10 Quiz Questions About London

Questions

1. Which district in East London is associated with Jack the Ripper?
2. "London Calling" is the third studio album by which English rock band?
3. On what would you find the latin words 'Domine salvam fac reginam nostram Victoriam Primam', which means "O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First"?
4. What area gets its name from a local coaching inn and in the first half of the 20th century was known as "the Piccadilly of South London"?








5. Which junction in London is now the point from which distances from London are measured?
6. What is the name of the 40-acre recreational lake in Hyde Park?
7. Harrods department store is located in which residential and retail district in central London?
8. Which World War Two light cruiser is permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames?
9. Which 18th-century painter became famous for painting city views of London?
10. The Royal Opera House is often referred to by what well-known name?

Answers:

1. Whitechapel
2. The Clash
3. Big Ben or Elizabeth Tower (these Latin words are under each of the clock's four faces)
4. Elephant and Castle
5. Charing Cross
6. The Serpentine
7. Knightsbridge
8. HMS Belfast








9. Canaletto
10. Covent Garden