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Famous Old London Pubs Trivia Quiz

As any visitor to London, reader of English literature or student of British history will know London pubs feature strongly in the life of the United Kingdom. These inns are part of that history.

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

Author
bracklaman

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
145,189

Updated
Feb 24 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1724

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Question 1 of 10

1. According to Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" from which London Pub did the Pilgrims gather to start their Pilgrimage? Hint

Old Pilgrim

Southwark Arms

Almshouse

Tabard

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Question 2 of 10

2. One of the very few London Pubs to survive the Great Fire in 1666 this hostelry graces Fleet Street today. It still retains the original oak beams and atmosphere of a London Chop House. Graced by Johnson, Galsworthy, Boswell, Dickens, Tennyson and many other literay giants of the past. Still open for service today. Called what? Hint

Ye Olde Printers

Ye Olde Tom and Jerry

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

Ye Olde Flete Streete

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Question 3 of 10

3. Built in 1623 in Rose Street Covent Garden, it was once known as the "Bucket of Blood" but was renamed in the 17th century. It is one of the few wooden-framed buildings to survive in central London. Hint

Meat and Potatoes

Lamb and Flag

Fox and Hounds

The Lamb's Walk

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Question 4 of 10

4. This Inn takes its name from Nathaniel Bentley, a well-known Dandy of his day, whose fianc�e died on the eve of their wedding. He locked up the dining room complete with the wedding breakfast and spent the rest of his life in squalor. Not surprisingly, the Inn which now stands on this site is called? Hint

Filthy Frederick's

Squalid Sydney's

Dirty Dick's

Sordid Samuel's

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Question 5 of 10

5. Still in Fleet Street, the names of the proprietors of this now renamed pub in 1817 are listed as Robert Gray and Moses Pickwick and Co. It was Moses' surname that inspired Dickens to write his serialised literary classic 'The Pickwick Papers'. This pub later became famous for being the first out of Ireland to sell draught Guinness. What is its name today? Hint

The Tipperary

The Bolt Hole

The Bolt and Tun

The Shamrock Arms

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Question 6 of 10

6. This Tavern itself was originally called The Crown and Sugarloaf. It is situated in Fleet Street, a stone's throw from Ludgate Circus, and St Paul's Cathedral. It was on these premises in 1841 that a very famous literary and satirical magazine was created. This pub has since been filled with memorabilia connected with the character after whom both the pub and magazine were named. What is the pub called today? Hint

The Blow

The Punch

The Strike

The Judy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Legend has it that the highwayman Dick Turpin was born here on 21 September, 1705. This Inn was built around 1585 and gets its name from the fact that it was the country retreat of the Spanish Ambassador to James I of England and VI of Scotland. Hint

The Spanish Armada Inn

The Spanish Ambassador's Inn

The Spaniard's Inn

The Dick Turpin Inn

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Question 8 of 10

8. This Pub was built in 1520 it started life as the Devils' Tavern and was popular with smugglers. Its famous clients were reputedly Dickens, Pepys and Whistler. What name is it known by today? Hint

The Hope by the Thames

The Prospect of Love

The Prospect of Whitby

The Tabard by the Thames

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Question 9 of 10

9. This Inn is the only galleried coaching inn left in London and is in Borough High Street. Hint

The George Inn

The Royal Edward Inn

The Charles Inn

The Queen Victoria Inn

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which King of England decreed that Inns in London were to be called "The White Hart". Hint

Edward III

Edward II

Richard II

Richard III

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" from which London Pub did the Pilgrims gather to start their Pilgrimage?

Answer: Tabard

After Chaucer's day the Tabard fell into disuse, was repaired in first part of 16th Century but burned down in 1676. It was soon after rebuilt in the same style including a Pilgrim's Room but had it's name changed to The Talbot. Demolished, shortly after 1873, after falling into ruin Original site is marked for tourists at the Talbot Yard, Borough High Street, Southwark

Answer: Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

Charles Dickens is said to have been a regular customer, always sitting at the table to the right of the fireplace.

Answer: Lamb and Flag

The poet Dryden was once attacked outside this pub after he had published his scurrilous poetic attack on Charles II and one of his many mistresses, the Duchess of Portsmouth.

Answer: Dirty Dick's

The cellars of the present day building are the original but not the cobwebs or dead cats shown there! Tourists and others welcomed.

Answer: The Tipperary

It was the long suffering Charles Lamb (who lived in a side lane off Fleet Street) who wrote:

'The man must have a rare recipe for melancholy who can be dull in Fleet Street.'

Answer: The Punch

The lobby itself is beautifully decorated with tiles and mirrors, which entice the curious to inspect the inside a little more closely. As you open the double doors the bar is ahead of you and all around seems to gleam and sparkle.

Answer: The Spaniard's Inn

Whether Dick Turpin was born here may or may not be true, but what is known is that his father was a landlord of the Inn during the 18th Century when Dick was plying his trade as a highwayman.

8. This Pub was built in 1520 it started life as the Devils' Tavern and was popular with smugglers. Its famous clients were reputedly Dickens, Pepys and Whistler. What name is it known by today?

Answer: The Prospect of Whitby

London's oldest riverside inn is the Prospect of Whitby in Wapping.

9. This Inn is the only galleried coaching inn left in London and is in Borough High Street.

Answer: The George Inn

In summer there are sometimes play performances in the inn yard.

10. Which King of England decreed that Inns in London were to be called "The White Hart".

Answer: Richard II

Early pub names were often religious or influenced by local landowners. For example, a red lion was the personal badge of the Duke of Lancaster (one of the most powerful men in the 14th century) and later also of King James I so there were many pubs called the Red Lion.

Source: Author bracklaman

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