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What building, erected at Sydenham near London in 1852-54 in 200 acres of grounds and given to the public in 1920.......

posted Jan 24 by Simranjeet Singh

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David Marks, Julia Barfield, Malcolm Cook, Mark Sparrowhawk, Steven Chilton, Frank Anatole and Nic Bailey were..........

posted Jun 16, 2023 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Why did the original Globe Theatre in London burn to the ground in 1613 during a performance of William Shakespeare's...

posted Mar 13, 2023 by Vishal

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What London establishment was created in 1753 by Sir Harris Sloane?

posted Nov 28, 2022 by Saif Khanam

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Which bank, which had opened in 1762 (and was the oldest merchant bank in London) collapsed in 1995 after one..........

posted Nov 25, 2022 by Karan Joglekar

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The years 1563, 1593, 1603, 1625, 1636 and 1665 marked waves of what in and around London in England?

posted Aug 1, 2022 by Manish Tiwari

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What was the first name of Madame Tussaud, who founded a wax museum in London?

posted Jul 27, 2022 by Simranjeet Singh

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A club in central London called "The Night Tripper" that opened on 23 December 1966 later changed its name to what?

posted Jul 19, 2022 by Prithvi

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The London market at Billingsgate, now situated close to Canary Wharf in Docklands, London, deals in what?

posted Jul 1, 2022 by Rahul Chandel

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What London establishment was created in 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles?

posted Apr 4, 2022 by Aarati Mahajan

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What are Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn, The Inner Temple and The Middle Temple, all in London?

posted Oct 11, 2021 by Nimish

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A statue to which tactical commander during the Battle of Britain was unveiled in Waterloo Place, London................

posted Aug 20, 2021 by Samardeep Acharya

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Lloyd's of London, a British insurance and reinsurance market, began around 1688 in what kind of place?

posted Aug 10, 2021 by Kapil Kapoor

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What London landmark has served as Royal Mint, the Public Records Office, a royal menagerie, a residence and a prison?

posted Jul 16, 2021 by Saif Khanam

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In Britain, rationing ended, the London gold market reopened, Roger Bannister was first to run a mile in under..........

posted Jun 15, 2021 by Sandeep Bedi

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London's Shaftesbury Avenue is known for what type of establishment?

posted May 19, 2021 by Prachi Sharma

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What murderer lived at 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London?

posted May 17, 2021 by Anil Chaurasiya

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When were the Thames Embankments in London, UK, built?

posted May 11, 2021 by Ujjwal Mehra

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What caused 12,000 deaths in 4 days in London in 1952?

posted Mar 11, 2021 by Swati Arora

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When did London first host an Olympic Games?

posted Mar 9, 2021 by Deepak Chitragar

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What was the name used sometimes in Victorian times for the tower at north end of the Palace of Westminster in London?

posted Mar 8, 2021 by Akriti

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What purpose were the Thames Embankments in London, UK, built to serve?

posted Nov 19, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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Who was the first artistic director of the National Theatre in London?

posted Aug 31, 2020 by Mridul

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What is the common name for London's Criminal Court?

posted May 25, 2020 by Balwinder

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Which old London market for cloth goods, founded by a charter from Henry I in 1133 and held annually..............

posted Mar 16, 2020 by Chahat Sharma

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A state of Australia, one of the world's biggest waterfalls, a London railway station, Africa's largest lake............

posted Feb 28, 2020 by Madhavi Latha

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What are the sculptures at the foot of Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square, London?

posted Feb 12, 2020 by Pardeep Kohli

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Which theatre in Covent Garden, London, was founded in 1663, destroyed by fire in 1672 and 1809, used as a base.........

posted Jan 10, 2020 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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What word did the Romans have for the City of London?

posted Dec 26, 2019 by Nikita Sehgal

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Which inn at Cheapside near Friday Street(where,it is said, Shakespeare, Johnson and friends met),was destroyed by fire?

posted Dec 20, 2019 by Atif

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The "Dome of Discovery" was built on London's South Bank for which occasion?

posted Dec 11, 2019 by Chahat Sharma

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Who knighted Christopher Wren, the architect responsible for rebuilding 55 churches in the City of London...............

posted Oct 23, 2019 by Upma

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In 1896 the final collaboration by W.S.Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan was staged at the Savoy theatre, London, UK..........

posted Jun 18, 2019 by Anshika Utadi

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Founded in London in 1766, what activity are "Christie, Manson and Woods" involved in?

posted Jun 8, 2019 by Anuradha Tabyal

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The initial parts of which London building were built as a fortress by the Normans, had additions to become.............

posted Apr 2, 2019 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Where in London would you find "Rotten Row"?

posted Mar 25, 2019 by Vikram Luthra

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In the "Harry Potter" books, students board the train to Hogwarts at Platform 9+3⁄4. Which London railway station.......

posted Jan 14, 2019 by Nimish

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Which department store headquartered in Piccadilly, London was founded as a grocery store in 1707?

posted Jan 11, 2019 by Deepak Chitragar

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The London market at Smithfield deals in what?

posted Dec 28, 2018 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Where in London is Nelson's column?

posted Nov 20, 2018 by Upma

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What strike of 1,400 women and girls was caused by poor working conditions in the Bryant & May factory in 1888? [MCQ]

posted Jul 30, 2018 by Vishal

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What example of a clipper ship built in 1869 is preserved in a dry dock at Greenwich, London? [MCQ]

posted Jul 24, 2018 by Sandeep Bedi

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Which of these has the time zone that is the furthest ahead of London? [MCQ]

posted Jul 18, 2018 by Anuradha Tabyal

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Which river runs through the city of London, England? [MCQ]

posted Jul 16, 2018 by Swati Arora

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Which London landmark was designed by Sir Christopher Wren to commemorate the Great Fire of London? [MCQ]

posted Jun 12, 2018 by Riteshwar

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Which London street runs from St Paul's churchyard almost to the Bank of England? [MCQ]

posted Jun 6, 2018 by Madhavi Latha

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What organisation was founded in London in July 1961 by English labour lawyer Peter Benenson? [MCQ]

posted Mar 24, 2018 by Parampreet Kaur

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In 1835,James Pratt and John Smith were hanged outside Newgate Prison in London,in the last execution for this activity? [MCQ]

posted Mar 13, 2018 by Atif

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The first public what, was established by George Jennings at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851 in London, UK? [MCQ]

posted Feb 6, 2018 by Mohammad

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In the 19th century, in 1831-2, 1848-9 and 1853-4, London in the UK suffered major epidemics of what disease?

posted Aug 29, 2017 by Atif