The Secret London Tour Quiz
If you've taken the Secret London Tour, why not take our quiz and see how many of the questions, all of which are related to the tour, you can get right?
- 1.
A Cordwainer was?
- A.
Someone who made silk cord
- B.
A shoemaker
- C.
A maker of wine barrels
- D.
A monk
Correct Answer
B. A shoemaker -
- 2.
Sir Christopher Wren reputedly built Ye Olde Watling for the workmen who were rebuilding Westminster Abbey?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
It was St Paul's Cathedral.Rate this question:
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- 3.
Captain John Smith was the first governor of?
- A.
The Bank of England
- B.
Jamestown, Virginia
- C.
West Ham United FC
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Jamestown, Virginia -
- 4.
The City of London motto means?
- A.
O God Guide us
- B.
O God Help us
- C.
O God
- D.
See All Say Little
Correct Answer
A. O God Guide us -
- 5.
To be a Cockney you must be born within the sound of the bells of St Mary Le Bow?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 6.
Who wrote a poem about the corner of Wood Street?
- A.
William Shakespeare
- B.
William Cowper
- C.
William Butler Yeats
- D.
William Wordsworth
Correct Answer
D. William Wordsworth -
- 7.
The symbol of the London Goldmsiths Company is?
- A.
A set of scales
- B.
A leopard's head
- C.
A unicorn
- D.
A sword
Correct Answer
B. A leopard's head -
- 8.
Whose tragic death in a fire in 1885 led to the establishment of the memorial in Postman's Park?
- A.
Matthew Parker
- B.
Elizabeth Stride
- C.
Alice Ayres
- D.
Francesca Dillon
Correct Answer
C. Alice Ayres -
- 9.
Elizabeth 1st's Sergeant Surgeon was?
- A.
Robert Baxter
- B.
Robert Balthrope
- C.
Robert Smith
- D.
Robert Ryan
Correct Answer
B. Robert Balthrope -
- 10.
Smithfield Market is Europe's largest market?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 11.
Which of the following was filmed inside the church of St Bartholomew the Great?
- A.
The King's Speech
- B.
Bridget Jones's Diary
- C.
Four Weddings and a Funeral
- D.
The Davinci Code
Correct Answer
C. Four Weddings and a Funeral -
- 12.
Which famous poet lived in Cloth Fair for almost 20 years?
- A.
William Shakespeare
- B.
William Wordsworth
- C.
John Keats
- D.
John Betjeman
Correct Answer
D. John Betjeman -
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