London Past Papers Geography Flashcards
1
Q
Name the railway station whose
platforms cross the River Thames.
A
2
Q
Which aristocratic family has an
apartment at Number One,
London?
A
3
Q
In which year was the first
underground station opened?
A
4
Q
Name the temple located
underneath the Bloomberg
building in the City.
A
5
Q
Name the estate in the City where
most of the City’s residents live.
A
6
Q
Where has a blue plaque recently
been unveiled to the Pankhurst
family?
A
7
Q
In which London Square is
(i) the Sir John Soane Museum?
(ii) the Foundling Museum?
A
(i)
(ii)
8
Q
From what time does the congestion charge apply on weekdays?
A
9
Q
From which London mainline
station would a visitor catch
(i)the Gatwick Express?
(ii) the Stansted Express?
A
(i)
(ii)
10
Q
What is the nearest tube station to
the Wallace Collection?
A
11
Q
Where in London is the Marx
Memorial Library?
A
12
Q
Name the London theatre which
opened in October 2017 with a
production of the play “Young
Marx”.
A
13
Q
What is the daily cap on the Oyster Card for zones 1-2 for an adult?
A
14
Q
Where in London can you currently find a major exhibition of Princess Diana’s dresses?
A
15
Q
Name the TWO art galleries within
Hyde Park.
A
(i)
(ii)
16
Q
Name the estate, which covers over 90 acres between Knightsbridge and Albert Bridge, including Cheyne Walk.
A
17
Q
Name the hotel which now
occupies the former offices of the
Port of London Authority in Trinity
Square.
A
18
Q
Where is the London Brass
Rubbing Centre?
A
19
Q
Name the department store on
Sloane Square.
A
20
Q
How much does it cost to rent a
Santander cycle for an hour, in
addition to the £2 access fee?
A
21
Q
Name the bookshop at 107
Charing Cross Road which was
bought by Waterstones in 2018.
A
22
Q
In which part of London is the
Jewish Museum?
A
23
Q
Name TWO gentlemen’s clubs in St James’s Street.
A
24
Q
Which London prison stood in Borough High Street, Southwark?
A
25
What distinction did the NatWest Tower, now known as Tower 42, hold between 1980 and 1990?
26
Name the streets in which Blue plaques can be found on the former residences of
a) Oscar Wilde
b) Sir James Barrie.
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?
28
Name ONE London railway terminus from where it is possible to take a direct train to Cambridge.
29
What direct bus route operates between St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey?
30
In which street is Victoria Beckham's new store?
31
Opposite which mainline station is the Heron Tower located?
32
Which pedestrian crossing in NW8 is Grade ll listed?
33
Name the street in which the Japanese Embassy is located.
34
In which London street is Planet Hollywood located?
35
Which side street just off Regent`s Street became the centre of fashion during the “swinging sixties”?
36
Which London Underground railway line, the shortest on the network, is nicknamed The Drain?
37
Name the major sporting venue
which is making the news with its
plan to acquire the adjacent golf
course.
38
Name the building in Malet Street
which houses the administrative
headquarters of the University of
London.
39
Which building in central London
was used for the interior of
Gringotts Bank in the Harry Potter
films?
40
Where in London (street / square)
would you find
(i) the Spanish embassy?
(ii) the Chinese embassy?
(i)
(ii)
41
In which part of London is the
newly opened shopping complex
called Coal Drops Yard?
42
Where did Marble Arch stand from 1827 until 1851?
43
In which London Borough is the Tower of London situated?
44
By what nickname is the building located at 122 Leadenhall St EC3 generally known?
45
Whose official residence is
a) 11 Downing St
b) 12 Downing St
a)
b)
46
Which Roman road ran along the
line of the Edgware Road?
47
Name London’s first railway
station, which opened in 1836 (not
underground).
48
Which Roman remains lie under
the Guildhall Art Gallery?
49
How high is the building known
as the Shard (feet or metres)?
50
Which organisation is based at
Marlborough House?
51
Name the author who lived at 48
Doughty Street.
52
In which area of London is the new US embassy located?
53
Name ONE tube station you
would recommend to clients
visiting the Design Museum.
54
Where is the Central London Mosque?
55
Which TWO musicians lived (at
different times) in houses
adjacent to each other in Brook
Street?
