London Past Papers Geography

Question 1

Name the railway station whose
platforms cross the River Thames.

Question 2

Which aristocratic family has an
apartment at Number One,
London?

Question 3

In which year was the first
underground station opened?

Question 4

Name the temple located
underneath the Bloomberg
building in the City.

Question 5

Name the estate in the City where
most of the City’s residents live.

Question 6

Where has a blue plaque recently
been unveiled to the Pankhurst
family?

Question 7

In which London Square is
(i) the Sir John Soane Museum?
(ii) the Foundling Museum?

Answer 7

(i)
(ii)

Question 8

From what time does the congestion charge apply on weekdays?

Question 9

From which London mainline
station would a visitor catch
(i)the Gatwick Express?
(ii) the Stansted Express?

Answer 9

(i)
(ii)

Question 10

What is the nearest tube station to
the Wallace Collection?

Question 11

Where in London is the Marx
Memorial Library?

Question 12

Name the London theatre which
opened in October 2017 with a
production of the play “Young
Marx”.

Question 13

What is the daily cap on the Oyster Card for zones 1-2 for an adult?

Question 14

Where in London can you currently find a major exhibition of Princess Diana’s dresses?

Question 15

Name the TWO art galleries within
Hyde Park.

Answer 15

(i)
(ii)

Question 16

Name the estate, which covers over 90 acres between Knightsbridge and Albert Bridge, including Cheyne Walk.

Question 17

Name the hotel which now
occupies the former offices of the
Port of London Authority in Trinity
Square.

Question 18

Where is the London Brass
Rubbing Centre?

Question 19

Name the department store on
Sloane Square.

Question 20

How much does it cost to rent a
Santander cycle for an hour, in
addition to the £2 access fee?

Question 21

Name the bookshop at 107
Charing Cross Road which was
bought by Waterstones in 2018.

Question 22

In which part of London is the
Jewish Museum?

Question 23

Name TWO gentlemen’s clubs in St James’s Street.

Question 24

Which London prison stood in Borough High Street, Southwark?

Question 25

What distinction did the NatWest Tower, now known as Tower 42, hold between 1980 and 1990?

Question 26

Name the streets in which Blue plaques can be found on the former residences of
a) Oscar Wilde
b) Sir James Barrie.

Question 27

What is the name of the £16 billion railway line, expected to begin operation in 2018, which will create a new east-west route using 26 miles of new tunnels beneath central London?

Question 28

Name ONE London railway terminus from where it is possible to take a direct train to Cambridge.

Question 29

What direct bus route operates between St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey?

Question 30

In which street is Victoria Beckham’s new store?

Question 31

Opposite which mainline station is the Heron Tower located?

Question 32

Which pedestrian crossing in NW8 is Grade ll listed?

Question 33

Name the street in which the Japanese Embassy is located.

Question 34

In which London street is Planet Hollywood located?

Question 35

Which side street just off Regent`s Street became the centre of fashion during the “swinging sixties”?

Question 36

Which London Underground railway line, the shortest on the network, is nicknamed The Drain?

Question 37

Name the major sporting venue
which is making the news with its
plan to acquire the adjacent golf
course.

Question 38

Name the building in Malet Street
which houses the administrative
headquarters of the University of
London.

Question 39

Which building in central London
was used for the interior of
Gringotts Bank in the Harry Potter
films?

Question 40

Where in London (street / square)
would you find
(i) the Spanish embassy?
(ii) the Chinese embassy?

Answer 40

(i)
(ii)

Question 41

In which part of London is the
newly opened shopping complex
called Coal Drops Yard?

Question 42

Where did Marble Arch stand from 1827 until 1851?

Question 43

In which London Borough is the Tower of London situated?

Question 44

By what nickname is the building located at 122 Leadenhall St EC3 generally known?

Question 45

Whose official residence is
a) 11 Downing St
b) 12 Downing St

Answer 45

a)
b)

Question 46

Which Roman road ran along the
line of the Edgware Road?

Question 47

Name London’s first railway
station, which opened in 1836 (not
underground).

Question 48

Which Roman remains lie under
the Guildhall Art Gallery?

Question 49

How high is the building known
as the Shard (feet or metres)?

Question 50

Which organisation is based at
Marlborough House?

Question 51

Name the author who lived at 48
Doughty Street.

Question 52

In which area of London is the new US embassy located?

Question 53

Name ONE tube station you
would recommend to clients
visiting the Design Museum.

Question 54

Where is the Central London Mosque?

Question 55

Which TWO musicians lived (at
different times) in houses
adjacent to each other in Brook
Street?

Answer 55

(i)
(ii)

Question 56

Which London street is named after a region of Italy and is heavily connected with the banking industry?

Question 57

Which major shopping street was known to the Romans as Via Trinobantina?

