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History of London

Can you answer these questions about the history of the city of London?
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What civilization founded Londinium around 50 AD?
The Romans
What Celtic queen destroyed the city about 10 years later?
Boudica
What castle served as a prison for high-status prisoners such as Anne Boleyn
and Sir Walter Raleigh?
Tower of London
What famous theatre was built by Shakespeare's theatre company?
The Globe
What building has served as the site for many royal coronations and burials?
Westminster Abbey
What disease killed 25% of London's population in the 14th century and again in
the 17th century?
Black Death
Who wrote "Das Kapital" while living in London?
Karl Marx
What was the name of Germany's bombing campaign against London
during 1940 and 1941?
London Blitz
What cathedral was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967?
St. Paul's
What disease did London have an outbreak of in 1854?
(John Snow traced it to a single tainted well)
Cholera
What insurance market was founded in 1686?
Lloyd's of London
What road did the Beatles famously walk across in 1969?
Abbey Road
What smashing cultural movement of the 1960s was parodied by Austin Powers?
Swinging London
What climatological phenomenon killed thousands of people in 1952?
Great Smog of
London
What glass building was built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851?
The Crystal Palace
What district of London is home to the world's oldest tennis tournament, first held in 1877?
Wimbledon
What was the term for the months of the year when the country aristocracy
would congregate in London?
London Season
Where did the Great Fire of London start?
Pudding Lane
What cheap liquor became extremely popular in London in the first half of the 1700s?
Gin
What unidentified serial killer killed at least five women in 1888?
Jack the Ripper
Tramp
+5
Level 76
Jun 1, 2017
Finally, one that's not about a US state/city.

Paris/Rome might be good choices.

snix
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Level 55
Jul 19, 2017
You can create quizzes here. Candles/Darkness, etc.
brandybuck96
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Level 83
Sep 18, 2017
Yes, but them getting featured is another matter.
Quizspider
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Level 81
Jun 1, 2017
Fun!
ChipOtley
+2
Level 74
Jun 4, 2017
If we're talking administrative districts, could you also accept Merton for the tennis Q? A bit tossy, but was the first thing I tried
fitheach
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Level 59
Jul 19, 2017
Very tossy! The question doesn't ask for an administrative district. It's clear that the question is asking for the name of the tournament which is also the name of a particular area of London. Why is common sense so lacking on this site?
Qikiq
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Level 86
Jul 19, 2017
Because people who frequent quiz sites like to show off their knowledge. That's why pedantism is rampant on this site.
mahble
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Level 77
Jul 19, 2017
I have to agree with this palindromic nerd.
roleybob
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Level 75
Jul 20, 2017
It's called pedantry :-P
Qikiq
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Level 86
Jul 20, 2017
And the habit of pedantry is known as pedantism - believe me, I know my own faults. pedantism NOUN Pedantic language, attitude, or method; the habit of pedantry.
roleybob
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Level 75
Jan 12, 2018
It was a joke
howard38
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Level 61
Jul 19, 2017
Can Salami be accepted for Marx? That's my pet name for him and it was the first thing I tried.
hirsutebodkin
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Level 58
Jul 20, 2017
?
TravelingMama
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Level 73
May 17, 2021
Now I need to go look up what "tossy" means.
ander217
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Level 75
Jul 20, 2017
I tried underground and then counterculture - never heard of Swinging London and I was a teenager in the '60s. But I've never seen an Austin Powers movie, so maybe that was key. Maybe that also explains the Roger Miller hit of the '60s, "England Swings".
POOCH
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Level 73
Apr 4, 2019
Don't forget the Judy Carne sketches on "Laugh-In". It may be rice wine to you, but it's still saki to me - a play on their "sock-it-to-me" catch phrase.
RAFhatter
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Level 50
May 8, 2019
I've heard of the swinging sixties, but not necessarily in direct reference to London.
camus
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Level 78
May 15, 2021
I was born decades later but heard of swinging 60s/London.
jabegy
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Level 28
Feb 11, 2018
missed Abbey Road.
benzeller
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Level 64
May 15, 2021
smh, no mention of the Great Stink, the funniest name for a historical event ever
Ian1979
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Level 71
May 16, 2021
A great quiz, thank you. It is nice to have something a bit different, and this quiz had a good range of questions on different topics and from different eras in history, difficult enough to be a little challenging, but still do-able. Thanks.
Zenelle
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Level 48
May 26, 2021
As a Brit, I should have known more of these. I did know most but couldn't think of the answers and kicked myself when I saw them xD
Newroadgirl
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Level 68
Aug 23, 2021
Enjoyable quiz. Second time today I've come across the word 'smashing' used in reference to London. Could someone enlighten me as to its hidden meaning - must have one otherwise the question doesn't quite make sense. Not sure if I'm being dense.
WMD
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Level 57
Apr 26, 2022
Did Bodicea and her people destroy London? She certainly destroyed Colchester to the northeast, slaughtering 30,000 Romans in the process, but I have never heard London also was attacked.
TheGreatArturo
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Level 76
Feb 27, 2024
Burning it down pretty much counts as destroying it. Maybe next time you should read to the end of the book.
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