1924 Empire Exhibition

Question 1

What happened in Spring 1924?

Answer 1

Exhibition in Wembley opened

Question 2

When was the exhibition opened?

Answer 2

Spring 1924

Question 3

What was the aim of the 1924 exhibition?

Answer 3

Celebrate the achievements of the empire

Question 4

How many acres was the Wembley Exhibition?

Answer 4

220 acres

Question 5

What happened the roads of the exhibition?

Answer 5

Given imperial names which were chosen by Kipling

Question 6

Give some examples of the name of the new roads chosen by Kipling?

Answer 6

Drakes Way
Commonwealth way
An sons Way

Question 7

What had been done to the roads in preparation for the exhibition?

Answer 7

Widened in order to hold the floods of visitors that were expected

Question 8

How’s many workers had been employed to build the pavilions, extend the transport facilities and construct that stadium complex?

Answer 8

2000

Question 9

How much did the Wembley stadium cost?

Answer 9

£750,000

Question 10

How many working hours did he Wembley stadium take to build?

Answer 10

300 working days

Question 11

What did the pavilions represent?

Answer 11

Represent the different countries in the empire

Question 12

How many acres did the amusement park cover?

Answer 12

47 acres

Question 13

What do some people feel was the main attraction of the exhibition?

Answer 13

The railway

Question 14

What were some key feature of the 47 acre amusements park?

Answer 14

Water Chute 
Scenic Railway
Toboggan Iceslide 
Giant Switchback 
American-style dodgems

Question 15

How much was admission?

Answer 15

One shilling and six pence

Question 16

What cost one shilling and six pence?

Answer 16

Admission into the exhibition

Question 17

What did Noel Coward say in that the father said in the book ‘This Happy Breed’?

Answer 17

‘I’ve bought you here to see the wonders of the Empire, and all you want to do is go to the dodgems’

Question 18

How many visitors came during the two years the exhibition was opened?

Answer 18

28,000,000

Question 19

What railways did the visitors use?

Answer 19

Metropolitan
Great Central
London and North-Eastern Railway company

Question 20

How many passengers did the London General Omnibus Company?

Answer 20

4,500,000 passengers

Question 21

How many visitors did the tram bring?

Answer 21

2,500,000

Question 22

Where was a special station opened up?

Answer 22

Inside the exhibition

Question 23

How many people attended the rodeo?

Answer 23

815,000

Question 24

How many people attended the Imperial Scout Jamboree?

Answer 24

75,000 people

Question 25

What happened to the rodeo?

Answer 25

RSPCA and the Star newspaper complained about animal cruelty and it was removed after a legal battle

Question 26

How many visitors saw the exhibition?

Answer 26

27 million

Question 27

What proportion of the British population sae the exhibition?

Answer 27

Approximately 50%

Question 28

How many times did visitors see the exhibition?

Answer 28

Some saw it several times

Question 29

How many people visited the 1924 exhibition in comparison to the 1851 Great Exhibition?

Answer 29

4 times more visited the 1924 exhibition

Question 30

How much did it cost?

Answer 30

£11 million

Question 31

What was the impact of the exhibition?

Answer 31

Increase fascination with the foreign goods and services and increase engagement

Question 32

What re-enactments occurred?

Answer 32

Battle of Ypres and Storming of Zeebrugge