Q.1
What is the address, and also the official name, of The Gherkin?
  • 122 Leadenhall Street
  • 30 St Mary Axe
  • 20 Fenchurch Street
  • Crosby Court
Q.2
Which famous architect designed the building officially called the Leadenhall Building at 122 Leadenhall Street which is often referred to as The Cheesegrater?
  • Sir Norman Foster
  • Giles Gilbert-Scott
  • Sir Richard Rogers
  • Eric Parry
Q.3
Name the tallest tower in the Palace of Westminster.
  • The Lord’s Tower
  • Big Ben
  • The Victoria Tower
  • The Elizabeth Tower
Q.4
In May 1984 Prince Charles gave a speech at the 150th anniversary of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). In this speech he famously described what as a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend”?
  • The lavatories and lifts on the exterior of the Lloyd’s of London Building
  • Tower 42 (formerly the NatWest tower)
  • The Broadgate development, adjacent to Liverpool Street Station
  • The extension to the National Gallery
Q.5
What is odd about the houses at numbers 23 and 24 Leinster Gardens?
  • They were built to resemble an Austrian castle
  • They are just facades with nothing behind them
  • They are made of a stone specifically imported from Russia for their construction
  • They both received a direct bomb in WWI and WWII. The rest of the street was unscathed by both wars
Q.6
The Clock Tower at Westminster, commonly called Big Ben - which is in fact the name of the largest bell it houses - was officially renamed in 2012 as what?
  • The Benjamin Hall Clock Tower
  • The Benjamin Caunt tower
  • The Victoria Tower
  • The Elizabeth Tower
Q.7
Which much-visited London building was never rebuilt following a devastating fire in 1936?
  • The Euston Arch
  • The Army and Navy Club, Pall Mall
  • The Crystal Palace
  • The Queen’s Hall, former home to The Proms
Q.8
Which Museum is housed in the former buildings of Bethlem Hospital, commonly known as Bedlam?
  • The Imperial War Museum in Lambeth
  • The Design Museum on the Southbank
  • The Hunterian Museum in Lincoln’s Inn Fields
  • The Natural History Museum in Kensington
Q.9
Which building housed the Ministry of Information in the Second World War?
  • The Daily Express Building
  • Apsley House
  • Shell Mex House
  • Senate House
Q.10
Which London building was designed and built to accommodate the pre-existing wine cellar of Henry VIII?
  • The Ministry of Defence
  • The Shard
  • The Houses of Parliament
  • The Michelin Building
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