A) In east London, near Stratford B) In south London, near Croydon C) In north London, between Wood Green and Muswell Hill D) In central London, next to Hyde Park
A) Harrow B) Haringey C) Hillingdon D) Hackney
A) Grade I listed building B) Not listed C) Grade III listed building D) Grade II listed building
A) Hampstead Heath farm B) Tottenham Wood and Tottenham Wood Farm C) Kensington Palace grounds D) Greenwich Royal Park
A) John Johnson and Alfred Meeson B) John Nash and Isambard Kingdom Brunel C) Owen Jones and Christopher Wren D) Sir Joseph Paxton and Augustus Pugin
A) 1863 B) 1873 C) 1883 D) 1900
A) A political riot B) A fire C) A massive flood D) A royal wedding
A) Ally Pally B) North Dome C) The Palace D) Alex House
A) The Victoria Pavilion B) The Royal Exhibition Centre C) The North London Hub D) The Palace of the People
A) The building burned down completely B) Bankruptcy caused by the BBC C) It was initially a private venture D) Government acquisition
A) The British Broadcasting Corporation B) The Hornsey Historical Society C) English Heritage D) A group of neighbouring local authorities
A) The Heritage Trust Act B) The London Government Act C) The Public Recreation Act D) An Act of Parliament
A) The British Government B) The BBC Trust C) The London Borough of Haringey D) The Greater London Authority
A) Radio waves B) A television screen C) Lightning bolts D) An antenna
A) 1925 B) 1945 C) 1955 D) 1935
A) First colour television broadcast B) First international broadcast C) First satellite television transmission D) Home of the world's first regular public high-definition television service
A) 625-line colour television B) 405-line monochrome analogue television C) 30-line mechanical television D) 819-line high definition television
A) Studios 1 and 2 B) Studios A and B C) North and South Studios D) Studios X and Y
A) Original historical television equipment B) Photographs of royal visits C) Historic BBC costumes D) Early radio transmitters
A) 1996 B) 2007 C) 1986 D) 1973
A) The Hornsey Historical Society B) The BBC C) The London Borough of Haringey D) English Heritage
A) The BBC B) The High Court C) The Prime Minister D) The Fire Service
A) The Victorian Theatre and Palm Court B) The Great Hall and the West Hall C) Studios A and B D) The East Hall and North Hall
A) 1993 B) 2003 C) 2013 D) 2018
A) Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1 B) Metropolitan Wildlife Site Grade 3 C) Site of Special Scientific Interest Grade 2 D) National Nature Reserve Grade A
A) Southeastern services from Victoria B) Great Northern services from Moorgate C) Greater Anglia services from Liverpool Street D) Thameslink services from Brighton
A) Highgate on the Northern line B) Wood Green on the Piccadilly line C) Finsbury Park on the Victoria line D) Tottenham Hale on the Victoria line
A) Route W3 B) Route 29 C) Route 134 D) Route 91
A) Arriva London B) Metroline C) Go-Ahead London D) Stagecoach London
A) John Johnson B) Owen Jones C) Henry Willis D) Alfred Meeson
A) The Palace Development Syndicate B) The Great Northern Palace Company C) The Alexandra Park Co. Ltd. D) Kelk and Lucas
A) The Great Exhibition building in Westminster B) The International Exhibition building in South Kensington C) The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park D) The Royal Albert Hall
A) The Hornsey Land Trust B) The Great Northern Palace Company C) Kelk and Lucas D) Alexandra Park Co. Ltd.
A) More than 400 ft (122 m) high B) More than 500 ft (152 m) high C) More than 200 ft (61 m) high D) More than 300 ft (91 m) high
A) 1 May 1875 B) 10 March 1863 C) 24 May 1873 D) 23 July 1863
A) Queen Victoria B) Queen Mary C) Princess Alexandra of Denmark D) Princess Margaret
A) Prince Arthur B) Prince Albert Edward (future King Edward VII) C) Prince Alfred D) Prince George
A) May 1873 B) September 1865 C) May 1871 D) July 1863
A) The Piccadilly and Highgate Railway B) The Edgware, Highgate and London Railway C) The North London Railway D) The Great Northern and City Railway
A) Some 15 acres (6.1 ha) B) Some 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) C) Some 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) D) Some 20 acres (8.1 ha)
A) John Johnson and Alfred Meeson B) Sir Robert McAlpine and Peto C) Kelk and Lucas D) Cubitts and Lucas
A) The British Museum B) The Tower Bridge C) The Houses of Parliament D) The Royal Albert Hall
A) Michael Costa B) Sims Reeves C) Arthur Sullivan D) Charles Santley
A) None B) Ten C) Three D) Five
A) The central dome B) The theatre stage and machinery C) Only the outer walls D) The entire concert hall
A) English pottery and porcelain comprising 4,700 items B) Victorian scientific instruments C) A collection of Roman coins and artifacts D) Royal paintings and portraits
