A) 250 feet B) 316 feet C) 400 feet D) 200 feet
A) Elizabeth Tower B) Albert Tower C) Henry Tower D) Victoria Tower
A) 9 B) 15 C) 7 D) 11
A) King Henry VIII B) King George III C) Queen Elizabeth II D) Queen Victoria
A) Glass B) Cast iron C) Stone D) Brick
A) Norman Foster B) Augustus Pugin C) Richard Rogers D) Christopher Wren
A) Modernist B) Baroque C) Art Deco D) Gothic Revival
A) Edmund Beckett Denison B) Augustus Pugin C) Charles Barry D) Sir Christopher Wren
A) Once a day B) Three times a week C) Twice a month D) Once a week
A) 334 steps B) 500 steps C) 400 steps D) 250 steps
A) Time Gong B) Grand Bell C) Great Bell D) Big Benji
A) 3 B) 4 C) 2 D) 1
A) 1700 B) 1776 C) 1859 D) 1900
A) The phases of the moon B) The tides C) The date D) The weather
A) New York B) Sydney C) Paris D) London
A) 1987 B) 2000 C) 1999 D) 2012
A) Sir Charles Barry B) Augustus Pugin C) Sir Benjamin Hall D) Queen Victoria
A) By winding the clock mechanism B) By adding or removing pre-decimal pennies from the pendulum C) By recalibrating the gears D) By adjusting the clock hands
A) Every hour on the hour B) Before news at 18:00 and 00:00, with an additional broadcast at 22:00 on Sundays C) Only on special occasions D) During the renovation period
A) 2000 B) 1987 C) 2012 D) 1970
A) 13.5 long tons B) 15 long tons C) 20 long tons D) 10 long tons
A) The Great Fire of London B) The Blitz during World War II C) A storm in 1835 D) The old palace was largely destroyed by fire on 16 October 1834
A) Three B) Four C) Five D) Six
A) Between 2017 and 2021 B) Between 2000 and 2005 C) Between 1987 and 1990 D) Between 1995 and 2000
A) Granite B) Marble C) Sandstone D) Sand-coloured Anston limestone
A) 300 B) 290 C) 250 D) 350
A) 54 B) 60 C) 50 D) 52
A) John Nash B) Charles Barry C) David Boswell Reid D) Augustus Pugin
A) About 300 mm (12 in) B) About 700 mm (28 in) C) About 500 mm (20 in) D) About 1000 mm (39 in)
A) A lift in the ventilation shaft B) A new clock mechanism C) An additional staircase D) A new spire
A) Approximately 1⁄150 B) Approximately 1⁄300 C) Approximately 1⁄200 D) Approximately 1⁄240
A) 230 mm (9.1 in) B) 250 mm (9.8 in) C) 200 mm (7.9 in) D) 300 mm (11.8 in)
A) Union Jack B) Crown of England C) Fleurs-de-lis D) Rose of York
A) Portcullis B) Crown C) Throne D) Sceptre
A) 50 B) 44 C) 40 D) 60
A) Augustus Pugin B) Acton Smee Ayrton C) Charles Bradlaugh D) John Bercow
A) Charles Bradlaugh B) John Bercow C) Acton Smee Ayrton D) Augustus Pugin
A) 150 B) 324 C) 200 D) 400
A) Electric bulbs B) Gas lamps C) LED lights D) Candles
A) VIVAT REGINA B) DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM PRIMAM C) IN DEO SPERAMUS D) FIDE ET LABORE
A) IIII B) V C) IV D) IV
A) Prussian blue B) Gold C) Black D) White
A) Three B) Four C) Five D) Six
A) France B) Italy C) England D) Germany
A) Sir Giles Gilbert Scott B) Frederick Dent C) George Airy D) Edmund Beckett Denison
A) Anchor escapement B) Pendulum escapement C) Double three-legged gravity escapement D) Deadbeat escapement
A) For three years B) For six months C) For two years D) For one year
A) A workman left a hammer too close to the mechanism B) A heavy snowfall C) A mechanical failure D) A power outage
A) PETA B) WWF C) Friends of the Earth D) Greenpeace
A) C-sharp B) A-natural C) G-flat D) E-natural
A) Royal Bell Foundry B) John Warner & Sons C) Stockton Bell Foundry D) Whitechapel Bell Foundry
A) 500 lb (227 kg) B) 600 lb (272 kg) C) 440 lb (200 kg) D) 300 lb (136 kg)
A) 120–125 decibels B) 90–95 decibels C) 100–105 decibels D) 110–115 decibels
A) July 2005 B) June 2010 C) September 2008 D) August 2007
A) 2008 B) 2015 C) 2012 D) 2010
A) Christmas Day B) Independence Day C) Remembrance Day D) New Year's Day
A) 68 strokes B) 96 strokes C) 70 strokes D) 56 strokes
A) 1 January 1945 B) 31 December 1923 C) 1 January 1930 D) 1 January 1950
A) A malfunction in the clock mechanism B) The electronically transmitted chimes arrive virtually instantaneously, while the 'live' sound is delayed C) A special event where the clock is set to strike thirteen D) A glitch in the broadcasting system
A) £29 million B) £18.6 million C) £69 million D) £90 million
A) The Nobel Prize B) The Turner Prize C) The Pritzker Prize D) The Stirling Prize
A) Nearly £80 million B) £90 million C) £69 million D) £29 million
A) It was left untouched B) It had sustained greater damage than previously thought C) It was slightly damaged D) It was completely destroyed
A) Incandescent bulbs B) Low-energy LEDs C) Fluorescent lights D) Halogen bulbs
A) Black B) White C) Prussian blue D) Red and white
A) 2022 B) 2025 C) 2021 D) 2020 |