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Near London Trivia Quiz

Questions about London suburbia and the counties immediately around London (Surrey, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, etc). Not too hard, and all multiple choice.

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

Author
riotgrrl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
83,465

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1759

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these locations has never boasted a palace? Hint

Cheam

Queensbury

Richmond

Eltham

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Question 2 of 10

2. Between which places did the world's first public railway run? Hint

Chatham and Greenwich

Stockton and Darlington

Croydon and Wandsworth

Fenchurch Street and Tilbury

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the present day name of the former Roman city of Verulamium? Hint

St Albans

Kingston-upon-Thames

Canterbury

Colchester

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which infamous club met at Medmenham Abbey, near West Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire? Hint

Hellfire Club

Anarchist's Club

St James' Club

Republican Club

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Hertfordshire town was the first attempt to build a garden city? Hint

Welwyn Garden City

Hampstead Garden Suburb

Stevenage

Letchworth

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where is the longest pleasure pier in the world? Hint

Clacton-on-Sea

Brighton

Margate

Southend-on-Sea

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where is Pocahontas buried? Hint

Chelmsford, Essex

Highgate, North London

Wokingham, Berkshire

Gravesend, Kent

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these British monarchs was crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames, in South London? Hint

William the Conqueror

Ethelred the Unready

Edward the Confessor

Alfred the Great

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Question 9 of 10

9. What famous structure was re-erected near Sydenham in South London, in 1852? Hint

Crystal Palace

Globe Theatre

Euston Arch

London Bridge

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Question 10 of 10

10. And finally, in which county does Runnymede, site of the signing of the Magna Carta, now lie? Hint

Greater London

Surrey

Berkshire

Hampshire

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these locations has never boasted a palace?

Answer: Queensbury

Despite its name, Queensbury (near Harrow) has no royal connection. Nonsuch Palace at Cheam, near Sutton, and Richmond Palace were royal palaces. Eltham Palace, a royal residence from 1311, is now an unique blend of medieval hall and art deco mansion.

2. Between which places did the world's first public railway run?

Answer: Croydon and Wandsworth

Opened in 1803, the Surrey Iron Railway was hauled by horses and did not carry passengers, but unlike earlier railways, it carried goods for any member of the public.

3. What is the present day name of the former Roman city of Verulamium?

Answer: St Albans

Verulamium, now in Hertfordshire, was the third largest city in Roman Britain.

4. Which infamous club met at Medmenham Abbey, near West Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire?

Answer: Hellfire Club

The Hellfire club were lambasted in the late eighteenth century for their erotic debauchery and mock religious ceremonies. Members included William Hogarth, the Prince of Wales, and the son of an Archbishop of Canterbury.

5. Which Hertfordshire town was the first attempt to build a garden city?

Answer: Letchworth

Raymond Unwin and Barry Parker put many of Ebenezer Howard's ideas on (anti-)city planning into practice at Letchworth from 1903, and only later at Welwyn and Hampstead. The project was only a partial success, but paved the way for the post-WWII new towns.

6. Where is the longest pleasure pier in the world?

Answer: Southend-on-Sea

Southend Pier is one-and-a-third miles long, and has a train to save you the walk to the end.

7. Where is Pocahontas buried?

Answer: Gravesend, Kent

Pocahontas died, probably of pneumonia, in 1617 while preparing to return home. Attempts to bring her body back to America have failed as the exact location of her grave is unknown.

8. Which of these British monarchs was crowned at Kingston-upon-Thames, in South London?

Answer: Alfred the Great

Edward the Elder, Athelstan, Edmund I, Edwy and Edward the Martyr were also crowned at Kingston in the ninth and tenth centuries. The King's Stone where they were crowned is still in the town.

9. What famous structure was re-erected near Sydenham in South London, in 1852?

Answer: Crystal Palace

Once the Great Exhibition of 1851 was over, the Crystal Palace was re-erected and enlarged in a suburban area which now bears its name. London Bridge was re-erected in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, in the 1960s. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was recently rebuilt near its original site in Southwark.

10. And finally, in which county does Runnymede, site of the signing of the Magna Carta, now lie?

Answer: Surrey

The site where this historic document was signed by King John in 1215 lies near Egham, in Surrey.

Source: Author riotgrrl

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