(i)
(ii)
56
Which London street is named after a region of Italy and is heavily connected with the banking industry?
57
Which major shopping street was known to the Romans as Via Trinobantina?
58
Name the store on Oxford Street,
opened in 1909 by an American,
which is Britain’s second largest.
59
What was London called during the Anglo Saxon period?
60
What nickname is given to 20
Fenchurch Street.
61
What do the letters ULEZ stand
for?
62
In which church was William
Penn, the founder of
Pennsylvania, baptized in 1644?
63
Where in London (street/square)
would you find (i) the German
embassy and (ii) the Indian High
Commission?
(i)
(ii)
64
Name ONE of the livery company
halls found in Dowgate Hill.
65
Where did Roman Londinium’s
forum stand?
66
What name did the Anglo-Saxons
give London?
67
Which group of foreign merchants
was based around the Steelyard
area of London during the Middle
Ages?
68
William the Conqueror built three
castles in London. One was the
White Tower. Name the other
TWO.
(i)
(ii)
69
The first underground railway,
which opened in 1863, connected
which TWO stations?
(i)
(ii)
70
What is the current location
(nearest town) of Christ’s Hospital
School, originally founded in the
City of London in 1553?
71
Name the Palace in which Edward
III, Anne of Bohemia and Henry VII
died.
Originally known as Sheen Palace, later rebuilt by Henry VII as Richmond Palace.
72
Name the coffee house, founded in
1680, regarded as the origin of the
London Stock Exchange.
73
What was the planned new use for
Somerset House when it was
rebuilt in the 1770s?
74
In what part of London did the
serial killer, commonly known as
Jack the Ripper, commit several
murders between 1888 and 1891?
75
How many standard routes is a
London cabbie expected to know
in order to attain ‘The
Knowledge’?
76
Name the financial institution,
which stands above the temple of
Mithras.
77
Name the TWO DLR stations
nearest to the ExCel Centre.
(i)
(ii)
78
Where is the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge’s London home?
79
Name the architect who designed
the building at 20 Fenchurch
Street, commonly known as the
Walkie Talkie.
80
What percentage of the London
underground system is
underground?
81
Which Premier League football
team plays at the London
Stadium?
82
Name the developer who built
Belgravia in the 1820s.
83
Name Sir John Soane’s country
home in Ealing, which recently
reopened as a museum and a
contemporary art gallery.
84
In which area of London is the
Brunel Museum located?
85
In which Spitalfields street was
there a Jewish Soup Kitchen,
which was closed in 1992?
86
Name TWO royal boroughs in
Greater London.
(i)
(ii)
87
On which day of the week does
the antiques market at
Bermondsey take place?
88
What would you buy at
(i) Paxton & Whitfield and
(ii) Berry Bros & Rudd?
(i)
(ii)
89
In which London gallery can you
currently see the Tutankamen
exhibition?
90
Unilever House stands partly on
the site of which former palace?
91
Kilburn has a large community of
descendants of which
nationality?
92
On which road is the British
Library located?
93
Which financial institution opened
its European HQ in Plumtree
Court, Shoe Lane in 2019?
94
Name TWO gentlemen’s clubs
on St James’s Street.
(i)
(ii)
95
Which 18th century townhouse,
open to visitors, is at 18 Folgate
Street?
96
Where in London (street/square)
would you find
(i) the New Zealand
embassy
(ii) the French embassy?
(i)
(ii)
97
Which central London church
works closely with the homeless,
supporting approximately 4,000
people each year?
98
Name the financial institution
which moved to Paternoster
Square in 2004.
99
What percentage of housing in
London is owner-occupied?
100
Which street in London would
you recommend to a visitor
looking for second-hand books?
101
In which London borough did
Amy Winehouse live before her
death?
102
Name the TWO international
cricket venues in London.
(i)
(ii)
103
There are four Inns of Court in
London, including Inner Temple
and Middle Temple. Name the
other TWO.
(i)
(ii)
104
What was nicknamed “The
Godless Institution in Gower
Street”?
105
Where did Roman Londinium’s
forum stand?
106
What name did the Anglo-Saxons
give London?
107
Which group of foreign merchants
was based around the Steelyard
area of London during the Middle
Ages?
108
William the Conqueror built three
castles in London. One was the
White Tower. Name the other
TWO.
