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1. The name Scotland Yard originally referred to that part of the old English Royal Palace 'Whitehall' that was reserved for the Kings of Scotland when they were visiting their English colleagues. False or True? Answer: (One Word)

2. Before Edward the Confessor built Westminster Abbey , Anglosaxon Kings had been crowned sitting on the Stone of Scone which was then in Kingston-upon-Thames. False or true? Answer: (One Word)

3. Oxford and Cambridge were a very important influence in the education of many English V.I.P.s. Yet also Lincoln's Inn had its important students. What did prominent Englishmen such as Thomas More, Disraeli, Gladstone, William Pitt..study here? Philosophy Medicine Law Theology

4. What do all of these famous London names refer to: the Atheneum; Travellers'; Brooks's; Reform ? theatres bookshops brands of tea gentlemen's clubs

5. Which of these 'traditional pubs' was the meeting place for literary giants and actors of the 18th century such as Dr Johnson, James Boswell, Garrick..? Ye Olde Cocke Tavern The Sherlock Holmes Pub Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese The Prospect of Whitby

6. Wynkyn de Worde, an assistant of William Caxton, started his printing press at the sign of 'the Swan' in a street that was to become the 'street of ink' with most of the national newspapers having their headquarters in it - till 'Wapping' came to be..What was the name of that street? Fleet Street Savile Row Harley Street Carnaby Street

7. Where would you find the famous Sotheby's auction rooms? St. James' Street King Street Jermyn Street New Bond Street

8. The Albert Memorial in Hyde Park shows Queen Victoria's Prince Consort Albert holding a book in his right hand.What book is it? the Bible the British Constitution the Collected Works of William Shakespeare a catalogue of the Great Exhibition in 1851

9. The Monument in Fish Street is a hollow fluted column that commemorates the Great Fire of 1666. It's 202 feet high because it was at exactly 202 feet's distance that the fire started in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane. Which 'monument' marks the northernmost spot it reached? Temple Bar St Clement Danes the Albert Memorial the Fat Boy

10. Which English Queen has her monument just opposite to the entrance of St. Paul's Cathedral? Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth I Queen Boadicea Queen Anne