58 London Quiz Questions And Answers For Your Next Pub Quiz (2025 Edition)

Are you someone who’s from Cockney born-and-bred? Or perhaps a wide-eyed tourist who’s visited London once and can’t wait to go again? Or maybe even just a traveler from across the world who’s dreaming of riding in those double-decker buses?

London is no doubt, one of the more fascinating cities in the world. From ancient Roman walls and royal palaces (maybe you’ll get to catch a glimpse of the Royal Family) to modern skyscrapers and underground rivers, London is packed with stories and surprises.

So to celebrate this city (and help you with a fun night at a pub), we’ve crafted 58 questions specifically for pub quiz nights, team events, and friendly competitions. This is definitely not the boring textbook stuff you’ll find elsewhere. But that’s not all!

We’ve also included a ton of bonus games and rounds so there’s something for everyone here.

🏰 Round 1: Royal London & Historic Landmarks

London’s got a lot of iconic landmarks, so it only makes sense that we start our quiz by testing your knowledge of the capital’s most famous buildings and sites right? Here are the crowd-pleasers London quiz questions to get everyone warmed up.

Question 1: How many rooms does Buckingham Palace have?
A) 378
B) 512
C) 775
D) 1,000

Question 2: What was the Tower of London originally built as?
A) A prison
B) A royal palace
C) A fortress
D) A mint

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Question 3: Which architect designed St Paul’s Cathedral after the Great Fire of London?
A) Christopher Wren
B) Inigo Jones
C) Norman Foster
D) John Nash

Question 4: What is the official name of Big Ben?
A) The Clock Tower
B) Elizabeth Tower
C) Westminster Tower
D) Victoria Tower

Question 5: How many people are buried in Westminster Abbey?
A) Around 1,000
B) Around 2,000
C) Around 3,300
D) Around 5,000

Question 6: What is the name of the famous stone used for coronations in Westminster Abbey?
A) The Stone of Destiny
B) The Coronation Stone
C) The Royal Stone
D) The Westminster Stone

Question 7: Which palace was the main royal residence before Buckingham Palace?
A) Hampton Court Palace
B) Kensington Palace
C) St James’s Palace
D) Windsor Castle

Question 8: How many steps are there to the top of the Monument to the Great Fire of London?
A) 211
B) 311
C) 411
D) 511

📊 Round 1 Complete! Check Your Answers:

Q1: How many rooms does Buckingham Palace have? C) 775 rooms (including 78 bathrooms!)

Q2: What was the Tower of London’s original purpose when built in 1066? C) A fortress by William the Conqueror

Q3: Which architect designed St Paul’s Cathedral after the Great Fire? A) Sir Christopher Wren

Q4: Big Ben is actually the name of what? B) The bell (the tower is Elizabeth Tower)

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Q5: Approximately how many people are buried in Westminster Abbey? C) Around 3,300

Q6: What’s the Stone of Destiny used for in Westminster Abbey? B) Coronations (also called the Stone of Scone)

Q7: Which palace was the main royal residence BEFORE Buckingham Palace? C) St James’s Palace

Q8: How many steps lead to the top of the Monument to the Great Fire? B) 311 steps (and you get a certificate at the top)

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🚇 Round 2: The Tube & Transport Trivia

The train will be arriving soon. Kindly mind the gap between what you know and what you’re about to learn in this section.

There can’t be a London quiz without a section on the iconic red buses, black cabs and even the London Underground.

Question 9: How many lines does the London Underground have?
A) 9
B) 11
C) 13
D) 15

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Question 10: Which is the deepest station on the London Underground?
A) Angel
B) Hampstead
C) Kennington
D) Wimbledon

Question 11: What was the first underground railway line in the world?
A) Circle Line
B) District Line
C) Metropolitan Line
D) Northern Line

Question 12: Which Tube line has the most stations?
A) Central Line
B) District Line
C) Northern Line
D) Piccadilly Line

Question 13: What color is the Bakerloo line on the Tube map?
A) Brown
B) Orange
C) Purple
D) Yellow

Question 14: Which station serves the most lines?
A) Baker Street
B) King’s Cross St Pancras
C) Oxford Circus
D) Victoria

Question 15: What does “Oyster Card” refer to?
A) A restaurant discount card
B) London’s transport smart card
C) A museum pass
D) A seafood market voucher

Question 16: Which Tube station has platforms on four different levels?
A) Bank
B) Clapham Common
C) Covent Garden
D) Leicester Square

📊 Round 2 Complete! Check Your Answers:

Q9: How many lines does the London Underground have? B) 11 lines

Q10: Which is the deepest station on the Tube? B) Hampstead (58.5 meters below ground)

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Q11: What was the world’s first underground railway line? C) Metropolitan Line (opened 1863)

Q12: Which Tube line has the MOST stations? B) District Line (60 stations)

Q13: What color is the Bakerloo line on the Tube map? A) Brown

Q14: Which station serves the most lines simultaneously? A) Baker Street (5 lines)

Q15: What’s an Oyster Card? B) London’s transport smart card

Q16: Which Tube station has platforms on FOUR different levels? A) Bank station

💡 Fun Fact: The Tube map isn’t geographically accurate at all. In fact, it’s a schematic diagram. The actual distances between stations vary wildly, which can make for tricky quiz questions if you show a picture of the map.

