London At War

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    The Florence Nightingale Museum can be found at St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth. In which was did the Lady of the Lamp make her name?

    • First Anglo-Afghan War
    • Boer War
    • Crimean War
    • War of the Roses
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Coinciding with today's anniversary of Churchill's Battle of Britain speech.

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  • 2. 

    Which Tube station suffered a fatal crush, killing 173 people, in 1943?

    • Bethnal Green

    • Heathrow Terminal 5

    • Bank

    • Tooting Broadway

    Correct Answer
    A. Bethnal Green
  • 3. 

    How was the top secret transatlantic telephone room, from which Churchill made many calls to Roosevelt, disguised? (It can now be seen in the Churchill War Rooms.)

    • As a multifaith prayer room

    • As a police call box

    • As Churchill's private cigar store

    • As Churchill's private toilet

    Correct Answer
    A. As Churchill's private toilet
  • 4. 

    The first attack on London took place around 60 AD, when Queen Boudicca torched the nascent Roman city. Which of these ludicrous places is often touted as a potential burial site of the warrior queen?

    • Beneath Platform 10 of King's Cross Station

    • Beneath the BT Tower

    • Beneath the centre spot at Arsenal's former ground, Highbury

    • Beneath the aviary at London Zoo

    Correct Answer
    A. Beneath Platform 10 of King's Cross Station
  • 5. 

    What was the original purpose of the building now housing the Imperial War Museum, in Lambeth?

    • A banjo shop

    • The Royal Barracks

    • Private house of the Churchill family

    • Bedlam Hospital

    Correct Answer
    A. Bedlam Hospital
  • 6. 

    The Napoleonic Wars never directly touched London. But where can you see Napoleon Bonaparte's toothbrush?

    • Apsley House

    • In a glass panel beneath the statue of Wellington, at Bank

    • Wellcome Collection

    • Eastman Dental Hospital

    Correct Answer
    A. Wellcome Collection
  • 7. 

    In 1642, Charles I marched on London in an attempt to regain the capital from Parliamentary forces. At which West London battle was he repulsed, with barely a shot being fired?

    • The Battle of Richmond

    • The Battle of Turnham Green

    • The Battle of Twickenham

    • The Battle of Stamford Bridge

    Correct Answer
    A. The Battle of Turnham Green
  • 8. 

    What are the forward guns on HMS Belfast, permanently moored near Tower Bridge, said to be trained on?

    • Scratchwood Service Station

    • The home of Boris Johnson's father, Stanley

    • Wembley Stadium

    • The mixed bathing pond, Hampstead Heath

    Correct Answer
    A. Scratchwood Service Station
  • 9. 

    Where can you see statues to WWII RAF men Lord Hugh Dowding and Sir Arthur 'bomber' Harris?

    • Strand

    • Whitehall

    • Kennington Road

    • Old Kent Road

    Correct Answer
    A. Strand
  • 10. 

    Which of these squares contains a plaque commemorating a Zeppelin bombing raid from WWI?

    • Bedford Square

    • Dolphin Square

    • Queen Square

    • Trafalgar Square

    Correct Answer
    A. Queen Square

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