London Quiz Questions: How well do you know London? Find out in our quiz of 20 questions…
1. What was the Roman name for London?
- Tiberious
- Londinium
- Londinius
- Angleus
2. Who said ‘When a man is tired of London he is tired of life’?
- Samuel Johnson
- Samuel Becket
- Ben Johnson
- Boris Johnson
3. Which of these British films was not set in London?
- Mary Poppins
- Notting Hill
- Paddington
- Trainspotting
4. What is the royal name of the new Crossrail underground/train line to be opened in 2017?
- Victoria line
- Georgian line
- Elizabeth line
- Tudor line
5. From which street did the Great Fire Of London start?
- Pudding Lane
- Desert Street
- Afters Avenue
- Cake Crescent
6. From which ‘Palace’ did the BBC first broadcast TV pictures?
- Crystal
- Buckingham
- St James
- Alexandra
7. Which train station features in a Kinks song?
- Kings Cross
- Waterloo
- Clapham Junction
- Euston
8. What is the name of the current Mayor Of London?
- Boris Johnson
- Theresa May
- David Cameron
- Sadiq Khan
9. How many times has London hosted the (summer) Olympic Games?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
10. What was the number of Sherlock Holmes’ Baker Street apartment?
- 212A
- 221A
- 212B
- 221B
11. Which country’s embassy was the scene of a siege eventually ended by the SAS in 1981.
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
- Iraq
- Iran
12. The holder of which Government post lives at 11 Downing Street?
Prime Minister.
- Lord Chancellor
- First Lord Of The Treasury
- Chancellor Of The Exchequer
- Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster
13. From which station did Harry Potter catch the Hogwarts train at platform 9 3/4?
- Kings Cross
- Victoria
- Waterloo
- Euston
14. What is the name of London’s tallest building opened in 2012?
- Walkie Talky
- The Shard
- Natwest Tower
- Tate Modern
15. Which country provides Trafalgar Square’s Christmas Tree every year (as a thank you for the UK’s assistance in World War II)?
- Sweden
- Finland
- Denmark
- Norway
16. Which sport is played at Lords?
- Cricket
- Croquet
- Tennis
- Bowls
17. Which musician lived door to Handel’s old London residence?
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Gustav Holst
- Jimi Hendrix
- Amy Whitehouse
18. Which author stayed with her brother at 10 Henrietta Street in Covent Garden whenever in London?
- Jane Austen
- Charlotte Bronte
- George Eliot
- Mary Shelly
19. What was the official death toll of the Great Fire Of London?
- 6
- 60
- 600
- 6000
20. Which of the following is not a London Underground stop?
- Bethnal Green
- Turnham Green
- Parsons Green
- Park Green
Answers
- Londinium
- Samuel Johnson
- Trainspotting
- Elizabeth line
- Pudding Lane
- Alexandra
- Waterloo
- Sadiq Khan
- 3
- 221B
- Iran
- Chancellor Of The Exchequer
- Kings Cross
- The Shard
- Norway
- Cricket
- Jimi Hendrix
- Jane Austen
- 6
- Park Green