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What is the name of the ferris wheel on the banks of the Thames, built to celebrate the millennium?

      4 What exactly is Big Ben?

      5 What is the official residence of the Prime Minister in London…?

      6 …and who lives at the next-door house one number higher?

      7 Who was the architect of St Paul’s Cathedral?

      8 Which river crossing is “falling down” in a popular nursery rhyme?

      9 Rotten Row is in which area of London?

      10 In which famous building are coronations held?

      11 By what name is the statue in the middle of Piccadilly Circus known?

      12 What gift from the Norwegian people is placed in Trafalgar Square every year?

      13 Which silent film star is immortalised by a statue in Leicester Square?

      14 What is the name of the ceremony that takes place on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace?

      15 The London Underground has what nickname?

      16 What Egyptian obelisk stands on the Thames Embankment?

      17 Battersea is in which borough?

      18 In which year did London buses stop accepting cash fares?

      19 Which Beatles album is named after a London street?

      20 Which famous financial institution can be found on London’s Threadneedle Street?

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      1 Which English dynasty began with Henry VII and ended with Elizabeth I?

      2 Lowestoft is in which county?

      3 Which saint is celebrated on February 14?

      4 Coz I Luv You was the first UK no.1 for which band?

      5 What time of day does the adjective “crepuscular” refer to?

      6 What was the river crossed by ferryman Charon in Greek mythology?

      7 Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb are firemen in which fictional town?

      8 What name is given to the fleshy hanging part at the back of the soft palate?

      9 What is conscription called in the USA?

      10 What is the national language of Pakistan?

      11 Who took over from John Nettles as Midsomer’s Inspector Barnaby?

      12 Which parasitic plant is associated with kissing at Christmas?

      13 A macchiato is what type of drink?

      14 What was the name of the central family in The Godfather?

      15 What term is given to a touchdown in rugby?

      16 What is a proviso or part of a sentence?

      17 What was the Black Bottom, popular in the US in the 1920s?

      18 Mount Ararat is in which country?

      19 Which wedding anniversary is celebrated with china?

      20 What is the main ingredient of guacamole?

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      1 In which London borough is The Shard?

      2 The CN tower is in which Canadian city?

      3 Which Royal Palace is located in Edinburgh?

      4 For which performing arts building is Sydney Harbour renowned?

      5 Which palace on the River Thames is famous for its maze?

      6 St Basil’s Cathedral stands in which Russian square?

      7 On which body of water is Urquhart Castle located?

      8 What is Lancashire’s highest landmark and tourist attraction?

      9 The Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is an example of which type of architecture?

      10 Which Scottish castle is the main setting for Shakespeare’s Macbeth?

      11 In which Gulf state is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper?

      12 The Hall of Mirrors is a famous gallery in which French palace?

      13 In which year was Buckingham Palace first opened to the public?

      14 The Lincoln Memorial is situated in which US city?

      15 Which English cathedral was struck by lightning in July 1984?

      16 What is the name of the 13th-century Moorish palace near Granada, Spain?

      17 The Petronas Towers, one of the world’s tallest buildings, are in which city?

      18 Which famous building do Beefeaters guard?

      19 The Duke of Wellington’s tomb is in which London building?

      20 In which Italian region is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

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      1 Which day of the week is first alphabetically?

      2 Which word means both a unit of measurement and the rhythm of a piece of poetry?

      3 What were people encouraged to do for Victory in a WWII slogan?

      4 Hugo Weaving played which wise elf in the Lord of the Rings series of films?

      5 What is the radio operators’ code word for the letter between

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