London Flashcards

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Hempstead Heath Home of which romantic poet is now a museum and literary centre

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Keats

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Northumberland house demolished in 1874 overlook which London

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Trafalgar Square

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Who is by far the wealthiest British Alistair with international property portfolio worth at least 10 billion

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The seventh Duke of Westminster

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Where is the London transport Museum located?

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Covent Garden Tavistock Street

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Which famous theatre is located in Rosebery Avenue?

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The Sadlers Wells Theatre

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What is the Unico UNESCO’s largest world heritage site in London?

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Loyal botanic gardens kew

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Which multi award-winning musical has recently opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre

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Hamilton

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What centenary takes place on the 11th of November November 2018?

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Armit test day

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Which is the nearest tube station to Canada Square

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Canary wharf

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Which immigrants community first based themselves in Limehouse in the 1880s?

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Chinese

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The London Corporation owns and managers 14 Green spaces in and around London name one of the three largest

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Epping Forest Hamstead Heath Highgate woods

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In 1913 which Duke of Bedford ( herbrand russel ) has sold significant area of central London

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Covent Garden

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Name two men who met in 1763 in Tom Davidson’s bookshop they were to have a great impact on each other’s lives

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Samuel Johnson Thomas Davis

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What is the common function of Marlborough house on the mouth?

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The international headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat and foundation

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Why do clients asked to visit platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station?

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To see the Harry Potter platform

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What is the new statue of a lady in Parliament Square in 2018

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Meliicent Fawcett

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which large new commercial theatre opened in 2017

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The Bridge Theatre

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Who is the current constable of the tower of London?

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General sir Gordon messinger

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Which tower at the Tower of London is there graffiti carved into the walls by the Dudley family?

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The Beauchamp Tower

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Which artist created the video installation in the south choir aisle? Saint Paul’s.

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Bill Viola, the maryter and Mary

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Who is the current Dean of st pauls?

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Etching

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In 2005 which organisation moved the chapel from the priory church of Saint Bartholomew the great to the crypt of Saint Paul

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The imperials society of Knights bachelor

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What time is evening song in Saint Pauls?

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5 pm

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Which Dean refounded Saint Paul School in the 16th century?

