Questions about London

1.- At what gate in which famous tower was the ghost of Sir Thomas Becket seen striking a wall with a crucifix?
In the tower of London. The Traitor's Gate.

2.- What are the nicknames of the following London football teams: Crystal Palace and West Ham?
The nickname of Crystal palace is The Eagles.
And the nickname of West Ham are The Hammers , but is also called The Irons.

3.- What two tube stations beginning with a ‘w’ are best for going to the London Eye?
The two tube stations are Waterloo and Westminster.

4.- Name the dinosaur that lived in England in the Middle Jurassic period,which was carnivorous and could measure up to nine metres long.
The name of the dinosaur is Megalosaurus.


1.- At what gate in which famous tower was the ghost of Sir Thomas Becket seen striking a wall with a crucifix?

5.- What is the name of the pub in the London soap opera ‘Eastenders’?
The name of the pub is The Queen Victoria (often referred to as The Vic or The Queen Vic).



6.- What is ‘Kew Gardens’ and where can you find it?
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London. It is an internationally important botanical research and education institution with 700 staff and an income of £56 million for the year ended 31 March 2008, as well as a visitor attraction receiving almost 2 million visits in that year. The gardens are a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Created in 1759, the gardens celebrated their 250th anniversary in 2009.