At the Barbican Library, there is a spectacular collection of documents from London's history all the way back to 1722. To celebrate this fact, there has been an exhibition of a thousand tomes available to borrow on the open shelves from June 2009. And, to encourage people to learn more about this greatest of cities, the library offered the following quiz, a lucky winner of which would win the Museum of London book London: The Illustrated History:
[Oh and yeah, the book's already been given away.]
- In 1941, Noel Coward sang of 'London Pride', but what exactly is 'London Pride'?
- How many times was Dick Whittington elected Lord Mayor of London?
- Including the City of London (the 'Square Mile'), how many London boroughs are there?
- What type of mythical creature is depicted on the City of London crest?
- Which infamous building once stood on the site of the Old Bailey?
- The Olympics were twice previously hosted in London - which years?
- In which year was the last public execution carried out in London?
- Name two films, made famous by Ealing Studios in the late 1940s and early 1950s, with areas of London in their titles.
- In which year did trams disappear from the streets of London?
- Which is the odd one out in this selection of Cockney rhyming slang: Whistle and flute / Alice bands / Almond rocks / Round the houses / Dicky dirt / Tit for tat
- Whose address was once known as 'No. 1, London'?
- 'Going west', 'One for the road', and 'On the wagon' are all associated with the trip to which part of London, a trip that many were reluctant to take?
[Oh and yeah, the book's already been given away.]
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