The Secret London Tour Quiz

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    To be a Cockney you must be born within the sound of the bells of St Mary Le Bow?

    • True
    • False
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If you've taken the Secret London Tour, why not take our quiz and see how many of the questions, all of which are related to the tour, you can get right?

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  • 2. 

    The City of London motto means?

    • O God Guide us

    • O God Help us

    • O God

    • See All Say Little

    Correct Answer
    A. O God Guide us
  • 3. 

    Which of the following was filmed inside the church of St Bartholomew the Great?

    • The King's Speech

    • Bridget Jones's Diary

    • Four Weddings and a Funeral

    • The Davinci Code

    Correct Answer
    A. Four Weddings and a Funeral
  • 4. 

    Who wrote a poem about the corner of Wood Street?

    • William Shakespeare

    • William Cowper

    • William Butler Yeats

    • William Wordsworth

    Correct Answer
    A. William Wordsworth
  • 5. 

    A Cordwainer was?

    • Someone who made silk cord

    • A shoemaker

    • A maker of wine barrels

    • A monk

    Correct Answer
    A. A shoemaker
  • 6. 

    The symbol of the London Goldmsiths Company is?

    • A set of scales

    • A leopard's head

    • A unicorn

    • A sword

    Correct Answer
    A. A leopard's head
  • 7. 

    Captain John Smith was the first governor of?

    • The Bank of England

    • Jamestown, Virginia

    • West Ham United FC

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Jamestown, Virginia
  • 8. 

    Whose tragic death in a fire in 1885 led to the establishment of the memorial in Postman's Park?

    • Matthew Parker

    • Elizabeth Stride

    • Alice Ayres

    • Francesca Dillon

    Correct Answer
    A. Alice Ayres
  • 9. 

    Smithfield Market is Europe's largest market?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 10. 

    Sir Christopher Wren reputedly built Ye Olde Watling for the workmen who were rebuilding Westminster Abbey?

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    It was St Paul's Cathedral.

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  • 11. 

    Elizabeth 1st's Sergeant Surgeon was?

    • Robert Baxter

    • Robert Balthrope

    • Robert Smith

    • Robert Ryan

    Correct Answer
    A. Robert Balthrope
  • 12. 

    Which famous poet lived in Cloth Fair for almost 20 years?

    • William Shakespeare

    • William Wordsworth

    • John Keats

    • John Betjeman

    Correct Answer
    A. John Betjeman

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