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London Quiz Do you know? What did the Romans call London?LondritiaLondatioLondiniumstyle.color What can you see in the picture?Buckingham PalaceThe Tower of LondonWestminster Palacestyle.color Who built the first part of the Tower?Harold IIWilliam the ConquerorEdward the Confessorstyle.color Which famous animals can you see at the Tower?RavensDogsBears style.color People say that as long as there are (?) ravens at the Tower, England is safe from invasion.61660style.color How did the prisoners get to the Tower?by boaton footby tubestyle.color How many seconds does the Tower Bridge need to lift?6012090style.color What is the name of this ship?HMS BelfastHMS DerryHMS Dublinstyle.color What does HMS mean?Her Majesty’s ShipHear My SignalHonoured Marine Symbolstyle.color Where does the Monument stand?at the place where the Great Fire of London broke out61.5 metres from the architect's home61.5 metres from where the Great Fire of London broke outstyle.color When was the Great Fire of London?166617771555style.color How long did the Great Fire of London last?3 weeks3 days3 monthsstyle.color How much of London did the Great Fire destroy?three quarters of Londonhalf of Londonall of Londonstyle.color Who built the Monument?Admiral Horatio Nelson Sir Benjamin Hall Sir Christopher Wrenstyle.color Officially, Big Ben is the name of ...The biggest bell in the clock towerThe clockThe clock towerstyle.color Who lives in Buckingham Palace?the Queenthe Prime MinisterRobbie Williamsstyle.color When can you see the Union Jack on top of Buckingham Palace?when the Changing of the Guard takes place when the Queen is in the palace when the Queen is not in the palacestyle.color In which part of Buckingham Palace can you find the private rooms of the royal family?In the north wingIn the east wingIn the south wingstyle.color What is the parade called that takes place in front of Buckingham Palace every day (summer) / every second day?Changing of the GuardMounting of the GuardTrooping the Colourstyle.color The Horse Guards are the Queen's …JockeysPalace GuardsLife Guardsstyle.color What can you see in the picture?Buckingham PalaceHorse Guards ParadeHouses of Parliamentstyle.color What takes place at the Horse Guards Parade?the Queen's birthday parade (Trooping the Colour)celebrations on New Year's Evethe Changing of the Guardstyle.color Why is the Queen's birthday parade not in April (when the Queen's real birthday is)?Because the weather is better in June than in April.Because the horses are too wild in April so it would be too dangerous.Because most of her guards are on holiday then.style.color What is the name of the river that runs through London?SeineThemesAvonstyle.color What does the word Dungeon mean?It's a place where parliament meetsIt's a place where monsters and ghosts liveIt's an underground prison.style.color What is the Dungeon today?a theatrea place where parliament meetsa wax museumstyle.color What can you see in the Dungeon?how people were killed and tortured in England's pastwax figures of famous rock starsphotos of ghosts in old castlesstyle.color What can you see in the picture?Buckingham PalaceThe Tower of Londonthe Palace of Westminsterstyle.color What is the name of the person who wanted to blow up the Palace of Westminster in 1605?Boy HawkesGay ForkesGuy Fawkesstyle.color Why do people celebrate Gunpowder Day (5 November)?Because Guy Fawkes was born on that day.Because guards caught Guy Fawkes, who wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament on that dayBecause Guy Fawkes blew up the Houses of Parliament on that daystyle.color Which London sight can you see in the picture?Big Ben Monument London Eyestyle.color How far can you see from top of the London Eye?up to 20 kmup to 40 kmup to 60 kmstyle.color How tall is the observation wheel?100 m 135 m 153 mstyle.color 1. Which London sight can you see in the picture?Trafalgar SquareDocklandsPiccadilly Circusstyle.colorstyle.color 2. Which London sight can you see in the picture?Nelson's ColumnLondon EyeMonumentstyle.color Trafalgar Square commemorates …Charles II favourite horse, which was called Trafalgarthe Earl of Trafalgar, whose palace was at this place.the victory of the Royal Navy in the Battle of Trafalgar.style.color When did Nelson die?He was wounded in the Battle of Trafalgar and died when his ship arrived in London.He died about 22 years after the Battle of Trafalgar.He died in the Battle of Trafalgar.style.color Which museum can you see in the background?Dungeon Madame Tussaud'sNational Gallerystyle.color What is Madame Tussaud’s? Madame Tussauds and the London PlanetariumMuseum of History and Fine ArtsMuseum of ScienceMuseum of wax figuresstyle.color When did Madame Tussaud open a permanent wax exhibition in London?Madame Tussauds and the London Planetariumin 1802in 1835in 1850style.color How old was Madame Tussaud when she died? 657689style.color What was Madame Tussaud's last work?her self-portraitthe royal familythe popestyle.color Which London sight can you see in the picture?Hyde ParkPiccadilly CircusTrafalgar Squarestyle.color Which famous museum is at Piccadilly Circus?National GalleryRock CircusLondon Dungeonstyle.color In the Rock Circus you can see ...wax figures of famous musicianswhat women wore in the paststones, rocks and mineralsstyle.color In the 19th century, the Docklands were the world's ..most important prisonmost famous wax museumlargest portstyle.color London's highest building is in the Docklands. What's its name?Bank of EnglandWorld Trade CentreCanary Wharfstyle.color When did the Globe Theatre open?in 1853in 1997in 1613style.color What happened to the original Globe Theatre?It burned down during a performance.It burned down in the Great Fire of LondonThis is the original Globe Theatre!style.color At the performance of which play did the original Globe Theatre burn down in 1613?Henry VIIIRomeo and JulietKing Learstyle.color Which of the following poets performed his plays at the original Globe Theatre?William Shakespeare Robert BurnsSamuel Bishopstyle.color Which bridge can you see in the picture?Millennium BridgeTower BridgeLondon Bridgestyle.color Which London sight can you see in the picture?St Paul's CathedralBuckingham PalaceWestminster Abbeystyle.color Which London sight can you see in the picture?St Paul's CathedralBuckingham PalaceWestminster Abbeystyle.color London