| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
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| . | Which park contains speakers corner | Hyde park | 100%
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| In which observatory was the prime meridian established in 1851 | Greenwich Royal Observatories | 91%
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| In what building was the great exhibition held in | Crystal Palace | 87%
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| Building which contains the magna carta and is also a legal deposit meaning it contains a copy of every book published in the Uk since 1662 | British Library | 74%
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| Name of the architect who helped in the rebuild of london after the great fire of london, including designing the dome of St pauls Cathedral | Christopher Wren | 74%
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| On what island does the canary warf financial district sit on | Isle of dogs | 70%
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| To be considered a cockney, you have to be born within the sound of which churches bells | St Mary-le-Bow | 70%
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| Name of the fully automated metro in East London | DLR | 65%
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| What is the Last name of the gangster twins ronnie and reggie who "ruled" over the east of london in the 50's and 60's | Kray twins | 61%
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| A scaled down model of which ship, that circumnavigated the globe, sits on the southbank | Golden Hind | 57%
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| What event in the 19th century was caused by the build up of untreated sewage in the thames and a hot summer | The Great Stink | 57%
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| Who was the first person to compile a comprehensive dictionary of the english language | Samuel Johnson | 52%
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| What is the nickname for the Santander bikes, which comes from the name of the mayor of London when the scheme was introduced | Boris Bikes | 48%
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| Which king was locked in the tower of london after being deposed in 1461 | Henry VI | 43%
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| In which palace did the first television broadcast occur | Alexandra Palace | 39%
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| Name of the most famous Diarist of the 17th century logging most of the major events at the time including the Great Fire of London | Samuel Peyps | 39%
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| What ceremony occurs every evening at the Tower of London as is often considered the oldest military ceremony in the world | Ceremony of the keys | 26%
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| Name of the "battle" that occured between the BUF, the Met and an anti fascist coalition | Battle of Cable street | 17%
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| What is the name of the largest of Ealanor Crosses put up by Edward I | Charing Cross | 17%
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| Designer of the modern diagramatic tube map,which inspires nearly all metro maps round the world | Harry Beck | 17%
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| What is the oldest hospital In the Uk | St Bartholomew’s | 17%
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| Which underground Roman temple was dedicated to a bull slaying god | Temple of Mithras | 17%
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| What was the only battle of the wars of the roses to take place within what is now greater London | Battle of Barnet | 13%
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| On which street did John snow remove the handle of a water pump to prevent further spreading of cholera | Broad street | 13%
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| What is the name of the medical museum within the Royal College of Surgeons | Hunterian Museum | 9%
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