Historic London
Royal Residences
A Harry Potter Bestiary
It Was Filmed Here
We're Getting the (British) Band Back Together!
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Regent's Park was a hunting ground for this 16th century king, who it was said never hunted without tiring 8 or 10 horses

Who is Henry VIII

100

At St. James' Palace, you can witness this famous ceremony without dealing with as many crowds at the queen's residence

What is the changing of the guard

100

Dumbledore's feathered friend who flew to Harry's rescue

Who is Fawkes

100

Double Trouble! In this movie, when the two redheaded girls aren't running around California, they are in London-- Kensington to be precise.

What is The Parent Trap

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These bad boys began calling themselves the "World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band" in the late '60s

Who are the Rolling Stones

200

You can visit several of these historic structures like Kensington, where Princess Diana lived

What is a palace

200

The official residence of Prince William & Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

What is Kensington Palace

200

According to Hagrid, you can't get a straight answer out of these creatures who are half man, half horse

What are centaurs

200

This classic 1999 London romantic comedy shares a title with a neighborhood in London containing several pastel houses


What is Notting Hill

200

DAILY DOUBLE

This English rock band titled their 11th studio album Abbey Road, which is a famous crossroad in London that fans like to visit

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Famous men who orated at Hyde Park's Speaker's Corner include Friedrich Engels & this 1848 Engels co-author

Who is Karl Marx

300

In April 2019, this royal couple moved out of Kensington Palace into Frogmore Cottage located in Windsor

Who are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

300

A sort of combination bird & horse, Buckbeak is one of these magical creatures

What is a hippogriff

300

Trafalgar Square is seen in this Marvel movie while a VE Day celebration is taking place

What is Captain America: The First Avenger

300

If you "wannabe" their fan, you should know that this English pop girl group formed in 1994 reunited this year for the first time in 7 years

Who are the Spice Girls

400

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of this, was known as a soldier but had an eye for art, as you can see at Apsley House

What is Wellington

400

DAILY DOUBLE

Located just outside of London, this royal residence belonging to the queen caught fire in 1992

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Slightly misleading name of the scary giant 3-headed canine who guards the Philosopher's Stone & falls asleep to music

What is Fluffy

400

Filmed in Leadenhall Market, the entrance to this fictional wizard's pub in real life is an optician in Bull’s Head Passage

What is The Leaky Cauldron

400

I don't know if "my generation" would know the name of this rock band formed in London in 1964

Who is The Who

500

According to Shakespeare, these conflicts began with the plucking of 2 flowers in the Temple Gardens

What is the wars of the roses

500

Clarence House, originally belonging to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh following their marriage in 1947, is currently inhabited by this man and his wife

Who is Charles, Prince of Wales (and wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall)

500

Varieties of these include the Ukrainian Ironbelly & the Antipodean Opaleye

What are dragons

500

This London site, which features Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in the background, is where Blofeld’s helicopter crashed after being shot down in Spectre

What is the Westminster Bridge

500

This pop-rock band that formed in Manchester in 1963 had their first American hit with "I'm Into Something Good"

What is Herman's Hermits