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Can you name these famous places in the London area?
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First submittedFebruary 28, 2016
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River on which London is situated
River Thames
Principal residence of the King
Buckingham Palace
Where monarchs are married and buried
Westminster Abbey
Cathedral which was once the tallest building in London
St. Paul's
London's tallest building currently
The Shard
Location of Nelson's column
Trafalgar Square
Former execution site which is defended by ravens
Tower of London
"Circus" which has been called the Times Square of London
Piccadilly Circus
Street where Sherlock Holmes was said to live
Baker Street
Park where Speakers' Corner can be found
Hyde Park
Famous department store in Knightsbridge
Harrods
The Prime Minister's street
Downing Street
Largest stadium in the U. K.
Wembley Stadium
Shakespearean theatre that was reconstructed in 1997
Globe Theatre
Giant Ferris wheel
London Eye
District of the Royal Observatory
Greenwich
Concert hall in Kensington named after a Prince consort
Royal Albert Hall
Road on which the Beatles' studios were located
Abbey Road
Former headquarters of the Metropolitan Police
Scotland Yard
One of London's two financial centres
Canary Wharf
Cockneys are born within earshot of this church's bells
St Mary-le-Bow
Junction often considered to be the centre of London
Charing Cross
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52 Comments
plattitude
+13
Level 94
Feb 29, 2016
Knew more than I thought I would, though I'll admit to only knowing the Wharf from watching Doctor Who.
Quin88
+7
Level 71
Feb 29, 2016
I got the department store but it is in Knightsbridge not Chelsea
TheWombat
+4
Level 72
Mar 1, 2016
^ this is true.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Mar 1, 2016
Fixed
Olinguito
+6
Level 45
Mar 4, 2016
Very easy quiz, even though I say so being a Londoner myself. ;-D
Instrumental
+14
Level 70
Jun 11, 2016
Came in thinking that I knew jack squat about London's Geography.

Left confirming my hypothesis.

Malbaby
+8
Level 70
Jun 11, 2016
It must be satisfying to know the limit of one's capabilities.
ander217
+4
Level 73
Jun 11, 2016
This Yank thought she was doing well to miss only four, but then I saw that was barely over 50% so either there are a lot of Brits taking this quiz, or a lot of others know far more about London than I do. (Or maybe both.)
Djilas
+4
Level 86
Dec 13, 2016
I'm not a Brit and I knew all the answers from who knows where. TV, travel articles ...
sambear
+3
Level 80
Jun 12, 2016
new more than I thought got 18/22 thought I would get about 10
erikj
+4
Level 67
Jun 12, 2016
This quiz taught me that Marylebone and Mary-le-bow are two things that are different. I never knew that.
ruftytufty
+4
Level 77
Sep 14, 2017
very different if you know the areas.
AverageLondoner
+2
Level 57
Aug 7, 2021
Marylebone is a national rail terminus in north west London (ish) Cockney are from east London and mary le bow is in bow
sihollett
+2
Level 91
Jan 23, 2022
St Mary le Bow is right near the centre of The City, on Cheapside. It's not at Bow, where the church is St Mary's Church, Bow (confusingly!)
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 64
Oct 11, 2024
I know the difference geographically between the two, but once my brain saw "Mary-le" all it would say was "bone."
jajaco2017
+2
Level 56
Jan 14, 2017
I got 100 %
ChrisInTheNorth
+2
Level 33
Apr 22, 2017
I Love "Sherlock Holmes was said to live".... He was fictional!
Berney
+12
Level 84
Jun 6, 2017
Exactly why the quiz says "said to live" - i.e. by the author of the novel.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Feb 11, 2024
I believe ChrisInTheNorth was aware, hence why they said they loved it.
brandybuck96
+6
Level 82
Sep 18, 2017
But nevertheless his house has a blue plaque reading "Sherlock Holmes lived here"...
JackintheBox
+4
Level 82
Oct 29, 2020
No he's real 🙄
frostaki
+5
Level 85
Oct 27, 2017
Charing Cross is not an intersection. The Cross refers to one of 12 monuments erected in memory of Queen Eleanor of Castile, Queen consort of Edward I. The crosses form a route from Lincoln to London (Charing Cross) being the final one, and some people undertook a pilgrimage. There is a major railway station at Charing Cross, but the intersection is actually at Trafalgar Square.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Oct 28, 2017
Wikipedia says its a junction. I'm not sure what the difference is between junction and intersection, but I changed the clue to junction just to be safe.
AFCW1889
+3
Level 31
Feb 12, 2019
Intersections are where two major(ish) roads cross over (or intersect, hence the name). Charing cross only has one main road with many smaller ones going into it, making it a junction. yw
FadKrashmor
+3
Level 70
Feb 13, 2020
Very easy quiz, but then I grew up in London. I have travelled to Charing Cross many times in my youth; that is the only question that gave me a problem, because I simply do not see it as a junction or intersection or anything of the sort. It is a railway station and is so named because of the monumental cross, as described above. I have no idea why wikipedia wants to describe it as a junction; the nearby junction/interchange is Trafalgar Square.
sihollett
+3
Level 91
Jan 23, 2022
The railway station is named after the area, which was named after the original Cross. They put their own 'Charing Cross' monument outside, but its not the original site.

