartments? Hint

Michael Fagan

John McTaggart

Edward Davids

Steven O'Reilly

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Question 9 of 10

9. The first Lord Mayor's Show took place in: Hint

1348

1622

1501

1215

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Question 10 of 10

10. Queen Victoria said that this famous London landmark "looks like the British Constitution". Hint

The Natural History Museum

Royal Albert Hall

Westminster Abbey

Crystal Palace

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which king used to keep crocodiles and an elephant in St James' Park?

Answer: James I

You won't find an elephant in the park today, but it's still a home to over 1,000 birds and waterfoul. The best known are probably pelicans living on Duck Island.

2. Which famous London landmark can be seen at the very beginning of the James Bond movie "The World Is Not Enough"?

Answer: Millenium Dome

Other parts of the movie were shot on the Thames, in a Motorola factory in Swindon and near the picturesque Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland.

3. What can be found in the exact spot where the Great Fire of 1666 ended?

Answer: a statue of a boy

The Fat Boy statue, once painted in colours, marks the spot where the Great Fire stopped on the corner of Cock Lane. Beneath the figure there used to be an inscription (now obliterated) that read: "This boy is in memory put up of the late Fire of London, occasioned by the sin of gluttony, 1666". I guess that must have had something to do with the names of the places where the fire started (Pudding Lane) and ended (Pie Corner)...

4. What's the Buckingham Palace post code?

Answer: SW1A 1AA

The Buckingham Palace is located between St James' and Westminster (codes starting with SW1), at the junction of St James' Park and Green Park where The Mall meets Constitution Hill.

5. How many customers visit London's Harrods on an average day?

Answer: 35,000

However, on the first day of January sales the number is 300,000.
Founded in 1849, with seven floors and three hundred departments, Harrods is an institution of its own.

6. James Christie held his first auction in London in:

Answer: 1766

The sale took place on 5th December in Pall Mall. It included, among many other items, two chamber pots, a pair of sheets and four irons.
The full name of the famous auction house today is Christie, Manson and Woods.

7. How old was the oldest man buried in Westminster Abbey according to his tomb stone?

Answer: 152

Thomas Parr. Modern research indicates that he was likely only around 70 when he died.

8. What was the name of the man who in 1982 broke into the Buckingham Palace and spent a night in Queen's apartments?

Answer: Michael Fagan

Early in the morning, on Friday, 9 July, 1982, Queen Elizabeth II woke up in her state bedroom only to find a strange man sitting at the other end of her bed. Her calls for help went unanswered, but she remained calm and engaged the intruder into a conversation on family matters.

After about ten minutes a chambermaid came in and screaming woke up the footman who seized the man. The British public were outraged when they heard about the incident and called for tighter security around their Queen.

9. The first Lord Mayor's Show took place in:

Answer: 1215

The newly elected Lord Mayor must make his way from Guildhall to the Royal Courts of Justice to swear an oath of loyalty to the Queen. He used to ride a horse (the last time in 1756), but nowadays he travel in the famous gilded State Coach. The parade is followed by fireworks display later in the evening.

10. Queen Victoria said that this famous London landmark "looks like the British Constitution".

Answer: Royal Albert Hall

She said that while visiting the Hall a few days before its completion in December 1870. The official opening ceremony took place on 29 March 1871. Since that day the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences (its full name) has been the host of plenty of different events, including classical and rock concerts, ballet and opera performances, conferences, a circus, tennis, wrestling and boxing matches, thus earning the nickname of "The Nation's Village Hall".

Source: Author gacia

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