London: 2000 Years of History

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1. The Romans called the London area Londinium, where does this name stem from? The name of the first nobleman to settle there An earlier name given to the area by the Celts. It means 'forded river' It sounded nice

2. The Romans made two invasions of south east England which resulted in Roman soldiers reaching the Central London area twice. True or False? Answer: ('t' or 'f' sufficient)

3. The London of about AD200 was surrounded by approximately how many miles of defensive walls? It had no walls 3 miles 100 miles 500 miles

4. The hospital of St Bartholomew ('Barts') was established after Henry I's court jester had a dream. True or False? Answer: ('t' or 'f' sufficient)

5. In what year did the Black Death, which killed approximately 30,000 of London's inhabitants, start? 1066 1666 1854 1348

6. The fate of the two young princes in the Tower of London is the subject of much speculation with the unproved assumption of Tudor historians (that Richard III murdered the children) getting the most coverage...but what were names of the young princes? Charles and Richard Henry and Richard Henry and Charles Edward and Richard

7. During the reign of Mary I, what was Smithfield notorious for? Executions Butchery Red Light District Ironmongery

8. What was 'To God and the Bridge'? A toast made at the coronation of a new monarch A soldier's rallying cry A play on at Drury Lane Theatre A bequest made in city merchant's wills

9. Inigo Jones, a famous Londoner, was a trend-setting gardener. True or False? Answer: ('t' or 'f' sufficient)

10. Where was Charles I executed? On the floor in Parliament Banqueting Hall on Whitehall On a barge on the Thames He wasn't executed, he was murdered in secret

11. Women appeared for the first time on London theatre stages in 1660? True False

12. What 'began at Pudding Lane and ended at Pie Corner'? Great Plague Great Fire Lord Mayor's Parade The first pub crawl

13. How many 'police' did London have in 1750? Six None Twenty Two Thousand

14. The average age of mortality for the London working classes in the mid 1800s was twenty two. True or False? Answer: ('t' or 'f' sufficient)

15. How many of the population did the Blitz kill? 9,500 50,400 150 4,900