The original Charing Cross was where (until the Civil War) the statue of Charles I is - at the south end of Trafalgar Square. Currently the statue is in the middle of a roundabout where roads from 6 directions converge, and it's always been a major junction within London - and central (to the Metropolis) given its situation where roads from Westminster, The City of London proper, and the West End, meet.

It's only relatively recently that distances have been all been measured to there, but there's a zero point plaque marking it as where roads measure distance to when you see London on a sign.

Kaz60
+2
Level 48
May 23, 2018
Not from London but got them all except Charing cross.
martay
+16
Level 69
Jul 9, 2018
too london centric. needs more america.
schnuederlue
+1
Level 69
Feb 12, 2024
are we still doing jokes about Israel?
ElliotArundella
+1
Level 32
Feb 12, 2024
i hope this is a joke
sjj93gg
+1
Level 55
Feb 17, 2024
Really?
Quizzyquizzed
+2
Level 28
Feb 11, 2019
I remember when I went to London and went up the shard. That was the only reason I knew the building question
AFCW1889
+2
Level 31
Feb 12, 2019
You forgot about london's most famous team ;)
FlickerP
+10
Level 79
Mar 26, 2021
Ah, Leyton Orient
Alacave
+1
Level 55
Jan 20, 2022
Fulham!
HinesBrothers
+3
Level 78
Feb 12, 2019
Suprised myself, 15/22
darren1967
+4
Level 18
Jun 2, 2019
22/22 with 3:32 time left. Probably helped that i was born just 80 miles from London :)
TurkeyCookTime
+3
Level 85
Apr 26, 2020
I don't know how I know Charing Cross. I just...do.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jul 7, 2024
I had the same thing with bow. I think I have heard it referenced only once. I remember something being explained about you are only cockney when you were born with earshot of a certain churchbell. But that was perhaps 20 years ago that I saw that documentary or whatever it was. Amazed I pulled out that word from somewhere.
Meklin
+4
Level 32
Dec 14, 2020
Hardly anyone was executed at the Tower of London - most were executed outside on Tower Hill.
WelshWizard
+3
Level 89
Jan 20, 2022
Even that was only really reserved for traitors. Places like Newgate, The Elms, Execution Dock and Tyburn got the bulk of them.
AvestaFeynman
+1
Level 22
Dec 26, 2021
Could you accept the River Isis for the River Thames? Isis is used outside of London.
beorming
+4
Level 87
Jan 20, 2022
Where?!
DrWhoFanJ
+4
Level 64
Jan 20, 2022
Oxford, mainly.
JackintheBox
+7
Level 82
Jan 20, 2022
But the part of the river inside London is definitely not called Isis.
sihollett
+3
Level 91
Jan 23, 2022
The Isis (if you don't call the river in Oxford the Thames) becomes the Thames when it and the Thame merge at Dorchester.

The River Isis is therefore a tributary of the Thames, if it's not just part of the river itself that people call a different name just because.

PringIes
+1
Level 55
Feb 11, 2024
i was thinking of the other isis.......
boltos
+2
Level 77
Jan 20, 2022
Fun quiz, full marks. Thank you.
Qikiq
+2
Level 89
Jan 20, 2022
Dumb American, got my Cannery Row mixed up with Canary Wharf and couldn't figure out why it wasn't accepted.
Bainbo
+3
Level 68
Dec 9, 2022
…and which Queen would that be?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Dec 10, 2023
Updated.
JugglingWithEggs
+1
Level 47
Sep 30, 2024
100% - I guess living there for 4 years may have helped!
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