London Quiz. How much do you know?
Work in small groups. You have ten minutes to answer as many questions as you can.
1. Where does the Queen live? ______
2. What is the tall clock tower that stands next to the House of Parliament usually called? ______
3. The royal Crown Jewels include the three biggest cut diamonds in the world and are very valuable. Where are they kept?
a) Tower of London c) British Museum
b) BuckinghamPalace d)WindsorCastle
4. In the sixteenth century, two of King Henry VIII’s wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, were imprisoned in the Tower of London. What happened to them?
a)They went mad c)They escaped and went to live in France
b)Their heads were cut off d) They killed themselves by jumping out of a window
- Until the 1980`s, London’s Fleet Street was the famous home of which industry?
a)Computer c) Newspaper
b) Fruit and vegetables d) Telephone
- a) What famous ceremony takes place outside BuckinghamPalace most days? ______
b) What do the soldiers wear? ______
- The office residence of the British Prime Minister is at …
a) Buckingham c) Oxford Street
b) Downing Street d) St. James’ Palace
- Name two famous London churches.
a)______b)______
- Which famous fictional character lived at 221ВBaker Street?
a)Shakespeare c) Sherlock Holmes
b)James Bond d) Robin Hood
10. Six ravens (big black birds) live in the Tower of London. There is an old story that if they leave …
a) The Tower will fall down
b) The Queen or King will die
d) The British empire will fall
c) The ghosts of people who died in the Tower will return
11. Who designed St. Paul’s cathedral?
a) Sir Christopher Wren c) Prince Charles
b) King Charles II d) The Duke of Wellington
12. In Trafalgar Square, there is a tall column. At the top, there is statue of …
a) Sir Winston Churchill, the politician who led Britain during World War II.
b) King Arthur, a legendary king from medieval times.
c) Lord Nelson, who defeated the French emperor Napoleon in a famous sea battle.
d) Margaret Thatcher, a previous British Prime Minister.
13. Name two London football teams.
a) ______b) ______
14. London’s famous red buses have an upstairs and a downstairs. What are they called? ______
15. What colour is the Central Line on an Underground map? ______
17. Name three London museums.
a) ______b) ______c) ______
18. What is a Cockney?
a) A bird often found in London b) A person who comes from East) London
d) A London cake c) A tree that often grows in London Parks.
19. On which London tube line could you travel forever without reaching the end? ______