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Quiz about London Trivia 4
Quiz about London Trivia 4

London Trivia 4 Trivia Quiz


Here is my fourth London trivia quiz. If you enjoyed the others I hope you enjoy this one too.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
minch
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
8,010
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
7537
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 81 (9/10), english_gent (8/10), Guest 2 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the popular name of the statue in the middle of Piccadilly circus? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. After passing through London the river Thames flows into which body of water? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In what year was the Festival of Britain? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What are Harrods and Selfridge's? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is the main activity that takes place in the area known as 'The City'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the main activity that takes place in the area known as 'Westminster'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Where is the Chamber of Horrors located? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Karl Marx is buried in the London area. True or false?


Question 9 of 10
9. A new bridge across the Thames was closed for three days just after it opened. It is named the Millennium Bridge. For what type of traffic is it? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who wrote a famous diary describing his day to day life in London in the seventeenth century? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the popular name of the statue in the middle of Piccadilly circus?

Answer: Eros

The actual name of this statue is 'The Angel of Christian Charity'. It was built in tribute to Lord Shaftesbury.
2. After passing through London the river Thames flows into which body of water?

Answer: North Sea

The English Channel is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies between England and France and its easternmost point is the Straits of Dover where it meets the North Sea. It is only twenty-one miles wide at this point.
3. In what year was the Festival of Britain?

Answer: 1951

The Festival of Britain took place one hundred years after the Great Exhibition of 1851. It showed a Britain recovering from World War II.
4. What are Harrods and Selfridge's?

Answer: Department stores

Selfridge's is in Oxford Street and Harrods is in the Kensington area.
5. What is the main activity that takes place in the area known as 'The City'?

Answer: Financial matters

The Bank of England, nicknamed 'The old Lady of Threadneedle Street' is found here.
6. What is the main activity that takes place in the area known as 'Westminster'?

Answer: Government matters

7. Where is the Chamber of Horrors located?

Answer: Madame Tussaud's

8. Karl Marx is buried in the London area. True or false?

Answer: True

He is buried in Highgate cemetery.
9. A new bridge across the Thames was closed for three days just after it opened. It is named the Millennium Bridge. For what type of traffic is it?

Answer: Pedestrians

It is a bridge for foot traffic. When it first opened so many people tried to cross that it swayed alarmingly and had to be closed for a time. However it was determined that the bridge was safe.
10. Who wrote a famous diary describing his day to day life in London in the seventeenth century?

Answer: Samuel Pepys

Among other things he wrote an eyewitness account of the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Source: Author minch

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