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🎭 Round 3: Culture, Entertainment & the Arts

All the world’s a stage, and London’s got the best of them. This section is an ode to the city’s artistic heritage, legendary venues and creative spirts. This one is for the theatre kids and artsy kids.

Question 17: Which famous London theatre is home to the Phantom of the Opera?
A) Her Majesty’s Theatre
B) Palace Theatre
C) Royal Opera House
D) Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Question 18: Which museum houses the Rosetta Stone?
A) British Museum
B) Natural History Museum
C) Science Museum
D) V&A Museum

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Question 19: What is the name of the famous concert hall in South Kensington?
A) Barbican Centre
B) Royal Albert Hall
C) Royal Festival Hall
D) Wigmore Hall

Question 20: Which London gallery is famous for its collection of impressionist paintings?
A) National Gallery
B) National Portrait Gallery
C) Saatchi Gallery
D) Tate Britain

Question 21: Where would you find the Crown Jewels?
A) British Museum
B) Buckingham Palace
C) Tower of London
D) Westminster Abbey

Question 22: Which famous author lived at 48 Doughty Street, now a museum?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Jane Austen
C) Oscar Wilde
D) Virginia Woolf

Question 23: What type of museum is the V&A?
A) Art and design
B) Military history
C) Natural history
D) Science and technology

Question 24: Which London venue hosts the annual BBC Proms?
A) Barbican Centre
B) O2 Arena
C) Royal Albert Hall
D) Wembley Arena

📊 Round 3 Complete! Check Your Answers:

Q17: Which theatre has hosted Phantom of the Opera since 1986? A) Her Majesty’s Theatre

Q18: Where’s the Rosetta Stone kept? A) British Museum

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Q19: What’s the famous concert hall in South Kensington called? B) Royal Albert Hall

Q20: Which gallery is famous for impressionist paintings? A) National Gallery

Q21: Where are the Crown Jewels displayed? C) Tower of London

Q22: Which author’s home is now a museum at 48 Doughty Street? A) Charles Dickens

Question 23: What type of museum is the V&A? A) Art and design (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Question 24: Which London venue hosts the annual BBC Proms? C) Royal Albert Hall

📚 Deeper Dive: Want to become a London culture expert? Check out these free resources:

• British Museum (always free entry)
• National Gallery (free permanent collection)
• Tate Modern (free general admission)
• V&A Museum (free, with world-class design exhibits)

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🍺 Round 4: London Life & Local Lingo

This is where the fun starts to come in! Let’s see how well you know London’s culture, traditions, and way of life.

Question 25: What does “having a butcher’s” mean in Cockney rhyming slang?
A) Going shopping
B) Having a drink
C) Having a look
D) Having dinner

Question 26: Which famous London market is known for its antiques and vintage clothing?
A) Borough Market
B) Camden Market
C) Portobello Road Market
D) Spitalfields Market

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Question 27: What traditional London dish consists of minced meat pie with mashed potatoes?
A) Bangers and mash
B) Fish and chips
C) Pie and mash
D) Toad in the hole

Question 28: What does “going up the apples” mean?
A) Feeling sick
B) Going upstairs
C) Making money
D) Taking a trip

Question 29: Which area of London is famous for its curry houses on Brick Lane?
A) Brixton
B) Shoreditch
C) Spitalfields
D) Tower Hamlets

Question 30: What is a “jellied eel”?
A) A candy from London
B) A Cockney insult
C) A traditional East End dish
D) A type of fish and chips

Question 31: Which street market is known for its flower stalls and appearances in My Fair Lady?
A) Berwick Street
B) Chapel Market
C) Covent Garden
D) Leather Lane

Question 32: What does “use your loaf” mean?
A) Make bread
B) Share your food
C) Use your head/think
D) Work hard

📊 Round 4 Complete! Check Your Answers:

Question 25: What does “having a butcher’s” mean in Cockney rhyming slang? C) Having a look (butcher’s hook = look)

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Question 26: Which famous London market is known for its antiques and vintage clothing? C) Portobello Road Market

Question 27: What traditional London dish consists of minced meat pie with mashed potatoes? C) Pie and mash

Question 28: What does “going up the apples” mean? B) Going upstairs (apples and pears = stairs)

Question 29: Which area of London is famous for its curry houses on Brick Lane? C) Spitalfields (Brick Lane is in Tower Hamlets/Spitalfields area)

Question 30: What is a “jellied eel”? C) A traditional East End dish

Question 31: Which street market is known for its flower stalls and appearances in My Fair Lady? C) Covent Garden

Question 32: What does “use your loaf” mean? C) Use your head/think (loaf of bread = head, get it?)

