London Test Flashcards
1
Q
Name the queen of the Iceni tribe who
led a revolt against the Romans in AD61
and whose statue stands by the river in
Westminster
A
Boudicca
2
Q
Give the date of the coronation of King Charles Ill. (month and year)
A
6th May 2023
3
Q
Name the church in London where
monarchs have been crowned for the
last 950 years.
A
Westminster Abbey
4
Q
How many Members of Parliament
(House of Commons) are there?
A
650
5
Q
Name the battle which was fought
against the French on the 18th June
1815?
A
The Battle of Waterloo
6
Q
What do the initials KC and QC stand for in the
legal system?
A
King’s Counsel and Queen’s Counsel
7
Q
Name the country residence of the
Prime Minister?
A
Chequers
8
Q
Which of the Queen’s family is:
a) Third in line to the throne.
b) A world champion horse ride
A
a) Princess Charlotte
b) Zara Tindall
9
Q
When are King Charles III banknotes due to be released?
A
The Bank of England unveiled new notes, featuring the new monarch, Charles III, on 20 December 2022. They are expected to enter circulation on 5 June 2024
10
Q
Who appears on the reverse of the £5 note?
A
Winston Churchill
11
Q
Who appears on the reverse of the £10 note?
A
Jane Austen
12
Q
Who appears on the reverse of the £20 note?
A
JMW Turner
13
Q
Who appears on the reverse of the £50 note?
A
Alan Turing
14
Q
On which date each year is Burns night
Celebrated?
A
25th January
15
Q
In which part of London are the Black
Cultural archives?
A
Windrush Square, Brixton
16
Q
Westminster Abbey is home to which
order of chivalry?
A
Order of the Bath
17
Q
Name the longest river in Britain.
A
The River Severn
18
Q
Where was Rishi Sunak educated?
A
Rishi Sunak was educated atWinchester College, studiedphilosophy, politics and economicsatLincoln College, Oxford, and earned anMBAfromStanford Universityin California as aFulbright Scholar
19
Q
Name the first National Park in England
A
the Peak District, in 1951
20
Q
Name the newest National Park in England
A
TheSouth Downs National Parkis England’s newest National Park established in 2010.
21
Q
From which Duchy does William Prince of Wales receive a large proportion of his income
A
The Duchy of Cornwalll is a private estate established by Edward III in 1337 to provide an income for theheir to the throne. The Duchy has been run under the stewardship of The Prince of Wales, the current Duke of Cornwall, since 1969.
22
Q
Which Duchy does King Charles III benefit from?
A
The Duchy of Lancaster
23
Q
Who is the Duke of Cornwall?
A
Prince William
24
Q
Which dukedoms does Prince William hold?
A
Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Cambridge
25
To which court are ambassadors
accredited to in the UK?
The Court of St James's serves as the official royal court for the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The court formally receives all ambassadors accredited to the United Kingdom. Likewise, ambassadors representing the United Kingdom are formally accredited from this court.
26
Name the patron saint of:
a) England
b) Scotland
c) Wales
d) Ireland
a) St George, 23rd April
b) St Andrew, 30th November
c) St David, 1st March
d) St Patrick, 17th March
27
Name TWO English Breweries.
Breakspear Breweries
Hogs Back Breweries
28
Name TWO English vineyards.
Hambledon vineyard
Denbies Wine Estate
Albury vineyard
29
Name TWO English Gin Distilleries
Bombay Sapphire
Silent Pool
30
In which month does the Chelsea Flower
Show usually take place?
May
31
At what age must a child legally start
school in England?
5 years
32
Name the First Lord of the Treasury
Rishi Sunak
33
What was the most watched TV programme on Christmas Day 2023?
The King's Speech
34
What is the current 2024 Chinese New Year animal?
Dragon
35
Who was the Roman goddess of Love?
Venus
36
Name ONE month in which London
Fashion week takes place
February and September
37
Name the UK’s largest sculpture created
by Sir Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond?
Arcelormittal Orbit
38
which park is Speakers’ Corner?
