- 1. When was the Crystal Palace originally built?
A) 1700
B) 1851
C) 1800
D) 1900
- 2. Which architect designed the Crystal Palace?
A) Christopher Wren
B) Zaha Hadid
C) Norman Foster
D) Joseph Paxton
- 3. Where was the Crystal Palace originally located?
A) Greenwich Park
B) Hyde Park
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Kew Gardens
- 4. Which famous exhibition took place at the Crystal Palace in 1851?
A) Comic-Con
B) Great Exhibition
C) London Marathon
D) Art Basel
- 5. What material was predominantly used in the construction of the Crystal Palace?
A) Brick
B) Wood
C) Steel
D) Glass
- 6. Which monarch officially opened the Crystal Palace in 1851?
A) King Henry VIII
B) King George III
C) Queen Victoria
D) Queen Elizabeth I
- 7. The Crystal Palace was a symbol of which architectural style?
A) Gothic
B) Modernist
C) Art Deco
D) Victorian
- 8. Which famous author featured the Crystal Palace in one of their novels?
A) William Shakespeare
B) George Orwell
C) Charles Dickens
D) Jane Austen
- 9. Which monarch declared the intention to rebuild the Crystal Palace after its destruction in 1936?
A) King George VI
B) Emperor Haile Selassie
C) Tsar Nicholas II
D) Queen Elizabeth II
- 10. In which London borough is the Crystal Palace located?
A) Bromley
B) Richmond
C) Camden
D) Westminster
- 11. In which year was the Crystal Palace football stadium officially opened?
A) 1924
B) 1899
C) 1975
D) 1939
- 12. What famous fictional detective resided near the Crystal Palace in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories?
A) Miss Marple
B) Hercule Poirot
C) Nancy Drew
D) Sherlock Holmes
- 13. During which world war was the Crystal Palace used as a naval training establishment?
A) Vietnam War
B) Korean War
C) World War I
D) World War II
- 14. Which famous Jamaican singer performed at the Crystal Palace Bowl in 1980?
A) Madonna
B) Bob Marley
C) Michael Jackson
D) Elvis Presley
- 15. Which 1965 British spy film featuring James Bond has a scene filmed in the Crystal Palace subway station?
A) Goldfinger
B) Thunderball
C) Dr. No
D) From Russia with Love
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