Marketing London Trivia Quiz

Answer: Covent Garden

Covent Garden in central London is a popular tourist destination. It can be located in the boroughs of Camden and Westminster. Many famous buildings surround the world famous market, including the Royal Opera House, London Transport Museum and the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Dating back to the Roman era, Covent Garden was once on the main road to Silchester, west of the city, and provided a place where people could sell their wares. Today the covered market is home to an eclectic range of restaurants and retail shops.

Answer: Brick Lane

Brick Lane is in Shoreditch which is part of the Tower Hamlets area of London. It is just above Whitechapel where Jack the Ripper used to roam. It is very near to Spitalfields, another famous London market. There has been a market at Brick Lane since the 17th century.

At the north end of Brick Lane there are five individual markets known collectively as Truman Markets, and can be located on the site of the Old Truman Brewery, once home to London's largest brewery.

Answer: Shepherd's Bush

Shepherd's Bush is a largely residential district of west London that surrounds Shepherd's Bush Green - a wooded slice of green space in an otherwise built-up area. Loftus Road is home to the football stadium that was taken over by Queen's Park Rangers in 1917.

However, the area has earlier sporting history in the form of the White City stadium where the main events of the 1908 London Olympics took place (White City is the name given to the northern part of Shepherd's Bush) while Shepherd's Bush Green hosted some of the football events.

The area is also known for its street market which has its own stop on the Tube network.

Answer: Portobello Road

Portobello Road was named after Portobelo in Panama, a city which the Spanish lost to the English during the War of Jenkins' Ear (1739 to 1748). The road which houses the famous market can be located between Notting Hill Gate and Kensal Green in north-west London.

The market was a place where the wealthy residents of Paddington would go to shop, and it even featured in the children's book,'Paddington Bear'. The market today is a place which sells antiques and second-hand clothes.

Answer: Camden Lock

Located in north-west London, Camden Lock is the area of Camden surrounding its wharf on the Regent's Canal, a waterway built in the early 19th century to connect the River Thames to the Grand Union Canal. The area has a long commercial tradition, as the wharf was formerly used to transfer goods transported to London by rail to the barges that took them on the last part of their journey to the London Docks.

In the 21st century the area is home to a thriving market and tourist destination. However, if that doesn't prove to be enough entertainment, tourists can take a waterbus (or walk down the towpath) to London Zoo and the Little Venice area.

Answer: Columbia Road

Columbia Road was once an area that was popular for London Burkers, a group of men who stole and then sold dead bodies to King's College School of Anatomy. This gave the area a bad name until it was bought by philanthropist Angela Burdett-Coutts in 1869 who developed the area as a market.

It originally held up to 400 stalls lining the streets but today it is only open on Sundays. Nearby, you can find Jesus Green Hospital Estate, an area which was once set up as a charity, but now provides urban housing in a conservation area.

Answer: Piccadilly

From west to east, Piccadilly connects Hyde Park Corner to Piccadilly Circus. It runs through central Mayfair and is a prestigious address, considering that it is home to The Ritz London, Fortnum & Mason luxury department store and Apsley House - the former residence and museum of the Duke of Wellington.

It also runs along the western side of Green Park, across which a quick stroll will take you to Buckingham Palace. In addition to a range of designer outlets, Piccadilly is also known for the Piccadilly Market at St James's Church - a notable building designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

Answer: Oxford Street

Oxford Street in the City of Westminster, London, England, has seen many changes since it started as a part of the Roman road, Via Trinobantina. There seems to be some debate as to when the market originally opened, but today the market is enclosed and hosts many vendors from food, clothing, flowers or other specialty items. Selfridges is a large department store in Oxford Street.

The 100 Club in Oxford Street has been host to live music since 1942. The Tottenham is a Grade II listed public house.

It was renamed to the Flying Horse in 2015 which was its original name when it was built in 1894.

Answer: Greenwich

The borough of Greenwich in south-east London has a longstanding connection to the British royal family as the home of the Palace of Placentia (otherwise known as Greenwich Palace) and the birthplace of Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary I and their father, King Henry VIII.

However, it was only granted the formal title of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in 2012 to mark Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee. The historical decision to select the Greenwich meridian as the location of 0 degrees longitude is closely linked to the area's maritime past and the area also gives its name to the standard time used in the UK - Greenwich Mean Time.

Answer: Bayswater Road

Bayswater Road takes its name from the area of London known as Bayswater, which forms part of the boroughs of Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea. From Bayswater Road you can enter the roads and paths of Hyde Park and look out across the lake known as the Serpentine.

The western end of the road is at Notting Hill Gate, where it becomes Holland Park Avenue. The road is particularly famous for its weekend market, where over a hundred artists can usually be found selling their art in the open air.