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🌉 Round 5: Rivers, Bridges & Hidden London

This section explores the mysterious, the forgotten, and the downright surprising sides of the city.

Question 33: How many bridges cross the Thames in London?
A) 15
B) 24
C) 33
D) 42

Question 34: Which is the oldest of London’s Thames bridges?
A) London Bridge
B) Richmond Bridge
C) Tower Bridge
D) Westminster Bridge

Question 35: What is the name of the river that flows through Camden and into the Thames?
A) River Fleet
B) River Lea
C) River Wandle
D) River Westbourne

Question 36: How many abandoned Tube stations are there in London?
A) Around 20
B) Around 30
C) Around 40
D) Around 50

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Question 37: Which London bridge was mistakenly purchased and rebuilt in Arizona?
A) London Bridge
B) Southwark Bridge
C) Tower Bridge
D) Waterloo Bridge

Question 38: What is the name of the underground river that flows beneath Farringdon?
A) River Effra
B) River Fleet
C) River Tyburn
D) River Walbrook

Question 39: Which Tube station was used as a bomb shelter during WWII?
A) All of them
B) Aldwych
C) Only deep-level stations
D) Only stations south of the Thames

Question 40: What unusual feature does Tower Bridge have?
A) It can lift to let ships pass
B) It glows in the dark
C) It has a river flowing through it
D) It’s made entirely of stone

📊 Round 5 Complete! Check Your Answers:

Question 33: How many bridges cross the Thames in London? C) 33 bridges

Question 34: Which is the oldest of London’s Thames bridges? B) Richmond Bridge (completed in 1777)

Question 35: What is the name of the river that flows through Camden and into the Thames? B) River Lea (or Lee)

Question 36: How many abandoned Tube stations are there in London?
C) Around 40 “ghost stations

Question 37: Which London bridge was mistakenly purchased and rebuilt in Arizona? A) London Bridge (the buyer thought he was getting Tower Bridge!)

Question 38: What is the name of the underground river that flows beneath Farringdon? B) River Fleet

Question 39: Which Tube station was used as a bomb shelter during WWII? A) All of them (about 175,000 people sheltered nightly)

Question 40: What unusual feature does Tower Bridge have? A) It can lift to let ships pass (a bascule bridge)

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🎬 Round 6: London on Screen

Lights, camera, London! From James Bond, Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes to Bridget Jones, London is truly a star. Movie and TV fans, this one is for you.

Question 41: Which railway station do Harry Potter films use as a filming location?
A) King’s Cross
B) Liverpool Street
C) Paddington
D) Victoria

Question 42: In which London location does the film “Love Actually” feature the famous Downing Street scene?
A) Actually filmed at 10 Downing Street
B) Shepperton Studios
C) A street in Wandsworth
D) The real Downing Street exterior with studio interiors

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Question 43: Where is Sherlock Holmes’s fictional address at 221B Baker Street?
A) It doesn’t exist
B) It’s now a bank
C) It’s now the Sherlock Holmes Museum
D) It’s now a hotel

Question 44: Which James Bond film features a boat chase on the Thames?
A) Casino Royale
B) Skyfall
C) Spectre
D) The World Is Not Enough

Question 45: In which London market was “Bridget Jones’s Diary” partially filmed?
A) Borough Market
B) Camden Market
C) Portobello Market
D) Spitalfields Market

Question 46: Where is the blue door from the film “Notting Hill” located?
A) 142 Portobello Road
B) 280 Westbourne Park Road
C) 52 Kensington Park Road
D) It was a studio set

Question 47: Which London location appears as Diagon Alley in Harry Potter films?
A) Borough Market
B) Camden Passage
C) Leadenhall Market
D) Old Spitalfields Market

Question 48: Where is the café that serves as the exterior of Sherlock’s flat in the BBC series?
A) Regent Street
B) North Gower Street
C) Oxford Street
D) Piccadilly

📊 Round 6 Complete! Check Your Answers:

