Statistics for History of London

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What disease killed 25% of London's population in the 14th century and again in the 17th century?	Black Death	96%
What castle served as a prison for high-status prisoners such as Anne Boleyn and Sir Walter Raleigh?	{Tower} of London	96%
What building has served as the site for many royal coronations and burials?	{Westminster} Abbey	93%
What civilization founded Londinium around 50 AD?	The Romans	91%
What unidentified serial killer killed at least five women in 1888?	Jack the Ripper	90%
What district of London is home to the world's oldest tennis tournament, first held in 1877?	Wimbledon	86%
What road did the Beatles famously walk across in 1969?	Abbey Road	84%
What was the name of Germany's bombing campaign against London during 1940 and 1941?	London {Blitz}	81%
What famous theatre was built by Shakespeare's theatre company?	The Globe	81%
Who wrote "Das Kapital" while living in London?	Karl Marx	76%
What cathedral was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967?	St. Paul's	76%
What glass building was built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851?	The {Crystal} Palace	64%
What Celtic queen destroyed the city about 10 years later?	Boudica	63%
What disease did London have an outbreak of in 1854? (John Snow traced it to a single tainted well)	Cholera	63%
What cheap liquor became extremely popular in London in the first half of the 1700s?	Gin	57%
What climatological phenomenon killed thousands of people in 1952?	Great {Smog} of London	55%
What insurance market was founded in 1686?	{Lloyd}'s of London	53%
Where did the Great Fire of London start?	{Pudding} Lane	42%
What smashing cultural movement of the 1960s was parodied by Austin Powers?	{Swing}ing London	39%
What was the term for the months of the year when the country aristocracy would congregate in London?	London {Season}	29%