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London for Beginners Trivia Quiz

This is a stroll around London to investigate some of its well known and lesser known attractions.

A multiple-choice quiz by rialto88. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rialto88

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
139,212

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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3563

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Question 1 of 10

1. It's early morning and I have arrived at Victoria Station. First a walk down Victoria Street and I see Westminster Cathedral to my right. On past the offices and shops and I see Westminster Abbey also on my right. The road now goes into a junction with another road and opposite I see a long old style building with a clock tower at the end. What is this building? Hint

the Houses of Parliament

the War Museum

the Greater London Assembly building

the London Gas Works building

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Question 2 of 10

2. I use the London Underground and make my way up river. I arrive at my destination and find some spectacular gardens in a part of London called Kew. What is the name of the gardens? Hint

my back garden

Kenwood

Greenwich Park

the Royal Botanic Gardens

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Question 3 of 10

3. Having spent all day at Kew I return the following day to Westminster Bridge. I take a boat ride and go down river. I disembark on the south bank of the Thames and find another place with a large park, a museum and a ship called the "Cutty Sark" in dry dock. Where am I now? Hint

Southend-on-Sea

Hampton Court

Greenwich

the Tower of London

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Question 4 of 10

4. To visit the internationally famous R.A.F. museum which London Underground station is it best to travel to? Hint

West Kensington

High Barnet

Colindale

Morden

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Question 5 of 10

5. Having had lunch at the museum the rain is just starting. I haven't asked the question yet, but "yes" we are in England! I've checked my opening times and there is another fantastic museum open nearby. I travel to Finchley Central by London Transport and make my way to East End Road to find a large house and a museum. The house was owned by the son of the person who invented a new, more modern form of ink. Who was this person that owned the house? Hint

George Arthur Biro

Henry Charles Stephens

James Nib

Anthony Luciferiosifous Smith

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Question 6 of 10

6. A quick bus ride up to the Burroughs, Hendon to see a very old attraction, a 17th century farmhouse with furniture of the period still in place. Different exhibitions alternate in this rather old and quaint building. It is strange to think who and what the people who first lived in this building might have seen. Now did Elizabeth I die in the 16th or 17th century? Hint

16th century

17th century

15th century

18th century

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Question 7 of 10

7. Taking the train to Chingford there is a lovely wooded expanse, so where am I now? Hint

Woodford Forest

Forest Gate

Sherwood Forest

Epping Forest

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Question 8 of 10

8. Travel along to Tower Hill station on the London Underground and we're at the Tower of London. Queen Elizabeth I always enjoyed staying at this great site?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. I go on a longer boat trip up river to visit a Tudor palace that was built by Cardinal Wolsey and later belonged to Henry VIII (reigned 1509-1547). Where have I travelled to? Hint

Kensington Place

King's College, Oxford

Hatfield House

Hampton Court

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who founded London and when? Hint

the Romans in the 1st century BC

the Saxons in the 11th century AD

the Saxons in the 10th century AD

the Romans in the 1st century AD

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: the Houses of Parliament

It is of course the Houses of Parliament with Big Ben at the end of the building. Situated on the river Thames and a short distance from Downing Street and Trafalgar Square. Buckingham Palace is also about half a mile from here.

2. I use the London Underground and make my way up river. I arrive at my destination and find some spectacular gardens in a part of London called Kew. What is the name of the gardens?

Answer: the Royal Botanic Gardens

The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in Richmond are an incredible sight anytime of year. Kew houses the world's largest ornamental glasshouses and there is a ten story pagoda. You can walk for hours and see plants, trees and shrubs of every country.

Answer: Greenwich

The "Cutty Sark" is a three masted British Clipper ship that dates from 1869 and is now preserved as a museum piece. Runners in the London marathon know it well as they curve round it in their run each year. The Maritime museum is another great attraction here and Greenwich Park contains its famous Royal Observatory. Greenwich is where the term "Greenwich mean-time" originates.

4. To visit the internationally famous R.A.F. museum which London Underground station is it best to travel to?

Answer: Colindale

The museum is just a short distance from the station and opposite Grahame Park. An incredible display of wartime aircraft opposite Grahame Park where the RAF airfield used to be situated. Grahame Park was made into housing by the Greater London Council and it covers the old aerodrome's site. Local gossip has it that an airman's ghost still haunts one of the paths in Grahame Park. Nearly all the paths and buildings on Grahame Park are named after aircraft and R.A.F. terms.

Answer: Henry Charles Stephens

This is Avenue House and was built in 1859 and sold to Henry Charles Stephens. The museum (covering the history of ink) is only open at limited times, but the Avenue House grounds with their trees and plants are quite special. Having mentioned the ghost at Grahame Park this part of London appears quite spooky.

The Ghost of Anne Boleyn has been reported around Avenue House and in this area.

Answer: 17th century

She reigned from 1558 until her death in 1603. This whole area is part of Barnet and the history of the area can be further investigated at the Barnet Museum in Wood Street, High Barnet.

7. Taking the train to Chingford there is a lovely wooded expanse, so where am I now?

Answer: Epping Forest

Amazingly within about half an hour's travelling from central London you can enter large areas of green belt countryside.

8. Travel along to Tower Hill station on the London Underground and we're at the Tower of London. Queen Elizabeth I always enjoyed staying at this great site?

Answer: No

The Tower was then used as a prison. Elizabeth I was imprisoned there for two months in the reign of her half sister Queen Mary. She was in fear for her life the whole time. On a brighter note the Tower is usually a welcome sight for London Marathon runners each year as they run past it with only about three miles of their ordeal left to run.

9. I go on a longer boat trip up river to visit a Tudor palace that was built by Cardinal Wolsey and later belonged to Henry VIII (reigned 1509-1547). Where have I travelled to?

Answer: Hampton Court

Hampton Court has an immense history dating back to Tudor times. Its maze is very famous and it is situated on the north bank of the Thames at Richmond-upon-Thames. The river is much more rural here and two or three miles away passes through Kingston-upon-Thames. A lot of pleasure sailing goes on on the river at this point.

10. Who founded London and when?

Answer: the Romans in the 1st century AD

The Romans named London as "Londinium". As it was an appropriate place for docks and commercial activity London developed and two thousand years of history can still easily be seen. People had lived in the area for many years before the Romans established London, but there wasn't a town or city to speak of.

Source: Author rialto88

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