Question 41: Which railway station do Harry Potter films use as a filming location?
A) King’s Cross (though some interiors were filmed at St Pancras next door)

Question 42: In which London location does the film “Love Actually” feature the famous Downing Street scene? B) Shepperton Studios (they built a replica)

Question 43: Where is Sherlock Holmes’s fictional address at 221B Baker Street?
C) It’s now the Sherlock Holmes Museum

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Question 44: Which James Bond film features a boat chase on the Thames?
D) The World Is Not Enough

Question 45: In which London market was “Bridget Jones’s Diary” partially filmed?
A) Borough Market

Question 46: Where is the blue door from the film “Notting Hill” located? B) 280 Westbourne Park Road (it’s now painted black)

Question 47: Which London location appears as Diagon Alley in Harry Potter films?
C) Leadenhall Market (inspiration and some filming)

Question 48: Where is the café that serves as the exterior of Sherlock’s flat in the BBC series? B) North Gower Street (Speedy’s Cafe)

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🏆 Final Challenge: London Legends

The ultimate questions for true London aficionados. Ready for the tough stuff? These questions separate the tourists from the true London experts.

Question 49: What year was the Great Fire of London?
A) 1566
B) 1666
C) 1766
D) 1866

Question 50: How many ravens must be kept at the Tower of London according to legend?
A) At least 4
B) At least 6
C) At least 8
D) At least 12

Question 51: What is the oldest building in the City of London?
A) Roman Wall
B) St Bartholomew the Great Church
C) The Tower of London
D) Westminster Abbey

Question 52: Which Roman emperor founded London (Londinium)?
A) Augustus
B) Claudius
C) Julius Caesar
D) Nero

Question 53: What does the name “Tyburn” refer to in London history?
A) A famous market
B) A lost river and execution site
C) A medieval palace
D) An ancient Roman gate

Question 54: Which famous clock was originally intended for the Palace of Westminster but ended up at St Pancras?
A) Big Ben
B) The Midland Grand Clock
C) The Royal Observatory Clock

Question 55: What is unique about the City of London compared to Greater London?
A) It has its own mayor and police force
B) It has no residents
C) It’s not part of the UK
D) It’s tax-free

Question 56: Which year did the London Underground open?
A) 1843
B) 1863
C) 1883
D) 1903

Question 57: What is the name of London’s ancient stone amphitheatre discovered in 1988?
A) Colosseum Londinium
B) Guildhall Amphitheatre
C) London Amphitheatre
D) Roman Circus

Question 58: How wide was London Bridge in medieval times?
A) It had houses and shops built on it
B) Just wide enough for one cart
C) Three times wider than today
D) The same width as today

📊 Round 7 Complete! Check Your Answers:

Question 49: What year was the Great Fire of London? B) 1666

Question 50: How many ravens must be kept at the Tower of London according to legend? B) At least 6 (legend says if they leave, the kingdom will fall!)

Question 51: What is the oldest building in the City of London? B) St Bartholomew the Great Church (founded 1123)

Question 52: Which Roman emperor founded London (Londinium)? B) Claudius (around 43 AD)

Question 53: What does the name “Tyburn” refer to in London history? B) A lost river and execution site

Question 54: Which famous clock was originally intended for the Palace of Westminster but ended up at St Pancras? Answer: Trick Question! None, Big Ben’s clock was always meant for Westminster

Question 55: What is unique about the City of London compared to Greater London? A) It has its own mayor (Lord Mayor) and police force (City of London Police)

Question 56: Which year did the London Underground open? B) 1863

Question 57: What is the name of London’s ancient stone amphitheatre discovered in 1988? B) Guildhall Amphitheatre

Question 58: How wide was London Bridge in medieval times? A) It had houses and shops built on it (up to seven stories high!)

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Scoring Guide: How Did You Do?

52-58 correct: 🎩 London Legend You’re practically London royalty and could probably give tours of the city blindfolded.

43-51 correct: 🚇 Tube Expert Impressive. You know your way around the capital like a true local.

33-42 correct: 🎭 West End Wannabe You’ve got some solid knowledge. A few more tries and you’ll be unstoppable.

23-32 correct: 🌉 Thames Tourist Not bad, not bad at all! You know the highlights and there’s still plenty to discover, but hey, that’s part of the fun right?

0-22 correct: 🗺️ Map Reader Time to book a trip! London is waiting for you, and there’s so much to explore. You’ll have so much fun.

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Adieu, For Now

Remember that there’s always another story to discover, another street to wander or even other fantastic places to find. So as they say, grab a cuppa coffee and keep exploring our other quizzes. And don’t forget to bookmark this page for your next London quiz themed pub night or even share it with your quiz team to practice together.