London Pubs
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Which famous man connected with the film industry owns the Punch Bowl pub in Mayfair?
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Jude Law
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Richard Curtis
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Guy Ritchie
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Woody Allen
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Which pub famously claims to be London's 'only remaining galleried coaching inn'?
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The Prince Rupert, Highgate
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The George, Borough High Street
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The Horse and Groom, Peckham
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The Old Nag's Head, Mile End Road
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A. The George, Borough High Street -
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What bakery items, many of them decades old, can you find hanging from the ceiling in the Widow's Son pub, in Bow?
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Hot cross buns (no longer hot)
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Granary loaves
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Croissants
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Scones
Correct Answer
A. Hot cross buns (no longer hot)Explanation
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Which popular animal died in The Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street in 1926, prompting worldwide obituaries in over 200 newspapers?
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Felix the 'mesmeric' cat
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Rizzo the Victorian rat
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Polly the 'foul-mouthed' parrot
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Marx the 'communist' rabbit
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A. Polly the 'foul-mouthed' parrot -
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Next year, floating pub the the Tattershall Castle celebrates 30 years of boozy service on the Thames Embankment. But what was its main role from 1934-1981.
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Private launch of the Curzon family
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Passenger ferry on the River Humber
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Commercial tug on the Clyde
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North Sea trawler out of Tyneside
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A. Passenger ferry on the River Humber -
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The Shepherd's Tavern in Mayfair carries a plaque to which soap star?
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Stan Richards (Seth Armstrong, Emmerdale)
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Mike Reid (Frank Butcher, Eastenders)
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Maggie Jones (Blanche Hunt, Coronation Street)
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Wendy Richard (Pauline Fowler, Eastenders)
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A. Wendy Richard (Pauline Fowler, Eastenders)Explanation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8135654.stmRate this question:
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Who among the following does NOT appear on the pub sign of the Three Kings of Clerkenwell?
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King Kong
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Henry VIII
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Elvis Presley
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Nat King Cole
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A. Nat King ColeExplanation
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Sticking with theme, outside which north London pub did Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, fatally shoot her lover David Blakely?
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The Flask, Highgate
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The Freemasons Arms, Hampstead
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The Magdala, Hampstead
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The George, Belsize Park
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A. The Magdala, Hampstead -
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The Blue Posts is a name shared by no fewer than five West End pubs. To what does the name refer?
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In Georgian London, places where one could hire a sedan chair. A bit like a modern taxi rank.
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Sites of Victorian water pumps.
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Boundary markers of the original Soho hunting grounds.
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Popular meeting points for Tories under the second Peel administration.
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A. In Georgian London, places where one could hire a sedan chair. A bit like a modern taxi rank.Explanation
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The Blind Beggar on Whitechapel Road is inescapably associated with a murder by Ronnie Kray in 1966. Who did he shoot?
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George Cornell
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Charlie Richardson
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Jack 'The Hat' McVitie
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Billy 'The Rat' McNulty
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A. George Cornell -
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