Hyde Park
39
Usually, in which month do the following
events take place?
a) Trooping of the Colour
b) The Lord Mayor’s Show
a) 15th June 2024
b) Second Saturday in November, 9th
40
What was the Roman name for London?
Londinium
41
What is the Oyster card single bus fare in
central London?
Bus fare is £1.75, and a day of bus-only travel will cost a maximum of £5.25
42
At which London station would you
catch the following trains?
a) The Gatwick Express
b) The Hogwarts Express
a) London Victoria
b) King’s Cross Station
43
With which profession or trade do you
associate the following
a) Billingsgate
b) Smithfield
a) Fish
b) Livestock trade, butchers
44
Which football team is based at the Emirates Stadium?
Arsenal
45
Which football team is based at Stamford Bridge?
Chelsea
46
Which football team is based at Selhurst Park?
Crystal Palace
47
Which football team is based at Craven Cottage?
Fulham
48
Name the London home of the
Archbishop of Canterbury.
Lambeth Palace
49
Name the central criminal court
The Old Bailey
50
Where is the Wallace Collection?
Marylebone, London
51
Where do George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix have blue plaques?
Brook Street, Mayfair
52
In which London museum/gallery are the
following?
a) The Turbine Hall
b) The Hintze Hall
a) Tate Modern
b) National History Museum
53
Where is Newton by Eduardo Paolozzi?
The large bronze sculpture is displayed on a high plinth in the piazza outside the British Library in London
54
Where is The Fighting Temeraire, tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 an oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner?
The National Gallery
55
Where are The Seagram Murals
The Tate Modern
56
Name TWO of the 3 theatres at the
National Theatre.
Olivier Theatre
Lyttelton Theatre
Dorfman Theatre
57
Name ONE member of The
Bloomsbury Group
The Bloomsbury group included:
the novelist E.M. Forster,
the biographer Lytton Strachey,
the art critic Clive Bell,
the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant,
the economist John Maynard Keynes,
the Fabian writer Leonard Woolf,
and the novelist and critic Virginia Woolf
58
Name the author of ‘Book of Dust’ who lived in Oxford.
Philip Pullman
59
Name two London locations you would
take someone interested in Charles
Dickens.
48 Doughty Street is The Charles Dickens Museum
The Betsey Trotwood pub
60
What architectural style is Westminster Abbey?
Gothic
61
Name a building in London by the
architect Charles Barry.
Houses of Parliament
62
Who designed the Shard?
Renzo Piano
63
Who designed the Gherkin?
Sir Norman Foster
64
Describe or draw a pediment.
The pediment is the triangular place under the roof of a Greek temple.
65
Which East London Park became
Europe’s largest new urban park for 150
years?
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a sporting complex and public park in Stratford, Hackney Wick, Leyton and Bow, in east London.
66
In the grounds of which building is the
ChelseaFlower Show held?
The Chelsea Flower Show has been held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London every year since 1913, apart from gaps during the two World Wars and 2020.
67
Name Britain’s first Labour Party
Prime Minister.
James Ramsay MacDonald was the first Labour Prime Minister and came from a working class family.
68
Name the most recent Labour Prime Minister.
Gordon Brown
69
Who was the shortest-serving prime minister, resigning after seven weeks?
Liz Truss
70
What is the current modern name for the Roman town of Aquae Sulis?
Today Aquae Sulis is the English city of Bath, Somerset.
71
What is the current modern name for the Roman town of Camulodunum
Camulodunum Is now Colchester in Essex, Camulodunum was an important castrum and city in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province.
72
Who was secretary at the Admiralty and kept a diary between 1660 and 1669?
Samuel Pepys
73
Name the period of rapid technological
advance, which began with the
innovation of steam power.
Industrial Revolution
74
In whose reign did England win the
Battle of Blenheim?
Queen Anne, 1704
75
Name the politician who founded the London Metropolitan Police in 1829?
Sir Robert Peel
76
When did women gain the vote in Britain?
1928: Women in England, Wales and Scotland received the vote on the same terms as men (over the age of 21, without property requirements) as a result of the Representation of the People Act 1928.
