London quiz

Question 1

London sits at the top of two maps: which country is it the capital of, and which sovereign state is that country part of?

Accepted Answer

England is a country within the United Kingdom London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom

Question 2

Big Ben gets top billing, but what is the clock tower’s official name, and what part of it is actually called Big Ben?

Accepted Answer

The tower is Elizabeth Tower Big Ben is the Great Bell inside the tower

Question 3

Which London palace is the monarch’s official city residence, and which district is it in?

Accepted Answer

Buckingham Palace Westminster

Question 4

Which two colours feature on the classic London Underground roundel, and what shape is its central bar?

Accepted Answer

Red Blue The central bar is a rectangle

Question 5

A carved stone helped scholars decode Egyptian writing: which London museum displays it, and what ancient writing system did it help unlock?

Accepted Answer

The British Museum Egyptian hieroglyphs

Question 6

The Great Fire of London began at a bakery: what year and month did it start, and what was the bakery’s street name?

Accepted Answer

1666 September Pudding Lane

Question 7

London’s taxi drivers face a famously tough test: what is it called, and which landmark marks the centre of its six-mile-radius map?

Accepted Answer

The test is called The Knowledge Its map covers an area within six miles of Charing Cross Candidates learn London’s streets and routes

Question 8

What was the name of the project that built London’s first underground railway, and which two stations did its 1863 route connect?

Accepted Answer

The Metropolitan Railway Paddington Farringdon Street The first route opened in 1863

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