United Kingdom

Question 1

The Church of St. Martin in the Fields on this famous square has a café in its crypt.

Answer 1

Trafalgar Square

Question 2

What district is the home—and the colloquial namesake—of London’s Royal Opera House?

Answer 2

Covent Garden

Question 3

What institution, founded in 1694 and privately owned until 1946, is known popularly as “The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street,” where its London office has stood since 1734?

Answer 3

Bank of England

Question 4

Treasures in this London museum include the Rosetta Stone & one of the oldest images of Christ.

Answer 4

The British Museum

Question 5

Built in the 1990s, it’s the only permanent structure permitted in London with a thatched roof since the Great Fire of 1666.

Answer 5

Globe Theatre

Question 6

Which wall in northern England marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire?

Answer 6

Hadrian’s Wall

Question 7

Which castle in Berkshire England is the official residence of HM Queen Elizabeth II?

Answer 7

Windsor Castle

Question 8

Which palace in central London England is the seat of the British Government?

Answer 8

Palace of Westminster

Question 9

Name the stadium, located in its namesake London neighborhood, that is owned by the English Football Association and serves as home pitch for England’s national team?

Answer 9

Wembley Stadium

Question 10

The Millennium Seed Bank in this British garden has representatives of more than 10% of all seed-bearing wild plants.

Answer 10

Kew Gardens

Question 11

The celebrated museum of applied arts founded in London’s Marlborough House in 1852 to house items displayed at the Great Exhibition of 1851 is named after what two individuals?

Answer 11

Victoria, Albert

Question 12

Bolerium is the ancient name for a granite head at the western extremity of England, in Cornwall, that is known today by a name that is also used by a clothing retailer (with a misplaced punctuation mark). What is that name?

Answer 12

Land’s End

Question 13

What is the name of the headquarters of Greater London’s Metropolitan Police, on the Victoria Embankment in Westminster, taken from its original location at the police force’s founding in 1829?

Answer 13

(New) Scotland Yard

Question 14

A metonym is a figure of speech in which an entity or concept is referred to by a name closely associated with that entity (e.g., “Wall Street” for the US financial markets ). What simple name, formally that of a local authority district of England, is commonly used as a metonym for the United Kingdom’s financial-service industries?

Answer 14

The City (of London)