- 1. When was the Crystal Palace originally built?
A) 1851
B) 1700
C) 1900
D) 1800
- 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) Kew Gardens
B) Buckingham Palace
C) Hyde Park
D) Greenwich Park
- 4. Which famous exhibition took place at the Crystal Palace in 1851?
A) Great Exhibition
B) London Marathon
C) Art Basel
D) Comic-Con
- 5. What material was predominantly used in the construction of the Crystal Palace?
A) Steel
B) Wood
C) Brick
D) Glass
- 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) 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) Nancy Drew
B) Miss Marple
C) Hercule Poirot
D) Sherlock Holmes
- 9. In which year was the Crystal Palace football stadium officially opened?
A) 1899
B) 1975
C) 1939
D) 1924
- 10. In which London borough is the Crystal Palace located?
A) Bromley
B) Westminster
C) Richmond
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) William Shakespeare
C) Jane Austen
D) Charles Dickens
- 13. The Crystal Palace was a symbol of which architectural style?
A) Art Deco
B) Modernist
C) Victorian
D) Gothic
- 14. Which famous Jamaican singer performed at the Crystal Palace Bowl in 1980?
A) Elvis Presley
B) Michael Jackson
C) Madonna
D) Bob Marley
- 15. Which monarch declared the intention to rebuild the Crystal Palace after its destruction in 1936?
A) Tsar Nicholas II
B) Emperor Haile Selassie
C) King George VI
D) Queen Elizabeth II
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