What does a full or cooked English breakfast not include?
a) black pudding
b) carrots
c) tomatoes
carrots
100
Where can you see the "Changing of the Guard"?
a) outisde Westminster Abbey
b) outside Scotland Yard
c) outside Buckingham Palace
Outside Buckingham Palace
100
The largest museum in the UK is in Bloomsbury, in central London. It houses the national collection of archaeology and ethnography. What is it called?
a) The British Museum
b) The English Museum
c) the London Museum
the British Museum
100
London zoo is located in...
a) Regent's Park
b) Hyde Park
c) Green Park
Regent's park
100
How many London Underground lines are there?
a) 15
b) 6
c) 11
11
200
What takes place at the Royal Albert Hall?
a) circuses
b) tennis
c) concerts
concerts
200
Which of these three is not a London airport?
a) Gatwick
b) Stansted
c) Paddington
Paddington
200
Which of these is not a supermarket chain?
a) Tesco
b) Sainsbury's
c) Next
Next (clothing chain)
200
How many rooms does the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) have?
a) around 400
b) around 1000
c) around 5'000
Around 1000
200
How many islands does the Thames have?
a) more than 20
b) more than 50
c) more than 80
More than 80
300
Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park is a place where...
a) people go to give public speeches
b) immigrants go to practise their English
c) Students meet their professors to speak about courses
People go to give publish speeches.
300
In the London dialect, Cockney, what is a "dog and bone"?
a) your home
b) a telephone
c) a metronome
A telephone
300
One of England's most famous cricket grounds, situated in South London, is called...
a) the Square
b) Kennington Fields
c) the Oval
the Oval
300
In the late 1940s, the clock on Big Ben was slowed by...
a) a tunt man
b) a decision by parliamant
c) birds
birds
(Starlings nested on the clock, slowing down the clock mechanism)
300
Which of London's most elegant department stores is located in Regent Street?
a) Harrods
b) Selfridges
c) Liberty
Liberty (Harrods is located in Brompton Road. Selfridges is in Oxford Street).
400
At which London footbal Club did David Becjkham start his Football career?
a) Arsenal
b) Leyton Orient
c) Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
400
What is "Trooping the Colour"?
a) a balloon Festival
b) a military Parade
c) a boat race
a military parade
400
Chinese New Year is celebrated in London's Chinatown over a period of
a) Two hours
b) two days
c) two weeks
two weeks
400
The Boat Race is Held on the River Thames each year between two rowing Teams from...
a) Eton and Harrow.
b) Oxford and Cambridge universities.
c) Clubs to the North and the south of the River Thames
Oxford and Cambridge universities
400
The penny war first used in England in
a) the 8th century
b) the 15th century
c) the 18th century
the 8th century
500
Which Monarch is on the British £10 banknote?
a) Queen Elizabeth II
b) Queen Victoria
c) Prince Charles
Queen Elizabeth II
500
If you weigh ten "stone", how much do you weigh in Kilos?
a) around 54 kg
b) around 64 kg
c) around 74 kg
around 64 kg (One "stone" is equal to around 6.35 kg)
500
Once a year, small private parks and gardens in London are open to the public. This is called...
a) Open Garden Squares Weekend.
b) Open Parks Weekend
c) Open Places Weekend
Open Garden Squares Weekend
500
What took place in St Paul's Cathedral on 29 July 1981?
a) The wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Philipps
b) The wedding of Prince Andrew and Lady Sarah Ferguson
c) The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
500
What is the "Royal Exchange"?
a) a building in London where the queen gives her old clothes to the poor
b) a building in London that was once the centre of commerce
c) a building in London where People can Exchange their foreign currency for free
A building in London that was once the centre of commerce