Truths And Untruths About London

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1. CHARTERHOUSE in London is where the City of London housed their charters. False or True? Answer: (One Word)

2. The bridge across the Thames that you can see just near the Houses of Parliament is the one that William Wordsworth wrote his famous ' Sonnet Upon Westminster Bridge' about. False or True? Answer: (One Word)

3. The popular 'Burlington Arcade', off Piccadilly still has a beadle who will keep an eye on visitors to this famous shopping passage in which you are supposed not to RUN, WHISTLE or SHOUT. False or True ? Answer: (One Word)

4. Among the street names with a story there is the Albany, a little street off Piccadilly Circus. The Duke of York and Albany had a House here that was later converted into 'Residential Chambers for Bachelor Gentlemen'. Among those who resided in them : Lord Byron, Macaulay, Gladstone, Arthur Pinero. False or true? Answer: (One Word)

5. The Tabard Inn from which Chaucer's Pilgrims left for Canterbury is now a hotel. False or True? Answer: (One Word)

6. The Guildhall in the City of London is where the Lord Mayor has his residence. False or True ? Answer: (One Word)

7. The annual Lord Mayor's Show is organised on the second Saturday of January. False or True? Answer: (One Word)

8. On ground floor level the windows of the Bank of England are protected by golden bars. False or True? Answer: (One Word)

9. The Tower of London has been not only a palace and a prison, but also the Royal Mint and a zoo. False or true? Answer: (One Word)

10. Technically speaking Kew Gardens is not a Royal Park, but a centre for botanic research. False or True? Answer: (One Word)