QUIZ: Are these 'facts' about London true or false?
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Question 1 of 15
Only six people died in the Great Fire of London - true or false?
Question 2 of 15
By law, all London taxi drivers have to speak 15 languages, which is known as ‘The Knowledge’ - true or false?
Question 3 of 15
Feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square is actually illegal - true or false?
Question 4 of 15
London has the second-highest number of billionaires in Europe, after Moscow - true or false?
Question 5 of 15
The Tower of London has a famous group of pigeons, and if they leave or die, it supposedly spells doom for Britain, true or false?
Question 6 of 15
London is the only city to have hosted the modern Olympic games three times - true or false?
Question 7 of 15
TV host Jerry Springer was actually born in a Tube station during the Blitz - true or false?
Question 8 of 15
The first trains on the London Underground were pulled by teams of pit ponies, true or false?
Question 9 of 15
The first Roman settlement in London was burnt to the ground after being raided by Queen Boudica - true or false?
Question 10 of 15
It’s illegal to belch in the Houses of Parliament, true or false?
Question 11 of 15
It’s illegal to fly a kite in London streets - true or false?
Question 12 of 15
The Queen’s Corgis once severely injured a postman outside Buckingham Palace, true or false?
Question 13 of 15
Boris Johnson’s reign as London Mayor was foretold by Nostradamus, in a famous passage referring to a ‘straw-haired man in a city on a great river’, true or false?
Question 14 of 15
Prior to London, Colchester was the main settlement in Roman Britain, true or false?
Question 15 of 15
Harrods sold cocaine until 1916, true or false?
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1
Only six people died in the Great Fire of London - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
2
By law, all London taxi drivers have to speak 15 languages, which is known as ‘The Knowledge’ - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
3
Feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square is actually illegal - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
4
London has the second-highest number of billionaires in Europe, after Moscow - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
5
The Tower of London has a famous group of pigeons, and if they leave or die, it supposedly spells doom for Britain, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
6
London is the only city to have hosted the modern Olympic games three times - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
7
TV host Jerry Springer was actually born in a Tube station during the Blitz - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
8
The first trains on the London Underground were pulled by teams of pit ponies, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
9
The first Roman settlement in London was burnt to the ground after being raided by Queen Boudica - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
10
It’s illegal to belch in the Houses of Parliament, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
11
It’s illegal to fly a kite in London streets - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
12
The Queen’s Corgis once severely injured a postman outside Buckingham Palace, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
13
Boris Johnson’s reign as London Mayor was foretold by Nostradamus, in a famous passage referring to a ‘straw-haired man in a city on a great river’, true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
14
Prior to London, Colchester was the main settlement in Roman Britain, true or false?