Q.1
From which London bridge can one descend the Nancy Steps, named after the character in ‘Oliver Twist’?
  • Chelsea Bridge
  • Southwark Bridge
  • The Millennium Bridge
  • London Bridge
Q.2
The Artful Dodger, Fagin and Bill Sykes are characters in which famous Dickens novel set in London?
  • Great Expectations
  • Oliver Twist
  • Our Mutual Friend
  • A Christmas Carol
Q.3
What was the name of Dickens’ first short story, published in The Monthly Magazine?
  • Amadale
  • A Dinner at Poplar Walk
  • Charles Dickens
  • Armageddon
Q.4
Which pub, still existing today in the City of London, is often mentioned in ‘The Pickwick Papers’?
  • The Jamaica Wine House
  • Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
  • The George and Vulture
  • The Viaduct Tavern
Q.5
Where is the trial for breach of promise held in ‘The Pickwick Papers’?
  • The Royal Courts of Justice
  • Guildhall
  • County Hall
  • The Old Bailey
Q.6
In ‘Oliver Twist’, Mr. Brownlow is robbed of what by the Artful Dodger whilst standing at a bookstall near Clerkenwell Green?
  • His wallet
  • His keys
  • His pocket watch
  • His handkerchief
Q.7
In ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, Charles Darnay visits which pub after being acquitted of high treason?
  • The Slug and Lettuce
  • The Woodin’s Shades
  • Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
  • The Coach and Horses
Q.8
In which London prison was Dickens’ father held?
  • Newgate
  • Wormwood Scrubs
  • The Clink
  • Marshalsea
Q.9
Which London church does Dickens dub “Saint Ghastly Grim” in ‘The Uncommercial Traveller’?
  • St Olave, Hart Street
  • All Souls, Grosvenor Park
  • All Hallows by The Tower
  • The Savoy, Chapel Royal
Q.10
Villiers Street was the site of Warren’s Blacking Factory where Dickens once worked labelling pots of boot polish. How old was he at the time?
  • 9
  • 12
  • 16
  • 18
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