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London Statues Trivia Quiz

How many of those statues that you walk past do you actually notice?! Take this quiz and see....

A multiple-choice quiz by Flapjack44. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Flapjack44

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
60,887

Updated
Jul 05 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
970

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Which Queen is standing outside the front of St Paul's Cathedral? Hint

Queen Emma

Queen Anne

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Ferdinand

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Question 2 of 15

2. How much does the statue of the Roman horse tamer in Hyde Park weigh (it is also known as the Achilles Statue)? Hint

100 tons

1 ton

33 tons

19 tons

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is notable about the statue of Queen Victoria located at the National Gallery annex at Carlton House Terrace? Hint

It was never finished

Her sceptre has snapped

She has a chipped nose

She has no face

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Question 4 of 15

4. Where is the Peter Pan statue? Hint

Hyde Park

Kensington Gardens

Regents Park

Kew Gardens

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Question 5 of 15

5. Where can you find Beethoven, Lawes, Purcell, Tallis, Haydn, Gibbons, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Weber socialising and reading together? Hint

In the lobby of the Royal Festival Hall

At the Barbican

On Tower Bridge

On the Albert Memorial

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is Sir Joshua Reynolds doing in the statue outside Burlington House? Hint

Reading

Riding a horse

Sitting

Painting

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Question 7 of 15

7. To whom is the large memorial at the front of Buckingham Palace dedicated? Hint

George V

To all Monarchs of England

Queen Victoria

Queen Elizabeth I

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where is the only cross-eyed statue in London? Hint

Birdcage Walk

Billingsgate Market

Fetter Lane

The Strand

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Question 9 of 15

9. Where would you go to meet the statue of Charlie Chaplin? Hint

Earls Court

Regents Park

Leicester Square

BBC Television Centre

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Question 10 of 15

10. Of what is the lion on the south side of Westminster Bridge made? Hint

Soapstone

Glass

Terracotta

Wood

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is Sir Ernest Shackleton wearing in his statue located on the Royal Geographic Society building? Hint

Roman toga

Military uniform

Top hat and tails

Coat, shoes and woolly hat

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is the great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel doing at Paddington Station? Hint

He is at Euston Station, not Paddington

Waiting for a train on platform 1

Sitting on a chair

Standing on a plinth in the waiting area

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Question 13 of 15

13. Where can you find a statue of the suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst? Hint

St James Park

Leicester Square

Victoria Tower Gardens, near Parliament

Parliament Hill, Hampstead

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is notable about the statue of Oliver Cromwell, standing outside the Houses of Parliament? Hint

His horse has no teeth

His spurs are upside down

His sword is crooked

His helmet is a duplicate of a Roman Centurions'

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Question 15 of 15

15. Where was a new statue of Queen Elizabeth II located in 1977, the year of her Silver Jubilee? Hint

Tower Hill

Regents Park

There was no such statue

The Royal Albert Hall

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Queen is standing outside the front of St Paul's Cathedral?

Answer: Queen Anne

The statue now standing is actually a replica of an earlier one which was originally erected in 1712.

2. How much does the statue of the Roman horse tamer in Hyde Park weigh (it is also known as the Achilles Statue)?

Answer: 33 tons

The enormous cost of the statue was funded by 'the women of England' in tribute to the Duke of Wellington. Those who know the statue will understand why the genteel ladies present at the unveiling of this rather exposed male figure, were scandalised when they first saw it!

3. What is notable about the statue of Queen Victoria located at the National Gallery annex at Carlton House Terrace?

Answer: She has a chipped nose

The statue is located under the porchway and was by Sir Thomas Brock.

4. Where is the Peter Pan statue?

Answer: Kensington Gardens

The statue was commissioned by Barrie himself and Peter Pan was modelled on Nina Boucicault who played the first Peter Pan in the London stage production of the story.

5. Where can you find Beethoven, Lawes, Purcell, Tallis, Haydn, Gibbons, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Weber socialising and reading together?

Answer: On the Albert Memorial

The frieze around the base of the Memorial contains many other figures in addition to the group of composers.

6. What is Sir Joshua Reynolds doing in the statue outside Burlington House?

Answer: Painting

Burlington House is the home of the Royal Academy of Arts.

7. To whom is the large memorial at the front of Buckingham Palace dedicated?

Answer: Queen Victoria

The Memorial (by Sir Thomas Brock again) was designed together with the Mall as an entire grand spectacle.

8. Where is the only cross-eyed statue in London?

Answer: Fetter Lane

The statue is of John Wilkes whose campaign for press freedom got him imprisoned in the Tower of London (released in 1763). He was also a member of the Hellfire Club.

9. Where would you go to meet the statue of Charlie Chaplin?

Answer: Leicester Square

The statue was unveiled in 1981.

10. Of what is the lion on the south side of Westminster Bridge made?

Answer: Terracotta

The specific name for the material is Coade Stone. It is a special form of terracotta which is exceptionally hard wearing. Unfortunately, the secret of its manufacture was lost when the factory closed down.

11. What is Sir Ernest Shackleton wearing in his statue located on the Royal Geographic Society building?

Answer: Coat, shoes and woolly hat

And very warm he looks too!

12. What is the great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel doing at Paddington Station?

Answer: Sitting on a chair

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was chief engineer with the Great Western Railway.

13. Where can you find a statue of the suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst?

Answer: Victoria Tower Gardens, near Parliament

Victoria Tower Gardens are located to the west of the Houses of Parliament and are named after the Victoria Tower. This tower is clearly visible as part of the Parliament buildings (it is not the one containing Big Ben).

14. What is notable about the statue of Oliver Cromwell, standing outside the Houses of Parliament?

Answer: His spurs are upside down

Cromwell is depicted standing (without a horse, but with the spurs) holding a bible and a sword.

15. Where was a new statue of Queen Elizabeth II located in 1977, the year of her Silver Jubilee?

Answer: There was no such statue

In the UK, the convention is almost always never to sculpt statues of living monarchs. Although a few were made of Elizabeth II during her lifetime, none were in 1977.

Source: Author Flapjack44

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