- 1. When was the Crystal Palace originally built?
A) 1900
B) 1800
C) 1700
D) 1851
- 2. Which architect designed the Crystal Palace?
A) Christopher Wren
B) Norman Foster
C) Zaha Hadid
D) Joseph Paxton
- 3. Where was the Crystal Palace originally located?
A) Kew Gardens
B) Hyde Park
C) Greenwich Park
D) Buckingham Palace
- 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) Wood
B) Steel
C) Brick
D) Glass
- 6. Which monarch officially opened the Crystal Palace in 1851?
A) Queen Victoria
B) King George III
C) Queen Elizabeth I
D) King Henry VIII
- 7. The Crystal Palace was a symbol of which architectural style?
A) Art Deco
B) Victorian
C) Gothic
D) Modernist
- 8. Which famous author featured the Crystal Palace in one of their novels?
A) Charles Dickens
B) William Shakespeare
C) Jane Austen
D) George Orwell
- 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) Queen Elizabeth II
D) Tsar Nicholas 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) 1975
B) 1939
C) 1899
D) 1924
- 12. What famous fictional detective resided near the Crystal Palace in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories?
A) Miss Marple
B) Nancy Drew
C) Sherlock Holmes
D) Hercule Poirot
- 13. During which world war was the Crystal Palace used as a naval training establishment?
A) Vietnam War
B) World War II
C) World War I
D) Korean War
- 14. Which famous Jamaican singer performed at the Crystal Palace Bowl in 1980?
A) Madonna
B) Michael Jackson
C) Bob Marley
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) From Russia with Love
C) Dr. No
D) Thunderball
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