London Characters
Ten questions about the men and women who've contributed to the history of London in quirky ways.
- 1.
Stanley Green (1915-1993) was famous for walking the streets of the West End campaigning against what?
- A.
Smoking pre-rolled cigarettes
- B.
Drinking hot beverages
- C.
Eating protein
- D.
Wearing hemp
Correct Answer
C. Eating proteinExplanation
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- 2.
Mother Red Cap, the 'old shrew of Kentish Town', supposedly presided over a famous hostelry on the site of which current Camden pub?
- A.
The World's End
- B.
The Hawley Arms
- C.
The Dublin Castle
- D.
Quinn's
Correct Answer
A. The World's End -
- 3.
The following line would often appear in the Spectator to account for their absentee journalist, who was usually recovering from an epic Soho drinking session. The line was later used as the title of a play by Keith Waterhouse.Fill in the blank: "Jeffrey Bernard is______"
- A.
Away
- B.
Unwell
- C.
Hungover
- D.
Sozzled
Correct Answer
B. Unwell -
- 4.
Street artist Banksy is widely associated with London, but where is his home town?
- A.
Clydebank
- B.
Kingston-Upon-Hull
- C.
Poole
- D.
Bristol
Correct Answer
D. Bristol -
- 5.
Phyllis Pearsall is celebrated as the creator of the A-Z map. What unusual method did she supposedly use to compile her street atlas of 23,000 streets?
- A.
'Borrowed' street plans from the walls of town halls
- B.
Personally walked every street
- C.
Employed a gang of street children to do the research
- D.
Traced over aerial photography taken by helium balloon
Correct Answer
B. Personally walked every street -
- 6.
In what year did Brian Haw start his epic peace protest in Parliament Square?
- A.
2005
- B.
2004
- C.
2001
- D.
1999
Correct Answer
C. 2001 -
- 7.
Charles Byrne was famous for what physical attribute, which caused John Hunter to go to extreme lengths in acquiring his skeleton for display (still visible in the Hunterian Museum)?
- A.
Four arms
- B.
Extremely tall
- C.
Extremely short
- D.
Clawed hands
Correct Answer
B. Extremely tall -
- 8.
Jack Sheppard was a notorious 18th Century thief. Why does he continue to make it into the history books?
- A.
Improbable feats of escapology and jail-breaking
- B.
Stealing the crown jewels
- C.
Surviving public hanging on three occasions
- D.
He was a monkey
Correct Answer
A. Improbable feats of escapology and jail-breaking -
- 9.
Which comedic Londoner gave his name to a local park (where he is buried), and is the subject of an annual sermon populated by clowns?
- A.
Dan Leno
- B.
Joseph Grimaldi
- C.
Edward Lear
- D.
Spike Milligan
Correct Answer
B. Joseph Grimaldi -
- 10.
Where can you see the embalmed remains of philosopher, economist and general man-of-letters Jeremy Bentham?
- A.
Guy's Hospital
- B.
An alcove beneath Southwark Bridge
- C.
In the basement of Tate Britain
- D.
UCL cloisters
Correct Answer
D. UCL cloisters -
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