London Quiz - 85 Trivia Questions!

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Which English king ordered the expulsion of the Jews from London in 1290?

Henry III
Edward I
Henry I
Henry IV

Which city was the principal city of the Roman province of Britannia?

Colchester
London
Brighton
York

What was the name of the first gay bar in London?

The Old Vic
The Cave of the Golden Calf
The Golden Calf
The London Pride

Which London park has the world's largest collection of living plants?

Regent's Park
Southbank Centre
South Park
Kew Gardens

Which London railway station is the main terminal for Eurostar and High Speed 1 services?

Piccadilly Circus
St Pancras
London Bridge
Euston

What is the longest shopping street in the UK?

Regent's Park
Strand
Oxford Street
The Mall

What is the most popular sport in London?

Playing tennis
Football
Table tennis
Tennis

Which is the most central airport in London?

Liverpool Airport
Heathrow
Edinburgh Airport
London City

What is the busiest airport in Europe?

Amsterdam
Heathrow
Paris Orly
Milan

Who painted 'Westminster Abbey' in 1749?

a German
Canaletto
The Royal Academy
David Beckham

Which chain of teashops opened its first in Piccadilly in 1894?

The Lord Napier
Harrods
Lyons
The White Horse

What is the largest industry in London?

Entertainment
Hospitals
Finance
Advertising

Who supervised the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire of 1666?

John Soane
John Nash
Robert Hooke
The Lord Mayor

Which fashion designer designed the miniskirt in her King's Road boutique in London in the Sixties?

Louise Brooks
Mary Quant
Karl Malone
Mary Quant's brother

How many airports in London have the word London in their name?

Eight
Two
Three
One

What colour is a London double-decker bus?

White
Blue and yellow
Red
Blue and red

According to the 2011 UK Census, what is the largest religious group in the UK?

Buddhists
Roman Catholics
Christians
Hindus

In which London borough is the East London Mosque?

Nottingham
Tower Hamlets
Southwark
Greenwich

Where in London was Alan Turing based during World War II?

The National Theatre
Bletchley Park
The Houses of Parliament
West End

What is the name of London's only cable car, which opened in 2012?

The London Eye
London Eye
London Cable Car
Thameslink

Which area of London is closest to the original port?

West End
City of London
East End
The South Bank

What is the busiest railway station in Britain?

Euston
Liverpool Street
Waterloo
London Bridge

Which annual sporting event is held at the All England Club in London?

The European Championships
The British Horseracing Association
The Grand Slam
Wimbledon

Which airport serves the greatest number of European destinations of any UK airport?

Glasgow
Glasgow International
Edinburgh
Stansted

In which London building is the tomb of the Unknown Warrior?

Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
The Tower of London
St Paul's Cathedral

What is the name of the recording studio in London where the Beatles recorded many of their hits?

Abbey Road
Liverpool
London
The Towers of London

What is the name of the modern tram system in London?

Tramlink
Underground
The London Underground
London Underground

What is the name of the annual military parade held in London to celebrate the Queen's official birthday?

Parade of the Colours
Trooping the Colour
The Battle of Britain
The Queen's Birthday Parade

Which is the largest Royal Park in London?

Richmond Park
The Hyde Park
Hyde Park
The Mall

What was the capital of Anglo-Saxon England?

York
The Tower of London
Winchester
London

Where in London would you find Nelson's column?

The Houses of Parliament
Piccadilly Circus
Trafalgar Square
The Globe Theatre

Which British building was remodelled to its present form in 1913?

The Tower of London
The Houses of Parliament
Buckingham Palace
The Palace of Versailles

What was the name of William Shakespeare's theatre in London?

Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre in New York
Theatre Royal
Globe Theatre & Globe Cafe

What is the second largest port in the UK by volume of cargo?

East of England
Port of London
Liverpool
The Channel Islands

In which London borough is the average property price over £2 million?

The City of London
Kensington and Chelsea
West London
Notting Hill.

What is the name of the high speed train service that links London and Paris?

Eurostar
Eurail Pass
Interrail
The London Eye

In which war was London surrounded by a defensive wall known as the Lines of Communication?

World War I
Napoleon's invasion of Britain
English Civil War
World War II

Which is the largest medical school in the UK?

King's College
St George's
Oxford University
University of Oxford

What is the name of the company that manages the electricity and gas distribution systems in the UK?

The British Gas
UK Power Networks
British Gas
National Grid

What is the main residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?

The Palace of St. Albans
The Palace of the Parliament
The Tower of London
Lambeth Palace

What is the world's busiest indoor concert venue?