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John Colette

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Where were you? Find a memorial of Lord Kitchener?
In the crypt of Saint Paul’s
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Who rebuilt the Great organ in Saint Pauls in the 1870s?
Henry Willis (father)
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338 men severely injured in World War II made something intricate and beautiful which is currently on display in Saint Paul’s what is it?
The altar frontal
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What Italian family created the pavement in front of the high alter at Saint Pauls
Cosmati
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On which day in Saint Pauls is evening prayer without acquire replace evening song
Mondays and Saturdays
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In which style is the architecture of the is the Henry the seventh Chapel Built st pauls
Perpendicular Gothic
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In December 2015 a reef was laid in the Abbey to commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of author of the chronicles of Berkshire what was his name?
Anthony trollope
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When was the projected opening of the Queens jubilee galleries
11th of June 2018
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Name of Victorian architecture design the high alter of Saint Pauls
Christopher wren
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Tower of London and whose reign were the outer walls and current mote converted
Edward the first
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what is commemorated on the 21st of May every year in the Wakefield Tower
The ceremony of the lillies and roses
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Which regiment is responsible for the raw gun salute at tower Wolf?
King Troop, the honourable artillery company
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Who is crown is the Koh I nur Diamond to be found?
Elizabeth the Queen mother
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Which building in the town of London do we associate with both Guy Fawkes and Rudolph Hess?
The Kings house
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Who statue designed by George Frampton in 1920 stands in Saint Martin
Edith Cavell a British nurse
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In 1247 Bethlehem Royal Hospital was the first established on a site of which railway station
Liverpool Street
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By what name is the street artist Rubin Cunningham more usually known?
Banksy
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What was the name of the theatre which opened in Shoreditch in 1577?
The curtain
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On the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, what is the name of the venue where handball and global were played during the London games?
The copper box arena
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What is the name of the retired sea captain who is responsible for the founding museum?
Thomas, corum
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What is the name of the retired sea captain who is responsible for the founding museum?
Thomas, forum
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Which London Street will you find the official heraldic authority for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and much of the Commonwealth?
Queen Victoria Street
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The headquarters of the 18,433 ha² estate owned by his man the king is located in the strand. What is the estate called?
The Dutchie of Lancaster
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Which architect designed the principal facade of Buckingham Palace?
Sir Aston webb
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From April 2018 Michelle Terry will be the artistic director of which famous theatre
The Shakespeare Globe
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Which football team has its home ground at the alliance Park in Hendon?
Barnet FC
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Which London Street is a Charles Dickens Museum located?
40 Doughty Street
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The two oldest regiments of the British army now one unit are referred to as
The household cavery
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Which London store has the motto omnia Omnibus ubique
Harrods
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Who designed the RAF bomber command Memorial in 2012 which is located in Green Park
Architect Liam O’Connor and sculptor Philip Jackson
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Where exactly in the Abbey will you find a statue of lord Darnley
Southside King Henry the seventh Chapel
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Which in which gallery will you find the Titans Perseus and Andromeda and poussins dance to the music of time?
The National Gallery
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Dale chihlis ice blue and spring green Chandelier grace the entrance of which museum
The Victorian and Albert Museum
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Where can you currently see the exhibition, Charles the second and power?
Buckingham Palace
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Which Xander museum is best for visitors who are interested in learning about the Holocaust?
Imperial war museum
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Which museum is two minutes walk from West India Quay DLR station?
Museum Docklands Museum
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Where can you currently see the exhibition superbugs the fight for our lives?
The science museum
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In which museum is a piece of a monster Fatberg to go on display?
The museum of London
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Which museum of the Home closed? On the 7th of January for two year redevelopment it’s collective comprises furniture textiles paintings objects displayed in a series of period rooms.
The Jeffery Museum
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Robert Gatsby died of wounds on the 8th of November 1605 after failing to murder King James the first what was the assassination attempts usually called?
The gunpowder plot
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Name the popular rebellion of nine 1381
The peasants revolt
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After which street was London’s first professional police force named?
Bow st / bow st runners
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By what name was the deregulation of the financial markets known in 1986
The Big Bang
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2018 is the centenary of which significant event for women?
Securing the right for women to vote
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Building builder developed Pimlico and Belgravia in the 1820s using saw evacuated from Saint Catherine stock
Thomas Cubitt
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Which MP and administrator of the English Navy wrote a diary which is useful source of information on the 17th century London
Samuel peeps
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What is the name of the oldest working synagogue in the
Bevis Marks
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Which institution was founded in 1566 by Thomas Gresham and was declared role in 1570
The royal exchange
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Which London dock opened in 1828
Saint Catherine’s dock
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What does a cordwainer make?
Leather shoes
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What is the name of Queen Boudicas tribe?
The iceni
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What was the significant for the Londoners about the night of the 7th of September 1940?
The blitz began
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Which museum is a leading authority on the British Army and the impact on society passed and present?
The National Army Museum
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Which king died at Placencia Palace in 1553?
Edward the seventh
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Which childhood home of Henry the eighth located just a couple of miles from Greenwich now has an art deco house attached to it
Greenwich Palace Palace of placenta
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Which landscape architect designer gardens of Greenwich in the 17th
Andre De notra
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In which building will you see over 450 works of art including the iconic Amanda painting of Queen Elizabeth the first?
The Queen’s house
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Which landscape architect designer gardeners of the Greenwich in the 17th century?
Andre de notra
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The oldest of the observatory buildings in Greenwich is named after which astronomer Royal
John Flamstead
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What was the name of the gunsmith who had the Kings garden room decorated with a display of 2850 arms?
Thomas Cadell
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From whom did Henry the eighth acquire Hanson Court Palace?
Cardinal Thomas Wesley
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Name the clockmaker who made the astronomical clock in Court
Nicolas Osman
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Who is ghost is said to horn the haunted gallery
Catherine Howard, the screaming Queen
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Which monarch first opens Hampton Court Palace to Republic
Queen Victoria
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Which London train station would you take a train to Hampton Court?
Waterloo
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3 courts at Hampton Court Palace
Clock court base Court fountain Court
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In which room in the Kings Apartments at Hampton Court Palace can visitors see an elaborate display of arms designed by John Harris in the 17th century?
The king guard chamber
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Bridge opened in 1894
Tower bridge
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How high is the building known as the shard in metres or feet?
309.6 metres
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The architect who designed the Albert Memorial in Hyde
So George Gilbert Scott
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Where might you hear the Lutine bell?
The atrium room lloyds
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