Know Your Boroughs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Camden

Camden is one of the Central London boroughs and runs from Hampstead Heath in the North to Bloomsbury in the South.

Other notable features of Camden include the Camden Lock markets which cater for more alternative tastes, St Pancras International Station from which the Eurostar to Paris departs and the BT Tower.

Answer: Southwark

Encompassing a variety of districts including Bermondsey, Borough and Camberwell, Southwark is a diverse and richly historical area. As well as the rebuilt Globe Theatre (which originally burned down during William Shakespeare's tenure there), the borough also houses Southwark Cathedral and the Tate Modern.

Spreading from Dulwich the South Bank of the Thames, Southwark also boasts some of the world's largest financial services firms as tenants including 'Big 4' accountancy firms Ernst & Young and PriceWaterhouse Coopers.

Answer: Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets is also home to many of the world's biggest banks and financial services companies (many of these are headquartered at Canary Wharf). In heavy contrast to this area of modern skyscrapers and glass-fronted buildings, Tower Hamlets also covers some of London's most richly historical areas, including Wapping, Limehouse and the area known as Docklands. These areas were made particularly famous through the work of Charles Dickens, who described the slums and the illicit trades of the dockyards in great detail.

"The Prospect of Whitby", one of London's oldest pubs, still sits on the Thames in Wapping. In homage to all of those who were hanged in that area, it still keeps a hangman's noose hanging over the water from its walls.

Also covering much of the traditional East End of London, Tower Hamlets has a high proportion of ethnic minorities in areas such as Whitechapel and Stepney, perhaps contributing to its reputation as the London centre for Asian cuisine.

Answer: Ealing

Comprising over 330 hectares of Metropolitan Green Belt land, Ealing is an Outer London borough situated to the West of the city.

Ealing is well known for its Studios,which are the oldest in the world. They have been the site for the filming of many classic movies, including the "Lavender Hill Mob" (1951) and "Passport to Pimlico" (1949).

Answer: Croydon

An Outer London Borough situated to the south of the City, Croydon takes its name from the small market town that has been situated there since the time of the Domesday Book (1086). From 1915 to 1959, Croydon Airport was one of Britain's most important airports, serving as a base during the Battle of Britain and then later serving as an international airport until its closure in 1959.

The BRIT School, a performing arts school situated in the borough, has educated many of Britain's brightest stars of recent years, including Amy Winehouse, Adele and Katie Melua.

Answer: Greenwich

The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, and this is where Greenwich Mean Time was born. One of the most famous boroughs, Greenwich has been designated a UNESCO heritage site and attracts millions of visitors each year. The borough runs from the south bank of the River Thames down to Eltham in the South.

In 2012, to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, Greenwich was designated a "Royal Borough", meaning that its official name became "The Royal Borough of Greenwich".

Answer: Kingston Upon Thames

The Coronation Stone is said to have been used for the coronation of seven Anglo-Saxon monarchs. It stands outside of the Guildhall in Kingston. Encompassing Hampton Court Palace and its Grounds (which is particularly well known as the home of King Henry VIII), as well as a theme park and zoo, Kingston Upon Thames is at once both a tourist-friendly area and a residential haven for city workers.

Like Greenwich, Kingston Upon Thames is also a Royal Borough, having been designated as such by an ancient prescriptive right which was first enshrined in statute in 1927.

Answer: Wandsworth

Until 1889, the borough of Wandsworth was within Surrey. However, as the metropolitan area of London expanded, so to did its administrative reach. The borough houses some of London's most famous buildings, including the Battersea Power Station, Battersea Arts Centre and the Peace Pagoda.

Wandsworth also contains Wandsworth Prison, which is the largest prison in London and Western Europe.

Answer: Islington

One of London's most famous inner boroughs, Islington runs from Archway in the north to Old Street in the south. Angel is perhaps one of the most famous tube stations on the London Undergroun network, providing access to the N1 centre which houses the O2 Academy (a music venue).

Islington is particularly well known for housing two of the most famous prisons in England, HMP Pentonville (a men's prison) and HMP Holloway (a women's prison). These prisons have housed many a famous prisoner.

Answer: Merton

The Outer London borough of Merton is most well known for the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where each year the Wimbledon tennis tournament (one of the world's four Grand Slam titles) is held. Aorangi Terrace, an area within the club's grounds where non-ticket holders can watch the games on a big screen, has had a number of colloquial names relating to famous tennis players. Whilst Tim Henman was Britain's top player, it was known as Henman Hill. Whilst Andy Murray holds that title, however, it has been renamed Murray Mount.

The disused Collier's Wood Tower was voted "the ugliest building in London" in a 2006 BBC poll.

Merton is also home to the Merton Priory, the place at which Henry VI was crowned in 1437, making him the only English king in the last 1000 years to have been crowned outside of Westminster Abbey.

Answer: Newham

The borough of Newham is situated in East London, encompassing some of the traditional "East End" areas. Traditionally one of the poorest areas of London, Newham saw a substantial regeneration thanks to the 2012 London Olympics. The Olympic Stadium and the majority of the Olympic Park are situated in the borough, close to Stratford, bringing with it trade, jobs and homes.

Newham is also home to West Ham United F.C., one of London's oldest and most well known football clubs. In 2011, Newham Borough Council worked with the club to make a joint bid for the club to take over the Olympic Stadium as its home ground following the conclusion of the 2012 London Olympics.

Answer: City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is the most central London borough, covering Charing Cross, the point deemed the "centre of London" for distance measurement purposes. Encompassing most of Central London and the West End, the borough has relatively few permament residents (around 236,000) compared with other boroughs, though its huge number of hotels and tourist attractions means that it is actually the most densely populated on a day-to-day basis.

The Houses of Parliament are situated within the Palace of Westminster on the north bank of the River Thames. Although many incorrectly believe that "Big Ben" is the name of the clock or the clock tower attached to the palace, it is in fact the name of the bell which chimes in accordance with the clock.

Answer: Kensington and Chelsea

Another Royal Borough, Kensington and Chelsea covers areas in the west of London that are perhaps known more for their wealthy occupants than their attractions. In 2001, it was named the most densely populated local authority in the UK. This is possibly due to the combination of its relatively small size and the desirability of occupancy there.

Europe's largest carnival is held yearly in Notting Hill. Started in 1966, the Notting Hill Carnival had its first attendance of over one million revellers in 1996.

The borough was famously the setting for the Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant film "Notting Hill" (1999). Much of the filming took place on Portobello Road.

Answer: Lambeth

Running from the South Bank of the River Thames in the north to Streatham in the south, Lambeth is an unusual borough in terms of its adminstration: since 1994, the mayor is elected unanimously by the counsellors rather than by public ballot. Each of the three major political parties supplies a candidate in rotation.

When bought by the Liebig Extract of Meat Company for the manufacture of oxo stock cubes in the 1920s, the Oxo Tower underwent an art deco refurbishment. In order to get round the advertising restrictions, the word "OXO" was built into the windows, creating a view which is now considered one of London's most famous.

Answer: Sutton

Situated in the very south of the Outer London area, many people and media sources refer to the area (wrongly) as being within Surrey. Sutton is home to over 89 parks and open spaces, including Nonsuch Park, the last remaining area of a deer hunting park established by King Henry VIII close to the former Nonsuch Palace.

The Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED) housing complex is an estate of 99 houses that uses innovative technologies and techniques to enable it to operate with zero energy usage. An award winning design, it is self sufficient for electricity and was built with an extremely low carbon footprint.

A heavily residential area, the many notable UK celebrities born and/or raised in Sutton include singer Cliff Richard, actor Sir Harry Secombe and Paralympian David Weir.