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Only A True Londoner Will Be Able To Get 10/15 On This Tricky Trivia Quiz

London Trivia Quiz That Only True Londoners Will Ace

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, whereas [Naomi Campbell](https://www.naomicampbell.com/) and [Charlie Chaplin](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlie-Chaplin) are both Londoners born and bred!

[It's William Shakespeare!](https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/)

Which of these people was NOT born in London?

A 1313 statute forbidding bearing of armour makes it illegal for Members of Parliament to wear armour in the House, even today!

[It's true!](https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/app/uploads/2015/03/Legal_Oddities.pdf)

True or false – it’s illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour.

During WW1, Harrods stocked kits that contained syringes, needles, and tubes of cocaine and heroin. These packages were originally intended as a gift for soldiers on the frontline who could benefit from drugs that alleviated the horrors of war.

[It was heroin!](https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/2010/12/can_we_imagine_a_britain_where.html)

Until 1916, it was legal to buy which of the following over the counter in Harrods?

[John the Unicorn](https://www.instagram.com/johntheunicorn_/?hl=en) and [Dirty Dicks](https://www.dirtydicks.co.uk/) are real London pubs!

It's The Swallow and Smile!

Which of these London pubs did I make up?

The children's hospital owns the unique right to royalties for the story of Peter Pan in the UK, forever!

[It's Great Ormond Street Hospital!](https://www.gosh.org/about-us/peter-pan/)

Which London institution owns the copyright to Peter Pan?

[It's EastEnders!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZEWwFf4JYw)

Which famous soap opera begins with a birds-eye view of the River Thames?

[It's Leicester Square to Covent Garden!](https://madeby.tfl.gov.uk/2019/07/29/tube-trivia-and-facts/)

Which of these underground stations has the shortest distance between them?

[It's £4.23!](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-much-does-a-beer-cost-in-your-country/)

What is the average price of a pint of beer in London, as of 2021?

[Ha-Ha Road](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ha-Ha+Rd,+London/@51.481319,0.0556218,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x47d8a8fadca1633d:0xf16df7f943d23fa2!8m2!3d51.481319!4d0.0578105) is in Woolwich and [Frying Pan Alley](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Frying+Pan+Alley,+London/@51.5178715,-0.079236,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48761cb3836962cb:0xd899b72b72c97e9f!8m2!3d51.5178682!4d-0.077042) is in Shoreditch.

It's Nightmare Lane!

Which of these London road names did I make up?

[It's in Hampstead Heath!](https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/kenwood/)

Where is Kenwood House?

[It's Victoria Park!](https://london-travel.co.uk/victoria-park-east-london/)

Which public park is also known as the “People's Park”?

Basically, in the early 1900s, there were a number of bus companies in London. To stand out, the London General Omnibus Company painted their buses red and added numbers to the front to tell people which route they would be taking. In 1933, London Transport bought all of the buses and they were painted all the same shade of red and fitted with numbers like the LGOC ones.

[It's to help them stand out!](https://www.businessinsider.com/london-buses-red-transport-pantone-485c-colour-travel-2017-2?IR=T&r=US)

Why are London buses red?

The person or people responsible for the Jack the Ripper killing spree were never properly identified, and the murders remain unsolved!

[He was never caught!](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jack-the-Ripper)

In what year was Jack the Ripper caught?

[It's Portobello Road!](http://www.portobelloroad.co.uk/)

If you were going shopping for antiques, where would you mostly likely go?

Although people call the entire structure Big Ben, the tower is actually called the Elizabeth Tower.

[It's Elizabeth Tower!](https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/18600435)

What is the name of the tower which contains “Big Ben”?

Oh dear, you clearly don't know your London trivia! Maybe it's been a while since you visited, and fair play. Come back and see us again soon!

You're definitely a London aficionado, but a few of these answers still slipped by you. Ah well, at least you learned something for your next London pub quiz!

Congratulations, you're a London expert! You really know your stuff.

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