Manchester Arena
O2 Arena
The O2 Arena
The O2 Arena in London

What disease killed up to 100,000 people in London in 1665-1666?

Scabies
Great Plague
The Black Death
cholera

In which year were the Summer Olympics held at Wembley Stadium?

1948
2012
1932
1977

Which 1973 musical was said to have sparked a counterculture movement in the UK?

The Rocky Horror Show
The Little Miss Marker
A Chorus Line
The Lion King

What is the name of the annual series of concerts held at the Royal Albert Hall in London?

The Royal Opera House
The Proms
The Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Opera House

Who led the Iceni against the Romans in 61 AD?

Horace
The gods
The Saxons
Boudica

Which Shakespeare play is set in London?

The Globe and Mail
The Winter's Tale
The Taming of the Shrew
The Alchemist

Which is the main railway station in London?

Paddington
Euston Square
King's Cross
Waterloo

What type of stone is used to build the majority of London's grand houses and public buildings?

Portland stone
Stone from the Thames
The Thames stone
Bath stone

Which river flows into the Thames at Vauxhall?

River Thames
Effra
The Thames
The River Thames

Which London concert hall is home to the London Symphony Orchestra?

Barbican
Hyde Park
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House

Which confectionary company has its HQ in London?

Mars
Cadbury
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Milka

Which is the oldest national scientific institution in the world, founded in 1660?

The British Museum
The Royal Society of London
The British Association for the Advancement of Science
Royal Society

What was the Roman name for London?

London Bridge
Londinium
The City of London
London

'Received Pronunciation' is a standard form of which language?

German
Japanese
English
French

In which English county is Southend Airport?

London
Suffolk
Essex
Lincolnshire

Who was the first king of England to formally recognize the rights of the Vikings and re-found London in 886?

Alfred the Great
Henry I
Henry VIII
Charles I

What is the population of Greater London?

9 million
320,000
About 630,000
7 million

Who is the current Minister for London?

John Major
Paul Scully
David Beckham
George Osborne

What is the most common ethnicity in the population of London?

Asian
African
Chinese
White

What is the name of the police force responsible for policing the London Underground?

British Transport Police
Police
The London Police
Thames Valley Police

What is the name of the second test cricket ground in London?

The Lord's
The Old Trafford
The Bridge Hotel
The Oval

Who was the architect of the British Library in Somers Town, London?

George Washington
James Stirling
Charles Barry
David Roberts

Which is the busiest coach station in London?

The Big Ben
Euston
Paddington
Victoria

What is the name of the river boat service that runs between Canary Wharf and Battersea Power Station?

River Bus
Riverboats of London
Thames River Ferries
Thames Clippers

Which British museum is situated in South Kensington?

Royal Opera House
Royal Museums, Edinburgh
British Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum

What is the name of the police force in London?

Police and Crime Commission
Metropolitan Police
Police
British Police

Who is the current Mayor of London?

Sadiq Khan
David Beckham
Tony Blair
The Mayor of London

In 1475, which group of German cities set up a trading base in London called the Stalhof or Steelyard?

The Mercerization
Hanseatic League
The Germans
City of London

Which motor company made the first black cab in 1929?

Austin
Detroit
Ford
Rover

What is the name of the statutory emergency service in London?

The London Ambulance Service
The London Fire and Rescue Service
The London Fire Department
Fire Brigade

Which 17th century English architect designed St Paul's Cathedral in London?

Christopher Wren
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles II
William Holt

How many bridges cross the River Thames in London?

We don't know
Two
Three
One

Which British television company has its HQ at Television Centre in London?

The BBC
ITV
BBC

Which is the busiest airport in the UK?

Heathrow
Liverpool
Gatwick
Manchester

Which University College was established by Royal Charter in 1836?

The King's College London
University College Dublin
University of Oxford
University College London

What is the intermediate English accent between Cockney and received pronunciation?

British
East London
English-speaking
Estuary

What is the coldest season in London?

Winter
The autumn season
Spring
Summer

What river flows through London?

The River Thames
Thames
The Thames
River Thames

What is the most visited city in Europe?

Milan
London
New York
Amsterdam

What is the most famous cathedral in London?

St James's Park
St Paul's
The Tower of London
Buckingham Palace

What was the name of the London police force founded in 1750?

The Thames Valley Police
The London Police
Bow Street Runners
Policemen

What is the name of the London Docklands regeneration project completed in the 1980's?

The London Docklands
London Bridge
Canary Wharf
London Eye

What is the name of the second underground railway in London, opened in 1987?

Docklands Light Railway
Underground London
London Underground
Thameslink

What country does the majority of the population of London come from?

The US
United Kingdom
India
China
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