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