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    The Strangest London Quiz Book
    The Strangest London Quiz Book
    The Strangest London Quiz Book
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    The Strangest London Quiz Book

    By Tom Quinn

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    All the fun of Portico's bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz form!

    Test your London knowledge with this fascinating book, packed with fun and challenging quiz questions based around the weirdest events from the illustrious history of this wonderful city.

    Quiz categories include:

    Ancient traditions

    London eccentrics

    Getting about

    Ghosts and ghouls

    Corridors of power

    Monumental monuments

    Quirky buildings

    Just plain weird

    Whether you're testing your friends, practising for pub quizzes or just reading it in an armchair, this book will take your London knowledge to a whole new level.

    Word count: 30,000 words.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateNov 27, 2020
    ISBN9781911622369
    The Strangest London Quiz Book
    Author

    Tom Quinn

    Tom Quinn has edited several magazines including The Countryman, and has written numerous books, including Britain's Best Walks.

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      Book preview

      The Strangest London Quiz Book - Tom Quinn

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      CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      1 ANIMAL ACTION

      2 GARDENS OF DELIGHT

      3 GREAT HOUSES

      4 LEGAL EAGLES

      5 MEDICAL MATTERS

      6 ODDS AND ENDS

      7 PUBS, CLUBS AND SHOPS

      8 THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT

      9 WRITERS, SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS

      10 FOOD AND DRINK

      11 GRAVE MATTERS

      12 LAVATORIAL

      13 LONDON UNDER LONDON

      14 MONEY FOR OLD ROPE

      15 PLAYING GAMES

      16 RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS

      17 TRAVELLING LIGHT

      18 GHOSTS AND GHOULS

      19 QUIRKY BUILDINGS

      20 MONUMENTAL MONUMENTS

      21 JUST WEIRD

      22 GOVERNMENT

      23 GETTING ABOUT

      24 ANCIENT TRADITIONS

      25 LONDON’S ECCENTRICS

      THE ANSWERS

      INTRODUCTION

      The famous phrase opposite, by the great 18th-century lexicographer Samuel Johnson, perhaps best sums up the feelings of those who find London endlessly fascinating.

      Whether you are interested in the curious byways of London’s transport system, its sewers, its great river, its public buildings, its parks, churches, squares, bridges and hidden corners, you will find something of interest in this book.

      The Strangest London Quiz Book includes 250 intriguing questions that will test your knowledge of the Queen of Cities to the utmost. There are sections on religion, sports and games, eccentrics, parks and gardens, bridges, food and drink, great houses and even lavatories.

      Now, dig in, and see just how much you really know!

      ‘The man who is tired of London is tired of life.’

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      ANIMAL ACTION

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      GARDENS OF DELIGHT

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      GREAT HOUSES

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      LEGAL EAGLES

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      MEDICAL MATTERS

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      ODDS AND ENDS

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      PUBS, CLUBS AND SHOPS

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      THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT

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      9

      WRITERS, SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS

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