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London Through the Ages

Can you guess these key events in London's history?
Some dates are approximate
Also try it with other cities
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henrigolo
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Last updated: June 29, 2024
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First submittedJune 24, 2024
Times taken549
Average score85.0%
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Year
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Answer
43
Name given by the Romans
Londinium
959
Coronation and burial place of monarchs
Westminster Abbey
1066
Home of the Crown Jewels of England
Tower of London
1534
Name of a branch of Christianity founded by King Henry VIII
Anglicanism
1599
Theatre built by Shakespeare's playing company
The Globe Theatre
1658
Tyrannical leader for some, whose head was impaled after his death
Oliver Cromwell
1727
Physicist, astronomer and mathematician who died a virgin
Isaac Newton
1802
Egyptian stele exhibited at the British Museum
Rosetta Stone
1819
Birth of this 63 years long ruler at Kensington Palace
Queen Victoria
1863
Nickname given to the Underground, the oldest in the world
The Tube
1883
German socialist who died in exile
Karl Marx
1912
Death of Dracula's father
Bram Stoker
1940
French Resistance leader who gave a speech in the BBC studio
Charles de Gaulle
1953
Worldwide broadcasted coronation of this monarch
Elizabeth II
1969
Street the Beatles crossed on a famous album cover
Abbey Road
1979
Rock band singing "London Calling"
The Clash
1991
Famous musician who died from AIDS at 45
Freddie Mercury
1997
Funeral after the death of this woman in Paris
Diana Spencer
2000
Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel
London Eye
2012
Event held 64 years after its last edition
Olympic Games
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5 Comments
Stewart
+2
Level 68
Jun 24, 2024
This was good, more time please though
henrigolo
+1
Level 71
Jun 24, 2024
Thank you, glad you like it!

Just added one more minute ;-)

overtired
+1
Level 88
Jun 24, 2024
Great quiz!

Could you allow Anglican and Elizabeth 2? I got them both, I just feel like those should be enough.

henrigolo
+1
Level 71
Jun 24, 2024
Done :-)
chrisw439
+2
Level 69
Jul 1, 2024
Fun quiz, I was a little confused by the wording of "Death of Dracula's father" though. Could this be rephrased to something along the lines of "Death of this author, best known for Dracula"?
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