London's Parks

1. London contains eight so-called Royal Parks. But which of the following is NOT a Royal Park.

Green Park

Bushy Park

Hampstead Heath

Richmond Park

2. The Crystal Palace was constructed for the 1851 Great Exhibition and later moved to Sydenham in what is now Crystal Palace Park. But where was its original home?

Hyde Park

Regents Park

Green Park

St James' Park

3. Which park contains the Kyoto peace garden?

Dulwich Park

Burgess Park

Syon Park

Holland Park

4. What tragic event led to the deaths of around 40 people in Regent's Park in 1867?

Giant treehouse collapse

Fenian bomb attack during a carol concert

Cave-in of a new sewer beneath the park

Ice over the lake cracking; skaters falling in

5. The Watts Memorial in the City of London contains a series of plaques commemorating those who gave their lives to save others. In which small park is it located?

Postman's Park

Debtor's Park

Cordwainer's Park

Playwright's Park

6. In which central London park must adults be accompanied by a child?

Gray's Inn Gardens

Lincoln's Inn Fields

Coram's Fields

The Calthorpe Project

7. Which of these parks contains sculpture by both Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth?

Battersea Park

Crystal Palace Park

Highgate Woods

Finsbury Park

8. Which 'lost' river flows openly through Peckham Rye Park?

The Peckham

The Rye

The Trotter

The Peck

9. Which relic of old London can be found in Victoria Park?

A foundation stone, believed to be from London's first theatre

The cross for the top of Old St Paul's Cathedral

Stone shelters from the Old London Bridge

The speaker's lectern from the old House of Commons chamber

10. Which South London park contains a modern stone circle to mark the Millennium?

Greenwich Park

Hilly Fields

Brockwell Park

Ruskin Park