50 Varied London Quiz Questions for The Ultimate London Pub Quiz

Last updated on April 1st, 2024 at 10:03 pm

As a nation we may currently be suffering from ‘quiz fatigue’ following the great Zoom quiz craze of lockdown, however pub quizzes are never going out of style. If you’ve been nominated as quiz master for your next get together, we have fifty London quiz questions for all London lovers out there.

These London quiz questions are designed for all the family, whether you’ve lived in London for years or have never visited before. For ease they’re split into five categories: general knowledge, travel, history, entertainment and food & drink.

Pens and papers at the ready, and may the best man win! Answers are at the bottom of the post, but no cheating now…

London Quiz Questions

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General Knowledge

1. Name three bridges crossing the Thames
2. What is London’s tallest Building?
3. Behind which London pub can you find a noose?
4. How long does the London Eye take to complete one full rotation?
5. For which brand was the first advert displayed at Piccadilly Circus?
6. What is the only road in London on which vehicles drive on the right?
7. Which fictional character was based on a real animal at London Zoo?
8. What is the only building in London legally allowed a thatched roof?
9. ‘Bottle and stopper’ is Cockney rhyming slang for what?
10. According to the homeviews’ 2024 survey, London’s most expensive street is in which neighbourhood?

Travel

1. How many lines are there on the London Underground?
2. What does DLR stand for?
3. How many London Underground stations are there?
4. Harry Potter’s Platform 9 3/4 can be found in which London railway station?
5. How many tube lines stop at Oxford Circus?
6. Which station was the first to be staffed entirely by women in 1915?
7. According to TFL, which is the busiest station in London?
8. Which tube station has the longest escalator?
9. Which London airport has the code ‘LCY’?
10. How many steps are at Covent Garden tube station?

History

1. Which London landmark is the largest remaining section of the London wall close to?
2. Which year did the Great Fire of London start?
3. Which year did the current renovation works on Big Ben begin?
4. Which decade was the Liberty London department store built?
5. Which year was Tower Bridge declared open?
6. Which year was the Hatton Garden Heist?
7. In which century was St Paul’s Cathedral as we know it today declared open?
8. Which area of London did Jack The Ripper make his killings?
9. Which art gallery is housed in the old Bankside Power Station?
10. Whereabouts is the road crossing made famous by The Beatles’ album of the same name?

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Entertainment

1. What was the first concert held in the O2 arena?
2. Which London borough was home to Amy Winehouse and has a statue to commemorate her?
3. Name a song with ‘London’ in the title
4. In which department store does Rowan Atkinson play the jewellery counter attendee in ‘Love Actually’?
5. Which East End gangsters is the true 2015 film ‘Legend’ based on?
6. Which nineties music video was filmed in the staircase of the St. Pancras Renaissance hotel?
7. How many times has London hosted the Summer Olympic Games?
8. Where did Gavin and Stacey meet up in the first episode of the first series of ‘Gavin & Stacey’?
9. Name the two main actors in the 1999 film ‘Notting Hill’
10. What is the highest grossing concert ‘residency’ at Wembley Stadium?

Food and Drink

1. Where would you find the Punch & Judy pub?
2. Which London bar lists a cocktail on its menu for £5,000?
3. There are more than 200 McDonalds fast food outlets in London. True or false?
4. How much would you pay for a caviar Omelette at The Ritz: £99 or £180?
5. What is the average price of a pint of beer in London?
6. What was the first hotel in the world to allow ladies to attend afternoon tea without a male chaperone?
7. Which London department store created the Scotch Egg?
8. What is the oldest food market in London?
9. Which East London street is well known for its curry houses?
10. Restaurant ‘Gong’ is on the 52nd floor of which building?

London Quiz Answers

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General Knowledge

1. Name three bridges crossing the Thames
   Blackfriars / Millennium / Southwark / London bridge / Tower bridge / Waterloo / Westminster/ Lambeth / Vauxhall / Chelsea / Albert / Battersea
2. What is London’s tallest building?
   The Shard
3. Behind which London pub can you find a noose?
   The Prospect of Whitby – find out why in our ‘13 quirky pubs in London’ post
4. How long does the London Eye take to complete one full rotation?
   30 minutes
5. For which brand was the first advert displayed at Piccadilly Circus?
   Perrier
6. What is the only road in London on which vehicles drive on the right?
   Savoy Court
7. Which fictional character was based on a real animal at London Zoo?
   Winnie the Pooh was based on a real life bear at London Zoo. Winnie was donated to the Zoo by Lt. Coleburn in 1914, and was frequently visited by A.A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin, who based his fictional character on her.
8. What is the only building in London legally allowed a thatched roof?
   The Globe Theatre
9. ‘Bottle and stopper’ is Cockney rhyming slang for what?
   Copper (AKA policeman)
10. According to the homeviews’ 2024 survey, London’s most expensive street is in which neighbourhood?
    Kensington (street is Kensington Palace Gardens)

