The Christmas Lights Quiz Walk

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1. On arrival in Trafalgar Square, although there are no questions or answers in the square it is worth pausing to admire the Christmas Tree. ( at least until early January 2017). Keep straight across the north side of the Square, passing directly in front of the National Gallery, then cross the road to the front of the church of St Martin in the Fields. Turn left in front of the church and head past the statue of Edith Cavell with HUMANITY inscribed on it plinth. Go over the crossing and set off along the right side of St Martin's Lane, by the Chandos Pub. By the time you reach Hop Gardens, you should have found the answer to the following question.What did Sir Oswald Stoll want to top his sumptuous theatre? 

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The Christmas Lights Quiz Walk - Quiz

A treasure hunt quest in which you must look for the answers to questions around the streets of the West End where you will get some lovely views of the Christmas lights.

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2. Now, set off counter clockwise around St James's Square and, before you reach its junction with King Street, you should have answered the following two questions.Of what was Ada, Countess of Lovelace a pioneer?

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3. What is alluded to in the works of Evelyn, Defoe and Vanburgh?

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4. Keep ahead and pause on the corner of Burlington Gardens, opposite Tiffany, where you should find the answer to this question.What is played by hand on special occasions of public and private rejoicing. 

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5. Now set off along Argyll Street to pass the London Palladium on your left. As you walk you must answer the next two questions, the answers to which you will pass as you walk along the street.Of what was Major General William Roy Founder?

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6. Cross Carnaby Street and go into Kingly Court. Keep going straight through it. Turn left on the other side and look in the doorways for the answer to the following question?Who did Linda Eastman meet on 15th May 1967?

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7. To begin your Christmas Lights Quiz Walk make your way to the Argyll Arms, 18 Argyll Street, W1F 7TP. This is situated directly opposite Exits 6 and 8 of Oxford Circus Underground Station. To begin, answer the following question.What did Robert Sawyer do inside the Argyll Arms around 1895?

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8. Head along Tenison Court and go right along Regent Street, passing Hamleys. Cross Regent Street at the traffic lights and keep ahead along Conduit Street,  to the right of Church's Shoe Shop. Keep walking along Conduit Street until you come to its junction with New Bond Street and turn left along New Bond Street. Keep ahead over Clifford Street and, on this next section of the walk, get a photograph of one of your party kissing Winston Churchill under the mistletoe (or, at least, pretending to!).

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9. Keep on to the end of Argyll Street and go over the crossing to Liberty's. Go left in front of the store and turn first right into Carnaby Street. Start walking along it and pause at its junction with Foubert Place  to answer the following two questions.Whose Portrait did Martin Droeshouts paint?

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10. How many years did Germaine Necker spend in exile?

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11. Go down Duke of York Street Opposite. Before you reach St James's Square you should have answered the next three questions.How many Red Lions were there at last count

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12. What is Petters Hotel now known as?

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13. Continue along St Martin's Lane and, just after the Real Greek, go right and pass through Goodwin's Court. Before reaching its other end you should find the answer to the following question.What did Goodwin's Court replace?

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14. Walk along Burlington Gardens and go right to pass through Burlington Arcade. Be wary here as it is patrolled by top-hatted beadles who are staked with preventing you from singing, whistling or hurrying! So take a slow stroll through it and, on its other side, turn left along Piccadilly, then, at the lights, cross over to Fortnum and Mason. Head down Duke Street St James's beside it and go left along Jermyn Street to pause outside the doors of St James's Piccadilly, a little way along on the left. As you walk towards the church you will need to answer the following 2 questions.Who was dramatised as The Duchess of Duke Street?

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15. Who was the founder of the West End?

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16. Who carried the official dispatch with news of Wellington's victory at the Battle of Waterloo to England?

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17. Once out of Goodwin's Court, turn left, then right along New Row. By the time you reach its end you should have found the answers to the following two questions.Who chose to feature the White Swan in a book?

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18. Continue along Carnaby Street and pause at its junction with Broadwick Street. Look up at the wonderful wall frieze and answer the following two questions about it. The answers are located in the vicinity of the painting, but some of them might not actually be on the painting itself. So, you will need to hunt around for the answers.How many buttons are on the cuff of the man in the green jacket above the saxophone player? 

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19. What did Shakespeare lose in World War Two?

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20. Who winks at Casanova when the clock strikes on the hour?

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21. Keep on over King Street, and keep ahead to exit the square and turn left along Pall Mall. Keep ahead and just keep straight towards Trafalgar Square. On the  way you must answer the following two question.What did Anthony Trollope do in 1852?

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22. Who laid out his plans in Appletree Yard?

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23. Go over the pedestrian crossing and ahead along King Street to reach Covent Garden Piazza.  By the time your reach the end of King Street you should have found the answer to the following question? The quiz walk will end with this question and you will be asked to submit your answers for marking. I hope you have enjoyed your journey through the West End.Of what was Hugh Cecil Lowther President?

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On arrival in Trafalgar Square, although there are no questions or...
Now, set off counter clockwise around St James's Square and,...
What is alluded to in the works of Evelyn, Defoe and Vanburgh?
Keep ahead and pause on the corner of Burlington Gardens, opposite...
Now set off along Argyll Street to pass the London Palladium on your...
Cross Carnaby Street and go into Kingly Court. Keep going straight...
To begin your Christmas Lights Quiz Walk make your way to the Argyll...
Head along Tenison Court and go right along Regent Street, passing...
Keep on to the end of Argyll Street and go over the crossing to...
How many years did Germaine Necker spend in exile?
Go down Duke of York Street Opposite. Before you reach St James's...
What is Petters Hotel now known as?
Continue along St Martin's Lane and, just after the Real Greek, go...
Walk along Burlington Gardens and go right to pass through Burlington...
Who was the founder of the West End?
Who carried the official dispatch with news of Wellington's...
Once out of Goodwin's Court, turn left, then right along New Row....
Continue along Carnaby Street and pause at its junction with Broadwick...
What did Shakespeare lose in World War Two?
Who winks at Casanova when the clock strikes on the hour?
Keep on over King Street, and keep ahead to exit the square and turn...
Who laid out his plans in Appletree Yard?
Go over the pedestrian crossing and ahead along King Street to reach...
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