77
Which powerful trading company
essentially governed India on behalf of
Britain in the 18th Century
The East India Company (EIC)
78
From which London train station would
you go to take a train to Bath?
London Paddington
79
What is the current UK population?
As of January 2024, the population of United Kingdom (UK) was estimated to be 69,425,995 people.
80
What is the name of Charles and Camilla’s residence in Gloucestershire?
Highgrove House in Gloucestershire
81
In which UK country is The Giant’s
Causeway?
Northern Ireland
82
Name the second biggest city in the UK.
Birmingham
83
Name the highest mountain in the UK.
Ben Nevis
84
Name the Atlantic Ocean current, which
makes the English climate relatively mild.
The Gulf Stream
85
How many countries make up the EU?
27
86
How many countries make up the Commonwealth?
56
87
Name two UK airports where flights from
Beijing land.
London Gatwick
London Heathrow
88
Where does the Pope live?
Apostolic Palace
89
When did the Elizabeth Line open?
The service is named after Queen Elizabeth II, who officially opened the line on 17 May 2022 during her Platinum Jubilee year; passenger services started on 24 May 2022.
90
Name the current Home Secretary.
James Cleverly
91
Which is the final court of appeal in the
UK for civil cases and for criminal cases
in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
92
Who is the speaker of the House of Commons?
Lindsay Hoyle
93
Who is the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords?
John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith
94
How much is the UK annual TV licence?
A TV Licence costs £169.50 (£57 for black and white TV sets) for both homes and businesses.
95
Name any App which might be helpful to
London visitors.
London City Events Guide
96
Which constituency does the current
Prime Minister represent?
Richmond (Yorks) is a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since May 2015 by Rishi Sunak, the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party.
97
Which political party is the Official
Opposition in the House of Commons?
Since May 2010, the Official Opposition has been the Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer since 2020
98
Which month was the most recent State
opening of Parliament
The most recent State Opening (the first attended by Charles III as King) was held on 7 November 2023.
99
Who is the governor of the Bank of England?
Andrew Bailey
100
Who is the first minister for Wales?
Vaughan Gething
101
Who is the first minister for Scotland?
Humza Yousaf
102
Name the ship that arrived in Tilbury on 22 June 1948.
The Empire Windrush.
The arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in Essex in June 1948 is widely known as the beginning of the mass migration of Caribbean immigrants to the UK.
103
In which year did the Romans leave London?
409AD
In 409AD, more than 350 years after the Roman conquest of 43AD, the island slipped from the control of the Roman Empire.
104
What is the current Fourth Plinth sculpture?
Antelope by Samson Kambalu
105
Name the first woman to have a statue in Parliament Square.
Campaigner Millicent Fawcett
106
When and where was Charles III born?
14th November 1948, Buckingham Palace
107
Which hospital is currently treating King Charles III?
The London Clinic
108
What is the address of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes?
221B Baker Street is the London address of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
109
Who is the Lord Mayor of London?
Michael Mainelli
The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London, England, and the leader of the City of London Corporation.
110
When is London Pride?
29th June 2024
111
When does Wimbledon take place?
1-14 July 2024
112
When is the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival?
2-7 July 2024
113
When is the annual Buckingham Palace summer opening and tour 2024?
11th July - 29th September
Visitors can see how royalty lives by touring the rooms of one of the world’s most famous residences.
114
When is the Notting Hill Carnival?
25th and 26th August
115
Who designed Tower Bridge?
Horace Jones (architect)
116
Who is the leader of the Liberal Democrats?
Ed Davey
117
Who is first minister for Northern Ireland?
Michelle O'Neill
118
When was the Battle of Trafalgar?
The Battle of Trafalgar took place on 21 October 1805 during the Napoleonic War (1803–1815), as Napoleon Bonaparte and his armies tried to conquer Europe.
119
When was the Battle of Agincourt?
The Battle of Agincourt took place on 25 October 1415 in modern-day Azincourt in northern France. Henry V led his troops to an unexpected victory to defeat the French and make his claim to the throne of France.
