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Quiz Questions - London History III

The population of London in 1801 was ?

500 000
100 000
1 100 000
11 000 000

In what year was the Metropolitan police established ?

1829
1729
1629
1929

In 1785 The Times was launched and known as the ?

London Register
The Gazette
The Daily Times
Daily Universal Register

Which Palace was destroyed by fire in 1834 ?

Eltham
Westminster
St James
Buckingham

The Great Exhibition in Hyde Park was opened in ?

1901
1801
1751
1851

Which station was opened in 1838 ?

Paddington
St Pancras
Kings Cross
Euston

The first tunnel under the Thames in 1908 was the ?

Rotherhithe
Dartford
Blackwall
Greenwich

Which famous store opened in 1849 ?

Hamleys
Marks & Spencer
Harrods
Libertys

Tower Bridge was completed in ?

1886
1736
1786
1836

The first underground line the Metropolitan was established in ?

1913
1813
1763
1863

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