London Quiz

1. Who gave London its first name?
A) the Egyptians
B) the Greeks
C) the Romans

2.Which river runs through London?
A) the Thames
B) the Severn
C) the Seine

3.Who said “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”?
a) Charles Dickens
b) William Shakespeare
c) Samuel Johnson

4.Who founded the Tower of London?
A) Charles I
B) William I
C) Henry VIII

5.How much of London did the Great Fire of London destroy in 1666?
A) a quarter of London
B) three quarters of London
C) the whole city

6. Which is the oldest part of London?
A) Westminster
B) the City
C) the West End

7. Who designed St Paul’s Cathedral?
A) Christopher Wren
B) Benjamin Hall
C) Francis Drake

8.Where are the British kings and kings crowned?
a) St Paul’s Cathedral
b) Westminster Abbey
c) the House of Lords

9.Which birds, according to legend, protect the Tower of London?
A) pigeons
B) ravens
C) swans

10.Which is the most famous shopping street in London?
A) Oxford Street
B) Downing Street
C) Baker Street

11.What is a ‘double-decker’?
A) a bus
B) a lorry
C) a ship

12. Where can you make a speech in Hyde Park?
A) Poet’s Corner
B) Speaker’s Corner
C) Revolutionary Corner

13. What is ‘the Globe’ in London?
A) the largest department store in Europe
B) Cockney rhyming slang for ‘hope’
C) a Shakespearean theatre

Check your answers.
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. B
13. C