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