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London Underground Quizzes, Trivia and Puzzles

London Underground Trivia

London Underground Trivia Quizzes

If you're a regular on the Tube, you may know the stops, lines, and sites well-documented in these quizzes.

32 London Underground quizzes and 360 London Underground trivia questions.

Which Station am I? popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I'll give you a description of a station and you tell me which it is.

Easier, 10 Qns, VerticalDancer, Sep 03 09

Easier
VerticalDancer
1205 plays

Tube Stations in Other Words best quiz

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

My eccentric Uncle Monty never calls places by their proper names. He has left me a list of errands to run in London that involve travelling by tube from my home in Burnt Oak (or Charred Tree as Monty calls it). Can you help me get to my destinations?

Average, 15 Qns, Snowman, Mar 04 20

Average
Snowman

Mar 04 20
1120 plays

London Underground Costume Party popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I have been invited to a Costume Party with the theme "London Underground Tube Station Names". Here is my short-list of the final ten ideas that I had. Decide which station I am describing with my costume ideas :)

Easier, 10 Qns, dopple44, Jan 26 15

Easier
dopple44
1309 plays

Going Underground popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Follow me as we take a Tube tour of one of the greatest cities in the world, London! Our tour will consist of tube station locations and, of course, sights that can be found nearest the Tube destinations. Just one word of caution...Mind the Gap.

Average, 10 Qns, JuniorTheJaws, Jan 28 24

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JuniorTheJaws

Jan 28 24
2079 plays

A Green Tube Network popular trivia quiz

Match Quiz

10 Qns

The London Underground (or "Tube") has one green line on its map (the District Line) but lots of "green" stations. You need to match them to a line you can take to get there - some are on more than one line, but there is only one unique solution.

Easier, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, May 13 19

Easier
Fifiona81 editor

May 13 19
164 plays

End of the Line popular trivia quiz

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Though some Tube services may terminate at intermediate stations, these ten are at the end of their lines on the London Underground. Just match the station to the correct line. A few may overlap, but there's only one solution!

Average, 10 Qns, eburge, Mar 29 17

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eburge

197 plays

Test yourself! The London Underground Quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Can you solve the simple verses to give the name of stations on the London Underground?

Easier, 10 Qns, misterlister, Oct 10 19

Easier
misterlister
Oct 10 19
4104 plays

Stories from the Underground

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Can you take on this quiz about the London Underground? Have you got what it takes to engineer an answer, or will you lose your way? Track your way through ten questions and see if you end up with tunnel vision or find the route to an engine-ius score.

Average, 10 Qns, Razzamajazzie, Nov 09 22

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Razzamajazzie
Nov 09 22
151 plays

End to End

Match Quiz

10 Qns

The London Underground has many lines, each of which has two ends. Can you match here the stations at each end of a line?

Average, 10 Qns, Red_John, Sep 28 21

Average
Red_John
Sep 28 21
129 plays

10.

Under + Ground great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

These London Underground stations have been treated as compound words. Just identify the station from the description of the two smaller words that constitute it.

Average, 10 Qns, eburge, Oct 30 17

Average
eburge

Oct 30 17
263 plays

Quick Question

What Underground station would I be representing if I dressed as Elvis, and spent the whole evening looking annoyed?

From Quiz "London Underground Costume Party"

11.

'Ghost' Stations on the London Underground

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

All aboard for a whistle-stop tour of some of the 'ghost' or abandoned stations on the London Underground ('Tube') network. Remember to keep your eyes peeled!

Average, 10 Qns, crazy baby, Jun 20 12

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crazy baby
414 plays

12.

Which London Underground Station?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

As a visitor to London, if you wish to visit some of the numerous tourist attractions, it helps if you alight at the correct tube station!

Average, 10 Qns, Dizart, Mar 01 24

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Dizart

Mar 01 24
603 plays

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Mind the Trivial Gap popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here's a mix of London Underground trivia, wherein each question has four stations which are loosely connected (though that connection is mostly just in name). Have fun, anyway!

Average, 10 Qns, eburge, Sep 23 18

Average
eburge

Sep 23 18
290 plays

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London Underground - Ultimate Quiz!

Multiple Choice

25 Qns

Test your knowledge on the spectacular maze of tunnels that is the London Underground. Best of luck!

Average, 25 Qns, Bronte, Jul 08 19

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Bronte
Jul 08 19
3868 plays

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Who Might Live Where on the London Underground?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The London Underground is the oldest in the world, and serves a city that goes back to pre-Roman times. See if you can figure out who might have lived at some strange-sounding station names. Note - only one potential answer is a real station.

