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  • A new bridge across the Thames was closed for three days just after it opened. It is named the Millennium Bridge. For what type of traffic is it?
    pedestrians
  • In which park is Speaker's Corner?
    Hyde Park
  • What is the London Eye?
    an observation/ a ferris WHEEL
  • Who is the British Prime minister at the moment? (January 2018)
    Theresa May
  • Who was the architect of St. Paul's Cathedral?
    Sir Christopher Wren
  • Where is the official residence of the British Prime Minister? (which street)
    Downing Street
  • What are Harrods and Selfridge's?
    department stores
  • What would you see if you visited Madam Tussauds?
    waxworks, wax figurines
  • In what century was Tower Bridge built?
    19 th (between1886 and 1894)
  • What or who are Gatwick and Stansted?
    London airports
  • Whose statue is in Trafalgar Square?
    (Admiral) Lord Nelson
  • What or who is Big Ben?
    a bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster (the clock tower)
  • What is the name of Queen Elizabeth's London residence?
    Buckingham Palace
  • Who or what is the Tate?
    a modern art gallery
  • By what other name are the Yeoman warders who can be seen at the Tower of London, known?
    Beefeaters
  • In Kensington Gardens is a statue of a well known character from a children's book. Who is it?
    Peter Pan
  • A replica of the theatre where Shakespeare's plays were performed has recently been built. What is the name of this theatre?
    (Shakespeare´s) Globe
  • What is the river that runs through London?
    Thames
  • Where are British kings and queens crowned?
    Westminster Abbey
  • What is the London underground railway system known as?
    The Tube
  • What is Wembley most famous for?
    Football stadium
  • By what name is statue is in the middle of Piccadilly Circus known?
    Eros
  • Traditionally what color are most London cabs?
    black
  • When was the great fire of London? (+- 30 years)
    1666