London and Surrounds

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In 1969's 'You can't always get what you want', Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote, 'I went down, to the Chelsea drugstore, To get your prescription filled'. The Chelsea Drugstore of which they speak stood on the Kings Road. Which business now stands on the same site? Boots Lush Sainsbury McDonalds

2. In which county would you find the villages of Broadbridge Heath, Wisborough Green and Slinfold? Hampshire East Sussex West Sussex Kent

3. If I take a walk up Parliament Hill, go for a dip in The Ponds and then enjoy a picnic in the grounds of Kenwood House...where am I? Richmond Park Regents Park Hampstead Heath Wimbledon Common

4. The training college for the Metropolitan Police Force is in which North London suburb? Edgeware Cricklewood Tottenham Hendon

5. Biggin Hill in Kent was of particular significance during World War II....why? It was home to the 2nd Sqdn Royal Marine Commandos It was home to British Intelligence's Enigma code breaking team It was the main radar station for the English Channel It was an Air Force base, deploying Spitfire aircraft.

6. The number 19 bus route is one of London's oldest, passing through many landmarks such as Shaftesbury Ave. and Piccadilly Circus, but in which two London areas are its north and south termini (terminuses)? Islington and Battersea Shoreditch and Surrey Quays Hampstead and Lambeth Camden and Clapham

7. Why was the London shopping thoroughfare 'Regent Street' so named? Its design was commissioned by the then Prince Regent, George. It was re-named after the Regent Theatre that, having stood there for over 150 years, was destroyed It was named after the Regency Club that once sat at its junction with Oxford Street Its name was incorrectly given as Regent Street. It should have been Consort Street after Prince Alb

8. What leisure facility would you find at Chessington, near Hook? A championship golf course England's largest cinema complex A theme park A race track

9. Lavender Hill acts as a rough dividing line between which two London districts? Borough and Elephant and Castle Shoreditch and Whitechapel Battersea and Clapham Chelsea and Kensington

10. 'Great Train robber', Buster Edwards, once owned a flower stall outside which London train station? Victoria Euston Kings Cross Waterloo

11. Which Surrey town lies in the shadow of Box Hill? Guildford Sutton Woking Dorking

12. Who, after a highly controversial court case, was hanged in Wandsworth Prison in January 1953, only to be pardoned over 30 years later in July 1998? John Baksh Derek Bentley Christopher Craig Graham Blackhouse

13. Who was the self proclaimed leader of the 'Tooting Popular Front'? Ken Livingstone Michael Foot Rodney Trotter Wolfie Smith

14. Brick Lane, in London's East End, is famous for what? Indian Restaurants Jewellers Fruit Market Pawn Shops

15. If you went to the races at Walthamstow, what would you be betting on? Pigeons Sports Cars Dogs Horses

16. Jongleurs have premises in London. In which business are Jongleurs? Comedy Clubs Restaurants Auctioneers Costume Designers

17. In which Greater London park can you still see roaming herds of Red and Fallow Deer? Hampstead Heath Regents Park Wimbledon Common Richmond Park

18. 'Wandelesorde' is... The Anglo Saxon name for Wandsworth, one of London's oldest recorded boroughs. The name of the the statue the greets visitors in the main foyer of the National Gallery The official name for the head of the Yeoman Guard (Beefeaters), meaning 'oldest sword' The name for the sum of money traditionally paid by the Duke of Westminster to the parish poor.

19. What would you be intending to buy if you shopped in Lilywhites? Sports Goods Business Wear Imported Teas Cleaning Products

20. Where in London would you find a statue named 'The Angel of Christian Charity'? Kensington Gardens Piccadilly Circus Sloane Square Tower Bridge