Easier, 10 Qns, spiggy, Nov 02 16

Easier
spiggy
395 plays

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Underground Narrow-Down great trivia quiz

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Sort these London Underground stations to fit the given characteristics. Some will fit with more than one characteristic so you'll need to work out the correct solution. It might help to cross-reference with a Tube map while you're playing.

Tough, 10 Qns, eburge, Jan 30 18

Tough
eburge

Jan 30 18
138 plays

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Every Day is Black on the Northern Line

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The title of this quiz is a double reference - the Northern Line is black on the London tube map, but also doesn't have a great reputation and is sometimes known as the "misery line".

Average, 10 Qns, al99, Jun 04 16

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al99
244 plays

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London: The District Line

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is all about some stops you will find on the District Line in London. Some clues are straightforward, others are more ambiguous and may take a bit of lateral thinking! Enjoy and Good luck.

Average, 10 Qns, miaow, Feb 14 19

Average
miaow
Feb 14 19
1329 plays

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London Underground - history, facts and figures

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

London Underground trains carry millions of passengers each day to a wide variety of destinations. This quiz asks about the history, geography, and statistics of 'the Tube'.

Difficult, 15 Qns, picqero, Apr 05 20

Difficult
picqero
Apr 05 20
1125 plays

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Abandoned London Underground Stations

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

London has many deserted tube stations. Some of them are can be seen to this day, visible as dark chasms to the side of a train as it speeds through them on its way to the next station.

Average, 10 Qns, Flapjack44, Apr 25 07

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1082 plays

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10 The London Underground Questions

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is a quiz about the London Underground system, or "The Tube" as it's known locally.

Average, 10 Qns, grilli, Mar 04 20

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grilli
Mar 04 20
1716 plays

22.

Pick the Right Station!

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This gives questions and information about the famous London Underground. I will give clues, and you pick the station!

Average, 10 Qns, thingie001, May 14 14

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thingie001
323 plays

23.

London Underground Stations

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This should be relatively easy for anyone who has travelled on the Tube. It covers stations, lines and the history of the Underground. The information for this quiz was taken from www.tfl.gov.uk and www.en.wikipedia.org.

Average, 10 Qns, LStoppelmoor, Jan 16 14

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LStoppelmoor
381 plays

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Origins Underground Station Names

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

London's past often lives on in its street names, and occasionally also in the names of her Underground Stations. In this quiz as a rule three out of four explanations are mere fiction. One is fact or at least supported by scholarly sources.

Tough, 20 Qns, flem-ish, Sep 17 12

Tough
flem-ish
1228 plays

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What's My Line? popular trivia quiz

Match Quiz

10 Qns

There are many fun facts about the London Underground network. Can you match the fact to the line to which it refers?

Difficult, 10 Qns, Red_John, Jan 01 18

Difficult
Red_John
Jan 01 18
139 plays

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On The Wrong Lines

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The London Underground has lots of lines and lots of stations. Your task is to identify which of the four stations listed isn't on the same line as the other three. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, KentQuizzer, Aug 04 15

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KentQuizzer

265 plays

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Circle Line Crawl

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Join me on a trip around the London Underground Circle Line, answering questions about just some of the stops.

Tough, 10 Qns, Red_John, Oct 13 17

Tough
Red_John
Oct 13 17
217 plays

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London Tube Stations In Other Words

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

All you have to do is guess the London station from the clue given.

Average, 15 Qns, cal79, Apr 05 20

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cal79
Apr 05 20
1135 plays

29.

London Underground: a Short Journey

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Do you travel on the London Underground? How well do you know its geography and history? Hope you enjoy this little quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, rubytops, May 14 10

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rubytops

857 plays

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London: The Central Line

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is all about some stops you will find on the Central Line in London. Some clues are straightforward, others are more cryptic. Good luck.

Average, 10 Qns, miaow, Mar 05 14

Average
miaow
1166 plays

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London Underground Tube System

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This will test your knowledge not of what goes on upon the streets of London but what goes on underneath them. The oldest and one of the most sophisticated public transport systems in the world. Let's see how well you know it.

Average, 10 Qns, musicwriter, Jun 21 11

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musicwriter
944 plays

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10 Questions: The London Underground Multiple Choice Quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Puzzling questions on the London Tube.

Average, 10 Qns, awkins, Jun 03 16

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London Underground Trivia Questions

1. Which MP, who shares his first name with the author of 'Martin Chuzzlewit', campaigned for several years for an underground railway system?

From Quiz Stories from the Underground

Answer: Charles Pearson

Pearson put proposals through in 1845 and again in 1846, both of which were rejected. Finally, in 1854, after stressing the need for an underground railway to relieve congestion, his revised proposal was accepted. Sadly, Pearson died in September 1862 so never got to witness the opening in January 1863.

