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