109
The first underground railway,
which opened in 1863, connected
which TWO stations?
(i)
(ii)
110
What is the current location
(nearest town) of Christ’s Hospital
School, originally founded in the
City of London in 1553?
111
Name the Palace in which Edward
III, Anne of Bohemia and Henry VII
died.
112
Name the coffee house, founded in
1680, regarded as the origin of the
London Stock Exchange.
113
What was the planned new use for
Somerset House when it was
rebuilt in the 1770s?
114
In what part of London did the
serial killer, commonly known as
Jack the Ripper, commit several
murders between 1888 and 1891?
115
From which London railway
station would you catch a train to
Bath?
116
What was nicknamed “The
Godless Institution in Gower
Street”?
117
Name the TWO international
cricket venues in London.
(i)
(ii)
118
Name the area of London known as
“Little Italy” in the 1800s.
119
Name TWO gentlemen’s clubs on
Pall Mall.
(i)
(ii)
120
Why was Apsley House called
“Number 1 London” when it was
built?
121
Name TWO musicians or bands
who lived on Brook Street.
(i)
(ii)
122
In which area of London is the
marble Shri Swaminarayan
Mandir Hindu temple?
123
Name the road in west central
London known for its casual
Middle Eastern restaurants, sisha
cafes and food shops.
124
Name the children’s theatre on
Tooley Street.
125
Sadiq Khan has proposed
moving the Greater London
Authority (GLA) from City Hall.
Where to?
126
Name the famous night club in
Berkeley Square.
127
Name the TWO major main-line
terminus railway stations in
central London, which will
connect with Crossrail.
(i)
(ii)
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?
129
Where is the Institute of
Contemporary Art (ICA)?
130
Name the famous English fashion
designer who opened her new,
sustainable flagship store in Old
Bond Street in 2018.
131
In which area of London is
Railton Road, which became
known as “the front line” in the
1981 race riots?
132
Where is the Jewish Museum of
London?
133
Name ONE of the well-known
Indian restaurants in the West
End which you could recommend
to a visitor.
134
You are in Parliament Square
with a client who needs to get
some cash. Give the location of
the nearest cashpoint.
135
Cabmen’s Shelters remain in
London. Give the location of
TWO of them.
(i)
(ii)
136
Why is Covent Garden so called?
137
What was the location of the
Marble Arch before it was moved
to its present site?
138
Which London mainline railway
station would you go to in order
to catch the Heathrow Express?
139
What is sold at Berry Brothers on
St James’s Street?
140
Where in London is the embassy
for the United States?
141
Where was Guy Fawkes hanged?
142
Name the first Prime Minister to live
in Downing Street.
143
In which century did the May Fair
finish and the area start to be
developed?
144
What was the population of London
in 1900?
145
Name the owner of many of the
famous strip clubs in Soho in
the1960s.
146
Name the world’s first public street
to be lit by gas light.
147
Name ONE person involved in
social housing in the 19th century.
148
Where is there a blue plaque to
J M Barrie?
149
Name the nearest underground
station to Lord’s Cricket Ground.
150
What is Marlborough House used
for today?
151
Which King commissioned
Admiralty Arch?
152
Name the street in which Queen
Elizabeth II was born.
153
What is the London address of the
fictional detective, Sherlock
Holmes?
154
What is the John Cass Primary
School now called?
155
Roman London was built on two
hills. Name ONE of them.
156
What was the name of the Roman
road from London to Lincoln and
York?
157
Name the street in the City where
the first bomb landed
in World War Two.
158
What today stands on the site of
the medieval church of
St Mary Overie?
159
What is in the new building,
(opened in 2021) at the west end
of Lambeth Palace Garden?
160
Where is the American Embassy?
161
Where was London’s first
Chinatown?
162
Name TWO luxury goods that
used to be imported into St
Katharine’s Dock.
(i)
(ii)
163
Who is now based in the Crystal?
164
In which part of the docks was
London City Airport built?
165
Why is Canary Wharf so called?
166
Name TWO locations still lit by
gaslight.
(i)
(ii)
167
From Monday to Friday, at what
times does the London
Congestion Charge apply?
168
In which square is there a
memorial to the British victims of
9/11?
169
Where is the World Rugby
Museum?
170
Where is the Indian High
Commission?
171
What name did the Romans give
London?