2. What station is a compound of: a "French" brass musical instrument + a religious building, typically frequented on a Sunday?

From Quiz Under + Ground

Answer: Hornchurch

Located on the District line in the eastern outskirts of Greater London, Hornchurch opened in 1885. Originally served by steam trains, services stopped in 1905 as the line was electrified. It came back into use in 1932 when the District Railway headed east once more. Annually, Hornchurch sees around 2 million entries and exits.

3. To see statues of a world renowned engineer and a small bear, at which stop on the Circle Line would you alight?

From Quiz Circle Line Crawl

Answer: Paddington

The statue of I.K. Brunel, the engineer who designed Paddington Station and built the Great Western Railway, is on Platform 8 of the mainline station. The statue of Paddington Bear, who author Michael Bond named for the station, is to be found on Platform 1.

4. Which station is at the southern end of the Northern Line?

From Quiz Every Day is Black on the Northern Line

Answer: Morden

South Wimbledon is the station just before Morden. Leicester Square and Elephant and Castle are both much more central stations. Incidentally, Elephant and Castle is the southernmost station on the Bakerloo line. Morden is an area in South London, and is in the borough of Merton.

5. At which London Underground station might the bible character Methuselah have lived?

From Quiz Who Might Live Where on the London Underground?

Answer: Old Street

According to the Bible, Methuselah lived to be 969 years old. Old Street is on the Northern Line and was opened in November 1901.

6. Which London station, which has both mainline and underground stations, gave its name to a bear in a famous series of childrens books?

From Quiz Pick the Right Station!

Answer: Paddington Station

Paddington Bear, a character in the Michael Bond books, is named after Paddington Station. His favourite food is marmalade sandwiches, and he gets into lots of trouble!

7. In what year did the London Underground open its first line?

From Quiz London Underground: a Short Journey

Answer: 1863

The London Underground opened its first line on the 10th January 1863. The first line opened was the Metropolitan line.

8. Madame Tussauds is one of the most popular tourist attractions in London and, if you don't mind waiting in a long queue to get in, you should get off the tube at which stop?

From Quiz Which London Underground Station?

Answer: Baker Street

Madame Tussauds, the famous waxworks museum, is located on Marylebone Road. Try to buy an advance ticket if you are going there! Baker Street Station is served by no fewer than five lines - the Bakerloo, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee and Metropolitan.

9. This station was one of the stations on the very first London Underground. It now services the Hammersmith & City, Circle, District and Bakerloo lines, as well as British Rail services and the Heathrow Express.

From Quiz London Underground Stations

Answer: Paddington

The first London Underground line ran from Paddington (Bishop's Road) to Farringdon Street, and was opened on 10 January, 1863, thus making it the oldest underground railway in the world.

10. This is a tube station in East London. Bottom compass point gives you the first word. Forest and river crossing gives you the second.

From Quiz London Tube Stations In Other Words

Answer: South Woodford

South Woodford is a station on the Central Line in North East London.

11. One of the great British universities, and what in a Big Top one sees.

From Quiz The London Underground

Answer: Oxford Circus

Oxford Circus is found on the Victoria, Central & Bakerloo lines.

12. Until 2016, you needed to get off at this District Line stop to find the home of "The Hammers".

From Quiz London: The District Line

Answer: Upton Park

"The Hammers" is the nickname of West Ham United FC. Between 1904-2016, their home ground was at Upton Park (although its official name was the "Boleyn Ground" as it was situated in Boleyn Road). However, in 2016 the team moved to the 2012 Olympic Stadium, which was renamed the London Stadium. West Ham United FC are also known as "The Irons" which originates from their early history as Thames Ironworks FC (1895-1900).

13. Which station on the Central Line has the same name as a one-time TV school?

From Quiz London: The Central Line

Answer: Grange Hill

I remember the good old days of "Grange Hill" with Tucker, Alan and Benny. Grange Hill is on the Eastern end of the line between Hainault and Chigwell.

14. What does the name Charing Cross come from ?

From Quiz Origins Underground Station Names

Answer: a funeral cross from the burial cortege of Queen Eleanor

By tradition it is said that Edward I in 1291 set up a stone cross near what is now the courtyard of the mainline station, to mark the last resting place of the funeral cortege of his Queen Eleanor as it passed from Harby to Westminster. There was a little village here named Charing, a name which itself derives from Old-English 'ciering' meaning 'a bend '. In this case a bend in the River Thames.

15. Which station lies between the stations of Borough and Kennington on the Northern Line?

From Quiz London Underground - Ultimate Quiz!

