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