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