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Introduction:
"How much do you know about famous streets? "


1. The official homes of the Prime Minister of England and the Chancellor of the Exchequer are to be found in which London street?

    Westminster Street
    Downing Street
    Victoria Street
    Whitehall Street


2. The White House in Washington DC is the official residence of the President of the United States. What is its street address?
    Constitution Avenue
    Capitol Street
    Washington Circle
    Pennsylvania Avenue


3. Wall Street is famous for being the location of the major financial institutions of the USA including the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank. Even before the American Civil War, Wall Street was recognised as the financial capital of the nation. In which New York borough is it located?
    Brooklyn
    Richmond
    Queens
    Manhattan


4. Who was the artist and puppeteer who created most of the Sesame Street characters such as Big Bird, Bert and Ernie?
    Brian Henson
    Jim Henson
    Jeffrey Moss
    Joan Ganz Cooney


5. Which street would you be visiting if you were drinking in the Rover's Return with Ken, Deidre, Vera, Elsie and Rita?
    Coronation Street
    Shortland Street
    Florizel Street
    Ramsay Street


6. Stephen Sondheim's hit play 'Sweeney Todd' was based on a 1936 movie about a mad barber who has a deal with a baker to provide meat for his pies. Unfortunately for the barber's customers, they provide the fillings for the pies. The movie title referred to Sweeney Todd as being the Demon Barber of which Street?
    Baker
    Downing
    Fleet
    Slaughter


7. Which 1986 movie was based on Paul Theroux's story 'Doctor Slaughter'?
    Slaughter Street
    79 Park Avenue
    Hanover Street
    Half Moon Street


8. Everyone knows that Sherlock Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street but which Scottish musician had a hit with 'Baker Street', a song famous for its sax intro?
    Billy Connolly
    Gerry Rafferty
    Tam Harvey
    Joe Egan


9. Hill Street Blues first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran until 1987. Hill Street Blues was a very innovative program which broke many of the accepted television 'rules'. In which city was Hill Street supposedly located?
    Los Angeles
    Detroit
    Chicago
    None of the choices is correct


10. Fans of the original television series Perry Mason (1957-1966) will know that Perry's private secretary was Della Street. Which actress played Della Street?
    Barbara Hale
    Connie Cezon
    Sharon Acker
    Brett Somers


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