London Museums

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1. Whose house in Lincoln's Inn Fields contains paintings by Hogarth and Canaletto, the sarcophagus of Seti I and countless other curiosities?

Nicholas Soames

Hans Sloane

John Soane

Joss Stone

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2. On the other side of Lincoln's Inn, you'll find the Hunterian Museum. What is its focus?

Surgical history

Mathematical apparatus

The history of gamekeeping

Artefacts from the legal professions

3. London contains any number of small, niche museums. Which of the following is NOT to be found in the capital.

A dog-collar museum

A museum of sewing machines

A fan museum

A museum of garden history

The Fam Museum is in Greenwich, the sewing machines can be found in Tooting, and garden history enthusiasts can be assuaged in Lambeth. To learn more about dog collars, visit the small museum at Leeds Castle near Maidstone.

Explanation

4. In what year was the Museum of London first opened?

1900

1938

1976

1990

5. The Horniman Museum is one of those must-see museums outside the centre of London. But at which new Overground station should you alight for the shortest walk?

Sydenham

Forest Hill

Honor Oak Park

Brockley

6. Which well-known City landmark also contains a museum of clockmaking?

Guildhall complex

St Paul's

Lloyd's of London

The Monument

7. The Grant Museum at UCL prominently displays the world's largest penis bone. From which animal does it derive?

Gorilla

Hippo

Walrus

Giraffe

8. Where might you find Napoleon's toothbrush and a lock of George III's hair?

V&A

Wellcome Collection

British Museum

Cuming Museum

9. The Natural History Museum's spanking new events studio (basically, a theatre with souped-up audio-visuals) is named after whom?

Charles Darwin

Noah

David Attenborough

Bill Oddie

The studio is housed in the new Darwin Centre, but is itself named after Sir David.

Explanation

The studio is housed in the new Darwin Centre, but is itself named after Sir David.

10. In which museum might you encounter this tempting advert?

Horniman Museum

Science Museum

Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising

London Transport Museum

Tis on the footplate of an old bus. Image from James Cridland's Flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2271837299/

Explanation

Tis on the footplate of an old bus. Image from James Cridland's Flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2271837299/

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