Travel

1. How many lines are there on the London Underground?
   Eleven (TfL doesn’t consider the Elizabeth line to be part of the Underground network)
2. What does DLR stand for?
   Docklands Light Railway
3. How many London Underground stations are there?
   270
4. Harry Potter’s Platform 9 3/4 can be found in which London railway station?
   King’s Cross
5. How many tube lines stop at Oxford Circus?
   Three (Central, Victoria, Bakerloo)
6. Which station was the first to be staffed entirely by women in 1915?
   Maida Vale
7. According to TFL, what is the busiest station in London?
   Waterloo
8. Which tube station has the longest escalator?
   Angel
9. Which London airport has the code ‘LCY’?
   London City Airport
10. How many steps are at Covent Garden tube station?
    193

History

1. Which London landmark is the largest remaining section of the London wall closest to?
   Tower of London
2. Which year did the Great Fire of London start?
   1666
3. Which year did the current renovation works on Big Ben begin?
   2017
4. Which decade was the Liberty London department store built?
   1920 (1924)
5. Which year was Tower Bridge declared open?
   1894
6. Which year was the Hatton Garden Heist?
   2015
7. In which century was St Paul’s Cathedral as we know it today declared open?
   1700s (1711 to be precise)
8. Which area of London did Jack The Ripper make his killings?
   Whitechapel
9. Which art gallery is housed in the old Bankside Power Station?
   Tate Modern
10. Whereabouts is the road crossing made famous by The Beatles’ album of the same name?
    Abbey Road

Entertainment

1. What was the first concert held in the O2 arena?
   Bon Jovi, in 2007
2. Which London borough was home to Amy Winehouse and has a statue to commemorate her?
   Camden
3. Name a song with ‘London’ in the title
   We’ll leave this to your discretion but good examples are ‘London Calling’ by The Clash; ‘Take Me Back to London’ by Ed Sheeran & Stormzy / ‘London Boy’ by Taylor Swift / ‘London Bridge’ by Fergie
4. In which department store does Rowan Atkinson play the jewellery counter attendee in ‘Love Actually’?
   Selfridges
5. Which East End gangsters is the true 2015 film ‘Legend’ based on?
   Ronnie & Reggie Kray
6. Which nineties music video was filmed in the staircase of the St. Pancras Renaissance hotel?
   Spice Girls; Wannabe
7. How many times has London hosted the Summer Olympic Games?
   Three (2012, 1948, 1908)
8. Where did Gavin and Stacey meet up in the first episode of the first series of ‘Gavin & Stacey’?
   Leicester Square
9. Name the two main actors in the 1999 film ‘Notting Hill’
   Hugh Grant & Julia Roberts
10. What is the highest grossing tour to have played at Wembley Stadium?
    Take That’s eight nights in 2011 for their ‘Progress’ tour. They sold 623,737 tickets across the eight nights.

Food and Drink

1. Where would you find the Punch & Judy pub?
   Covent Garden
2. Which London bar lists a cocktail on its menu for £5,000?
   The American Bar at The Savoy
3. There are more than 200 McDonalds fast food outlets in London. True or false?
   True, according to the McDonalds website there are over 200 outlets in London
4. How much would you pay for a caviar Omelette at The Ritz: £99 or £180?
   £180
5. What is the average price of a pint of beer in London?
   £5.19
6. What was the first hotel in the world to allow ladies to attend afternoon tea without a male chaperone?
   The Ritz
7. Which London department store created the Scotch Egg?
   Fortnum & Mason created the Scotch Egg in 1738 as a ‘meal’ for travellers heading West from Piccadilly.
8. What is the oldest food market in London?
   Borough Market, dating back to at least the 12th century
9. Which East London street is well known for its curry houses?
   Brick Lane
10. Restaurant ‘Gong’ is on the 52nd floor of which building?
    The Shard

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