In relation to London, where does Stansted Airport lie?

North east Click to see the answer

What street does the Prime Minister live?

Downing Street

What is the nickname given to the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament?

Big Ben

In which direction does the M2 motorway go from London?

South east

What famous London address is located at postcode SW1A 2AA?

10 Downing Street

Which of these is NOT in London?

Edinburgh Castle

In which area of London does a Caribbean carnival take place every August?

Notting Hill Click to see the answer

On which London street is The Ritz Hotel?

Piccadilly

Which of these is a major road junction in south London?

Elephant and Castle

In which London Park is Round Pond situated?

Hyde Park

Which of these a London Underground line?

Northern

In 1991, which London building was fired at and damaged by 3 IRA mortar bombs?

10 Downing Street

Which of these is a London landmark?

Tower of London

What is the final stop on the Piccadilly Tube Line travelling east?

Cockfosters

Which London landmark was described in 1893 as 'a striking contrast to the dull ugliness of our street sculpture'?

Eros

What's the colloquial name for London's Underground system?

Tube Click to see the answer

Which London tourist attraction was ravaged by a fire in May 2007?

Cutty Sark

What's the name of the famous children's hospital that opened in London in 1852?

Great Ormond Street

What was London's Millennium Dome renamed to?

O2 Arena

Which London airport has 5 terminals?

Heathrow

What color are all of London's buses?

Red

Where in London is Nelson´s column?

Trafalgar Square

Where in London is the Royal Opera House?

Covent Garden

Which river runs through the city of London, England?

Thames

What color is the Jubilee Line on the tube map?

Grey

On which Tube line is Mornington Crescent?

Northern

In which park is London Zoo situated?

Regent's Park

What bridge is next to the Houses of Parliament?

Westminster Bridge

Which London museum should you visit if you want to see the life size Diplodocus dinosaur cast?

Natural History

In which county can one find London Luton Airport?

Bedfordshire

At which London palace will the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge set up home?

Kensington Palace

Which of these London districts lies furthest north?

Walthamstow

In Cockney rhyming slang, what are 'mince pies'?

Eyes

In 18th century London, what were 'mohocks'?

Upper class ruffians

Which word was used to describe London, as epitomised in Carnaby Street, in the 1960s?

Swinging

At which London palace was Henry VIII born?

Eltham Palace

What bridge leads to The Houses of Parliament?

Westminister

In Cockney rhyming slang, which part of your body is your 'Barnet'?

Hair

Who did Londoners elect in 2007 to stand for the Tory party at the 2008 London Mayoral elections?

Boris Johnson

How many faces has the clock on Big Ben's tower?

4

Back in the 1700s, who was the first tenant of 25 Brook Street, London?

Handel Click to see the answer

Borough Market was opened in which year?

1014

In London, along which edge of St.James' Park does Birdcage Walk run?

South

Which of these London landmarks is situated on the South Bank of the Thames?

London Eye

Who designed the iconic London Tube Map?

Harry Beck

In December 1962, what was responsible for the death of 60 Londoners in just 3 days?

Smog

Which street in London takes its name from a croquet like game once played by Charles I ?

Pall Mall Click to see the answer

Dying in London in 2006, whose last words were 'The bastards got me but they won't get everybody'?

Alexander Litvinenko

The Tate Modern was opened in which year?

2000

What decade did the last execution at Tower of London take place?

1940's

What color is the District Line on a London Underground map?

Green

Until 1529, what was the main London residence of the Kings of England?

Westminster Hall

Leicester Square was built in what year?

1630

In 1990, which 'Tory tax' provoked the worst rioting in London for a century?

Poll tax

Which district of London is so named because it was once the site of a forge?

Hammersmith

What's the name of the police tactic that was controversially used at the G20 protests in London in 2009?

Kettling Click to see the answer

What color is the Victoria line on the London Underground?

Blue

In 1936 which organization established its headquarters at London's Alexandra Palace?

BBC

Westfield shopping center in Shephered Bush was opened in which year?

2008

In London, which bridge over the Thames does the A301 run over?

Waterloo Bridge

Which London street does one associate with the 1960s fashion scene?

Carnaby

What artificial stretch of water in Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens London was made by order of Queen Caroline in 1730?

The Serpentine

The Thames Barrier was built in which year?

1982

Which government department has its own HQ in Queen Anne's Gate?

Home Office

Which museum's collection was founded on that of Sir Hans Sloane?

Natural History

Marble Arch underpass has how many exits?

14

Which part of London would you most associate with opera?

Covent Garden

Which London Underground Station used to be called Great Central?

Marylebone

From the 1660s to the 1960s, what sort of wholesale market was situated at Covent Garden in London?

Fruit and vegetables

Lambeth Palace was built in which year?

13th Century

Which international road race held a stage between London and Canterbury in July 2007?

Tour de France

In 1970s London, Balcombe Street and the Spaghetti House in Knightsbridge, were in the news as locations for what?

Sieges

What are you entering in London if you drive over a large C in a circle on the road?

Congestion Zone

In which London location was the first Monsoon store opened in the 1970s?

Beauchamp Place

Hamley's Toy Store was opened to the public in which year?

1760 Click to see the answer

When were the Houses of Parliament rebuilt in London?

1840

In what year was The Strand Tube Station closed?

1994

Which 'street' in London takes its name from the ornamental collars once made by the 17th century tailor Robert Baker?

Piccadilly

What London Borough is the smallest in terms of size?

Kensington and Chelsea

In what year did Vauxhall Bridge first open?

1906

How any Kilometers does the London Tube network stretch too?

400km Click to see the answer

In what year did the Notting Hill Carnival first take place?

1966

Which of the phone numbers is not a London code?

201

How many times did Ken Livingstone get elected as Mayor of London?

2

In what year was Brompton Road Tube Station closed?

1934

In 2011, it was calculated that the US Embassy owed how much in unpaid Congestion Zone charges?

£5 million

How long does it take for the London Eye to rotate?

30 minutes

The Great Plague of London occured over which years?

1665-1666

In what year did the Great Plague srike London?

1665

Buckingham Palace was opened to the public in which year?

1993

Charlie Chaplin was born in London in which year?

1888

In what year did London get the 0203 dialling code, as it has run out of the previous codes?

2005

In what year did Waterloo Bridge first open?

1817

What is unique about the new bridge in London that is proposed to open in 2016?

It will be a floating garden

How many years did it take to build The Shard in London?

5 Years

How many people per year visit the London Eye?

3.5 million

In what year did Southwark Bridge first open?

1921