Question 58

Name the store on Oxford Street,
opened in 1909 by an American,
which is Britain’s second largest.

Question 59

What was London called during the Anglo Saxon period?

Question 60

What nickname is given to 20
Fenchurch Street.

Question 61

What do the letters ULEZ stand
for?

Question 62

In which church was William
Penn, the founder of
Pennsylvania, baptized in 1644?

Question 63

Where in London (street/square)
would you find (i) the German
embassy and (ii) the Indian High
Commission?

Answer 63

(i)
(ii)

Question 64

Name ONE of the livery company
halls found in Dowgate Hill.

Question 65

Where did Roman Londinium’s
forum stand?

Question 66

What name did the Anglo-Saxons
give London?

Question 67

Which group of foreign merchants
was based around the Steelyard
area of London during the Middle
Ages?

Question 68

William the Conqueror built three
castles in London. One was the
White Tower. Name the other
TWO.

Answer 68

(i)
(ii)

Question 69

The first underground railway,
which opened in 1863, connected
which TWO stations?

Answer 69

(i)
(ii)

Question 70

What is the current location
(nearest town) of Christ’s Hospital
School, originally founded in the
City of London in 1553?

Question 71

Name the Palace in which Edward
III, Anne of Bohemia and Henry VII
died.

Answer 71

Originally known as Sheen Palace, later rebuilt by Henry VII as Richmond Palace.

Question 72

Name the coffee house, founded in
1680, regarded as the origin of the
London Stock Exchange.

Question 73

What was the planned new use for
Somerset House when it was
rebuilt in the 1770s?

Question 74

In what part of London did the
serial killer, commonly known as
Jack the Ripper, commit several
murders between 1888 and 1891?

Question 75

How many standard routes is a
London cabbie expected to know
in order to attain ‘The
Knowledge’?

Question 76

Name the financial institution,
which stands above the temple of
Mithras.

Question 77

Name the TWO DLR stations
nearest to the ExCel Centre.

Answer 77

(i)
(ii)

Question 78

Where is the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge’s London home?

Question 79

Name the architect who designed
the building at 20 Fenchurch
Street, commonly known as the
Walkie Talkie.

Question 80

What percentage of the London
underground system is
underground?

Question 81

Which Premier League football
team plays at the London
Stadium?

Question 82

Name the developer who built
Belgravia in the 1820s.

Question 83

Name Sir John Soane’s country
home in Ealing, which recently
reopened as a museum and a
contemporary art gallery.

Question 84

In which area of London is the
Brunel Museum located?

Question 85

In which Spitalfields street was
there a Jewish Soup Kitchen,
which was closed in 1992?

Question 86

Name TWO royal boroughs in
Greater London.

Answer 86

(i)
(ii)

Question 87

On which day of the week does
the antiques market at
Bermondsey take place?

Question 88

What would you buy at
(i) Paxton & Whitfield and
(ii) Berry Bros & Rudd?

Answer 88

(i)
(ii)

Question 89

In which London gallery can you
currently see the Tutankamen
exhibition?

Question 90

Unilever House stands partly on
the site of which former palace?

Question 91

Kilburn has a large community of
descendants of which
nationality?

Question 92

On which road is the British
Library located?

Question 93

Which financial institution opened
its European HQ in Plumtree
Court, Shoe Lane in 2019?

Question 94

Name TWO gentlemen’s clubs
on St James’s Street.

Answer 94

(i)
(ii)

Question 95

Which 18th century townhouse,
open to visitors, is at 18 Folgate
Street?

Question 96

Where in London (street/square)
would you find
(i) the New Zealand
embassy
(ii) the French embassy?

Answer 96

(i)
(ii)

Question 97

Which central London church
works closely with the homeless,
supporting approximately 4,000
people each year?

Question 98

Name the financial institution
which moved to Paternoster
Square in 2004.

Question 99

What percentage of housing in
London is owner-occupied?

Question 100

Which street in London would
you recommend to a visitor
looking for second-hand books?

Question 101

In which London borough did
Amy Winehouse live before her
death?

Question 102

Name the TWO international
cricket venues in London.

Answer 102

(i)
(ii)

Question 103

There are four Inns of Court in
London, including Inner Temple
and Middle Temple. Name the
other TWO.

Answer 103

(i)
(ii)

Question 104

What was nicknamed “The
Godless Institution in Gower
Street”?

Question 105

Where did Roman Londinium’s
forum stand?

Question 106

What name did the Anglo-Saxons
give London?

Question 107

Which group of foreign merchants
was based around the Steelyard
area of London during the Middle
Ages?

Question 108

William the Conqueror built three
castles in London. One was the
White Tower. Name the other
TWO.

Question 109

The first underground railway,
which opened in 1863, connected
which TWO stations?

Answer 109

(i)
(ii)

Question 110

What is the current location
(nearest town) of Christ’s Hospital
School, originally founded in the
City of London in 1553?

