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WELCOME TO LONDON!

London Quiz

1 . Who said “When a man is tired of London he is tired of life”?

• Charles Dickens
• William Shakespeare
• Samuel Jonson

c) Samuel Jonson

2 . Who gave London its first name?

• the Egyptians
• the Greeks
• the Romans

c) the Romans

3 . Which river runs through London?

• the Thames
• the Severn
• the Seine

a) the Thames

4 . How many bridges are there over the Thames in London?

• 18
• 27
• 32

b) 27 bridges

5 . Which is the only London bridge that can be raised?

• Tower Bridge
• London Bridge
• Waterloo Bridge

a) Tower Bridge

6 . Which bridge over the Thames was pulled down in 1970 and transported, piece by piece, to Arizona in the US?

• London Bridge
• Tower Bridge
• Westminster Bridge

a) London Bridge

7 .Who founded the Tower of London?

• Charles I
• William I
• Henry VIII

b) William I

8 . Which is the oldest part of London?

• Westminster
• The City
• The West End

b) The City

9 . How much of London did the Great Fire of London destroy in 1666?

• a quarter of London
• ) three quarters of London
• the whole city

b) three quarters of London

10 . Who designed St. Paul’s Cathedral?

• Christopher Wren
• Benjamin Hall
• Francis Drake

a) Christopher Wren

11 . Where are the British kings and queens crowned?

• St. Paul’s Cathedral
• Westminster Abbey
• the House of Lords

b) Westminster Abbey

12 . Which birds, according to the legend, protect the Tower of London?

• pigeons
• ravens
• swans

b) ravens

1 3 . Which is the most famous shopping street in London?

• Oxford street
• Downing street
• Baker street

a) Oxford street

1 4 . What is a “double-decker”?

• a bus
• a lorry
• a ship

a) a bus

1 5 . Where can you make a speech in Hyde Park?

• Poet’s Corner
• Speaker’s Corner
• Revolutionary Corner

b) Speaker’s Corner

1 6 . What is “The Globe” in London?

• the largest department store in Europe
• Cockney rhyming slang for “hope”
• a Shakespearean theatre

c) a Shakespearean theatre

1 7 . Why was 2012 a special year for London?

• It was the city’s 2000 th anniversary
• The city was hosting the Olympic Games
• There was an eclipse of the sun

b) The city was hosting the Olympic Games

1 8 . Where are the Crown Jewels kept?

• Buckingham Palace
• The Tower of London
• The Bank of England

b) The Tower of London

1 9 . If you visited Number One, London, where would you be?

• Buckingham Palace
• The Tower of London
• The Bank of England

c) The Bank of England

20 . Which museum is situated at 221B Baker Street?

• Tate Modern
• Madam Tussaud’s
• Sherlock Homes Museum

c) Sherlock Homes Museum

21 . What colour is traditional London taxi?

• yellow
• black
• green

b) Black taxi

2 2 . What’s the popular name of the underground system in London?

• the Tunnel
• the Channel
• the Tube

c) the Tube

2 3 . What is the London Eye?

• a telescope
• an observation wheel
• a newspaper

b) an observation wheel

2 4 . How much will it cost you to visit the British Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate Modern Gallery?

• 10 pounds
• 30 pounds
• Nothing. They are free.

c) Nothing. They are free.

2 5 . Which former London resident has been voted “the greatest Briton of all times”

• Sir Winston Churchill
• Charles Darwin
• John Lennon

a) Sir Winston Churchill

2 6 . Where is the seat of the British Government?

• Buckingham Palace
• The Houses of Parliament
• Westminster Abbey

b) The Houses of Parliament

2 7 . What is the London home of the Queen?

• The Tower of London
• Buckingham Palace
• Windsor Palace

b) The Buckingham Palace

2 8 . When do they change the Guard?

• 9:30 a.m.
• 11:30 a.m.
• 12 o’clock

b) 11:30

2 9 . Where is London Zoo the located?

• In Regent’s Park
• In St. James’s Park

c) Hyde Park

b) In Regent’s Park

30 . Where can you see a statue of Nelson?

• Piccadilly Circus
• Hyde Park

c) Trafalgar Square

c) Trafalgar Square

Thank you!