A) 1 May 1875 B) 24 May 1874 C) 1 July 1876 D) 10 March 1875
A) A concert hall, art galleries, a museum, a lecture hall, a library, a banqueting room and a large theatre B) Only a theatre and an exhibition hall C) A television studio and radio mast D) An indoor swimming pool and cinema
A) Translating plays into foreign languages B) Special-effects for pantomimes and melodramas like disappearing, reappearing, and flying C) Creating artificial rainstorms on stage D) Rotating the audience seating 360 degrees
A) Parliamentary elections B) International peace summits C) Mayoral coronations D) Political meetings
A) At the base of the hill in the surrounding park B) On the roof of the West Hall C) Inside the Great Hall D) At the summit of Muswell Hill
A) The ticket office building B) The original diving board and empty basin C) Nothing at all D) Some reeds, as it is long since closed
A) The 'Long Track' B) The 'Frying Pan' or the 'Pan Handle' C) The 'Horseshoe' D) The 'Oval Circuit'
A) From 1863 until 1980 B) From 1868 until 1970 C) From 1873 until 1950 D) From 1900 until 1990
A) It was London's largest racecourse B) It was London's first royal racecourse C) It was London's only racecourse D) It was London's only floodlit racecourse
A) A roller skating rink and bowling green B) A roller coaster, a zoo, and a funfair C) A botanical garden and a wildlife safari D) A Japanese village, a switchback ride, a boating lake, and a nine-hole pitch-and-putt golf course
A) 1875 B) 1900 C) 1863 D) 1888
A) Near the West Hall B) At the base of Muswell Hill C) In the middle of the old racecourse D) Next to the Palm Court
A) 1929 B) 1863 C) 1875 D) 1888
A) 1929 B) 1945 C) 1918 D) 1900
A) 1918 B) 1935 C) 1929 D) 1973
A) Sims Reeves B) John Johnson C) Owen Jones D) Marcel Dupré
A) A revolving restaurant B) A palm court and panoramic viewpoint C) A high-altitude cable car D) An observation wheel
A) Buildings at Risk register B) Protected Architectural register C) Historic Monuments register D) National Heritage List
A) 2013 B) 1996 C) 2007 D) 2019
A) The original 405-line transmitter B) The BBC canteen C) Studio A D) Its radio and television mast
A) The trading arm of the charitable trust B) The London Borough of Haringey council C) A BBC subsidiary company D) A private commercial entertainment corporation
A) 1967 B) 1935 C) 1921 D) 1900
A) Henry Burt JP B) Charles Samuel Franklin C) E. T. Spashett D) W. J. MacQueen-Pope
A) 1956 B) 1935 C) 1921 D) 1900
A) 1912 to 1915 B) 1915 to 1919 C) 1916 to 1920 D) 1914 to 1918
A) W. J. MacQueen-Pope B) Charles Samuel Franklin C) Lt. Col. R. S. F. Walker D) Henry Burt JP
A) Archie Pitt B) Gracie Fields C) Louis Bizat D) W. J. MacQueen-Pope
A) Archie Pitt B) Henry Burt C) Charles Samuel Franklin D) E. T. Spashett
A) John Logie Baird B) Lt. Col. R. S. F. Walker C) Charles Samuel Franklin D) E. T. Spashett
A) May 1945 B) January 1937 C) November 1936 D) September 1939
A) The rose window B) The rays C) The anchor D) The organ
A) A roller-skating rink B) A refugee camp C) An ice hockey arena D) Props storage space
A) 1969 B) 1956 C) 1981 D) 1937
A) Tracking incoming German doodlebugs B) Jamming German bombers' navigation systems C) Broadcasting secret messages to occupied Europe D) Powering anti-aircraft searchlights
A) A stray artillery shell B) An incendiary bomb C) A gas leak D) A German doodlebug
A) The main dome B) The television antenna mast C) The Rose Window D) The south terrace entrance
A) Charles Samuel Franklin B) E. T. Spashett C) Louis Bizat D) Henry Burt
A) The antenna mast B) The South terrace C) The tower D) The Great Hall dome
A) 1969 B) 1981 C) 1956 D) 1977
A) 1990 B) 1969 C) 1981 D) 1956
A) £31 million B) £60 million C) £20 million D) £30 million
A) Capital Radio's Jazz Festival B) A charity event hosted by Gracie Fields C) The BBC Television service launch D) An ice hockey tournament
A) £31 million B) £30 million C) £60 million D) £20 million
A) 1980 B) 1990 C) 1991 D) 1988
A) September 2005 B) October 2007 C) June 2004 D) July 2004
A) Willmott Dixon B) Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios C) Edible London D) Complicité
A) Mr Justice Sullivan B) Gareth Malone C) Jacob O'Callaghan D) Dylan Moran
A) Mr Justice Sullivan B) Jacob O'Callaghan C) Gilbert & George D) Ronnie Scott
A) 2,000 B) 3,000 C) 200 D) 10,250
A) 2007 B) 2004 C) 2012 D) 2018
A) English Heritage B) Heritage Lottery Fund C) Haringey Council D) Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
A) Edible London B) Willmott Dixon C) Haringey Council D) The BBC
A) June 2004 B) December 2018 C) March 2015 D) September 2009
A) Complicité B) Willmott Dixon C) Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios D) Firoka Ltd. |