Answer: Elephant and Castle

16. The southern end of the Victoria line is at what station?

From Quiz The London Underground

Answer: Brixton

17. Which station, on the Metropolitan and Circle lines, is built on the burial site of plague victims?

From Quiz Stories from the Underground

Answer: Aldgate

Due to the high number of plague victims, it was impossible to give them traditional burials. Instead, large pits were dug, initially in churches and graveyards, but when these too began to fill, they began digging all around London. Robinson Crusoe author, Daniel Defoe, wrote in his book 'A journal of the plague year' about the plague pit under Aldgate station 'It was about forty feet in length and about fifteen or sixteen feet broad and at the time I first looked at it about nine feet deep; but they dug it near twenty feet deep afterwards in one part of it.'

18. Which station, served by no less than four lines, can be formed from: a fell + a door in a fence?

From Quiz Under + Ground

Answer: Moorgate

1865 saw the opening of Moorgate Street station, a name which stuck until 1924 when 'Street' was dropped. With the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Northern lines passing through here, as well as National Rail services, Moorgate sees considerable commuter traffic each year.

19. To see London's first "skyscraper", at which stop would you alight on the Circle Line?

From Quiz Circle Line Crawl

Answer: St James's Park

55 Broadway, built as the headquarters of the Underground Electric Railway Company of London (the forerunner of London Underground), was the tallest office building in London upon its opening in 1929. At just over 170 feet in height, it was still dwarfed by St Paul's Cathedral, which at 365 feet high had been London's tallest building of any sort since 1710.

20. The Northern line divides at Kennington and then meets again at Camden Town. What are the two branches between these stations known as?

From Quiz Every Day is Black on the Northern Line

Answer: The Bank Branch and the Charing Cross Branch

The Bank Branch is named for Bank station, which takes its name from the Bank of England. The Charing Cross Branch is named for Charing Cross station. As well as being a stop on the Northern and Bakerloo line there is also a mainline station with the same name. Charing Cross is one of the crosses erected by Edward I in commemoration of his wife after her death.

21. Where on the London Underground might 007 have learned about his latest mission?

From Quiz Who Might Live Where on the London Underground?

Answer: Bond Street

My name is Bond...James Bond, agent number 007. Bond Street is on the Central and Jubilee lines and was opened in September 1900.

22. This London Underground station is one of the busiest and best-known. If you leave the Underground and enter the mainline staion, you can get a train straight to Gatwick Airport. Which station is this?

From Quiz Pick the Right Station!

Answer: Victoria

Victoria sends trains to Gatwick airport from the mainline station, not the underground. It is a large station, and you could get the Circle Line, the District Line, or the Victoria Line to get there.

23. The original underground map, on which the current map is still based, was designed by whom?

From Quiz London Underground: a Short Journey

Answer: Harry Beck

Henry Beck designed the original tube map in 1933. He was an employee of London Underground in the Signals Office.

24. The Imperial War Museum is located south of the River Thames. Which tube station is the best place to get off the train if you wish to visit it?

From Quiz Which London Underground Station?

Answer: Lambeth North

The Imperial War Museum is located in a building which was formerly the Bethlem Royal Hospital. A massive museum, if you want to see everything, it is best to plan two visits. Lambeth North Station is located on the Bakerloo Line.

25. This line is both the busiest and the deepest on the Underground. It is coloured black on the Tube map and is split in two different locations.

From Quiz London Underground Stations

Answer: Northern Line

The Northern Line runs north/south, and has the Edgware or High Barnet branches to the north, and the City or Charing Cross branches in the middle. Both sets of branches are interchangeable at Camden Town, Euston and Kennington.

26. A tube station in North London, or a heavenly messenger.

From Quiz London Tube Stations In Other Words

Answer: Angel

Angel is on the Northern Line in the Islington area of London

27. A marmalade sandwich-eating bear, The Brown family acquired him there.

From Quiz The London Underground

Answer: Paddington

Paddington bear kept his sandwiches under his hat. Named for the Paddington station, the station remains but the Borough does not.

28. The residence of the Lord Mayor of London is close to this District Line stop.

From Quiz London: The District Line

Answer: Mansion House

Mansion House is one of only two stops on the tube network of London which contains all the vowels - A, E, I, O and U. The other one is South Ealing.

29. Which Central Line station could have the cryptic definition "Dutch Recreation Ground"?

From Quiz London: The Central Line

Answer: Holland Park

Holland Park is the extremely swish area of London where you might find Patsy and Edina from "Ab Fab" stumbling around drunkenly. It's the station between Notting Hill Gate and Shepherd's Bush.

30. What is the origin of the name Angel for a tube station between Old Street and King's Cross?

From Quiz Origins Underground Station Names

Answer: pub of that name

The name Angel was one of the commonest names for a pub. The existence of an Angel coaching Inn is recorded here from at least 1638.

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