Question 111

Name the Palace in which Edward
III, Anne of Bohemia and Henry VII
died.

Question 112

Name the coffee house, founded in
1680, regarded as the origin of the
London Stock Exchange.

Question 113

What was the planned new use for
Somerset House when it was
rebuilt in the 1770s?

Question 114

In what part of London did the
serial killer, commonly known as
Jack the Ripper, commit several
murders between 1888 and 1891?

Question 115

From which London railway
station would you catch a train to
Bath?

Question 116

What was nicknamed “The
Godless Institution in Gower
Street”?

Question 117

Name the TWO international
cricket venues in London.

Answer 117

(i)
(ii)

Question 118

Name the area of London known as
“Little Italy” in the 1800s.

Question 119

Name TWO gentlemen’s clubs on
Pall Mall.

Answer 119

(i)
(ii)

Question 120

Why was Apsley House called
“Number 1 London” when it was
built?

Question 121

Name TWO musicians or bands
who lived on Brook Street.

Answer 121

(i)
(ii)

Question 122

In which area of London is the
marble Shri Swaminarayan
Mandir Hindu temple?

Question 123

Name the road in west central
London known for its casual
Middle Eastern restaurants, sisha
cafes and food shops.

Question 124

Name the children’s theatre on
Tooley Street.

Question 125

Sadiq Khan has proposed
moving the Greater London
Authority (GLA) from City Hall.
Where to?

Question 126

Name the famous night club in
Berkeley Square.

Question 127

Name the TWO major main-line
terminus railway stations in
central London, which will
connect with Crossrail.

Answer 127

(i)
(ii)

Question 128

Which area of London would you
recommend to a visitor wanting to
see a wide selection of street art,
including works by Banksy and
Stik?

Question 129

Where is the Institute of
Contemporary Art (ICA)?

Question 130

Name the famous English fashion
designer who opened her new,
sustainable flagship store in Old
Bond Street in 2018.

Question 131

In which area of London is
Railton Road, which became
known as “the front line” in the
1981 race riots?

Question 132

Where is the Jewish Museum of
London?

Question 133

Name ONE of the well-known
Indian restaurants in the West
End which you could recommend
to a visitor.

Question 134

You are in Parliament Square
with a client who needs to get
some cash. Give the location of
the nearest cashpoint.

Question 135

Cabmen’s Shelters remain in
London. Give the location of
TWO of them.

Answer 135

(i)
(ii)

Question 136

Why is Covent Garden so called?

Question 137

What was the location of the
Marble Arch before it was moved
to its present site?

Question 138

Which London mainline railway
station would you go to in order
to catch the Heathrow Express?

Question 139

What is sold at Berry Brothers on
St James’s Street?

Question 140

Where in London is the embassy
for the United States?

Question 141

Where was Guy Fawkes hanged?

Question 142

Name the first Prime Minister to live
in Downing Street.

Question 143

In which century did the May Fair
finish and the area start to be
developed?

Question 144

What was the population of London
in 1900?

Question 145

Name the owner of many of the
famous strip clubs in Soho in
the1960s.

Question 146

Name the world’s first public street
to be lit by gas light.

Question 147

Name ONE person involved in
social housing in the 19th century.

Question 148

Where is there a blue plaque to
J M Barrie?

Question 149

Name the nearest underground
station to Lord’s Cricket Ground.

Question 150

What is Marlborough House used
for today?

Question 151

Which King commissioned
Admiralty Arch?

Question 152

Name the street in which Queen
Elizabeth II was born.

Question 153

What is the London address of the
fictional detective, Sherlock
Holmes?

Question 154

What is the John Cass Primary
School now called?

Question 155

Roman London was built on two
hills. Name ONE of them.

Question 156

What was the name of the Roman
road from London to Lincoln and
York?

Question 157

Name the street in the City where
the first bomb landed
in World War Two.

Question 158

What today stands on the site of
the medieval church of
St Mary Overie?

Question 159

What is in the new building,
(opened in 2021) at the west end
of Lambeth Palace Garden?

Question 160

Where is the American Embassy?

Question 161

Where was London’s first
Chinatown?

Question 162

Name TWO luxury goods that
used to be imported into St
Katharine’s Dock.

Answer 162

(i)
(ii)

Question 163

Who is now based in the Crystal?

Question 164

In which part of the docks was
London City Airport built?

Question 165

Why is Canary Wharf so called?

Question 166

Name TWO locations still lit by
gaslight.

Answer 166

(i)
(ii)

Question 167

From Monday to Friday, at what
times does the London
Congestion Charge apply?

Question 168

In which square is there a
memorial to the British victims of
9/11?

Question 169

Where is the World Rugby
Museum?

Question 170

Where is the Indian High
Commission?

Question 171

What name did the Romans give
London?