The city/City
What is the difference between Greater London and the city of London?
None. They refer to the same thing
What does The Monument (by Christopher Wren) memorialize?
The Great Fire of 1666
What former prison is now a museum?
The Tower of London
What happens inside Westminster Palace?
The British Parliament meets
What is the name of the king’s main home?
Buckingham Palace
What group first started London?
The Romans
Where are most of London’s historic places?
In the City, the West End, the South Bank
What is stored in the Tower of London today?
The crown jewels, old weapons, armor
What are the two parts of the British Parliament?
House of Lords, House of Commons
What is a coronation?
The ceremony when a new king or queen is crowned
Why is the River Thames in London quieter and cleaner now than before?
The ocean-going ships don’t come so far inland anymore
What is the British Museum known for?
Artifacts from ancient Greece and Rome
What is the nickname for the Tower of London’s yeomen warders?
Beefeaters
What is the tall clock at Westminster Palace called?
Big Ben
True/False – No visitors are ever allowed to see inside Buckingham Palace
False
What is the Green Belt?
The circle of parks around London’s outskirts
What is Admiral Nelson known for?
British hero at Trafalga
What are three of the past uses of the Tower of London?
Prison, fort, armory, royal home, museum
What is the large plaza by Parliament called?
Trafalgar Square
Where is the Magna Carta located?
Inside the British Museum
How many boroughs or towns make up Greater London?
32
What is the name of one of the parks in central London?
Hyde Park, Kensington Park, Regent’s Park
What is the name of one of the past prisoners in the Tower of London?
Elizabeth I, Edward V, Edward V’s brother (Richard Duke of York)
Where is the home of the British Prime Minister?
Number 10, Downing Street
What is the Magna Carta?
A famous document from British history (between the king and nobles in 1215)