Question: What is the modern Welsh form o the word London?
Answer: Llundain

Question: Who came up with an explanation of the origins of London's name that contradicted earlier assumptions
Answer: Richard Coates

Question: In what year did Richard Coates offer a differing explanation as to the origins of London's name?
Answer: 1998

Question: What river flows into the River Thames?
Answer: the River Effra

Question: The remains of an ancient bridge found on the shore of the River Thames was dated back to what archaeological period?
Answer: Bronze Age

Question: The remains of what type of structure from the mesolithic period was found on the River Thames's foreshore?
Answer: not known

Question: How many ancient structures' ruins have been found near the River Thames in recent history?
Answer: Two

Question: The remains of an unknown ancient structure found on the River Thames foreshore dated back to approximately what year?
Answer: 4500 BC

Question: Who was the leader of the Iceni tribe?
Answer: Queen Boudica

Question: What was Roman London's population in the 2nd century?
Answer: around 60,000

Question: The Romans invaded what is now London and established its first major settlement in what year?
Answer: 43 AD

Question: What was the capital of Britannia before Londinium?
Answer: Colchester

Question: Who invaded and destroyed the first major settlement of Roman London in 61 AD?
Answer: the Iceni tribe

Question: What area continued to exist after Londinium was abandoned following the end of Roman rule?
Answer: St Martin-in-the-Fields

Question: What was responsible for the decline of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Lundenwic?
Answer: repeated Viking invasions

Question: How many known attacks on London did the Vikings commit?
Answer: three

Question: By the late 7th century, what was a main function of Lundenwic?
Answer: a major port

Question: Of the three recorded Viking assaults on London, how many were successful?
Answer: two

Question: According to the Anglo-Saxon chronicle, who reestablished London in 886 AD?
Answer: Alfred the Great

Question: Danelaw, established by the Vikings, covered what  geographical area?
Answer: London to Chester

Question: What was the name of the Danish warlord who played a major role in establishing Danelaw?
Answer: Guthrum

Question: Following the Viking invasion, when did London begin to significantly grow and expand?
Answer: about 950

Question: What was Danelaw?
Answer: political and geographical control imposed by the Viking incursions

Question: Who rebuilt Westminster Abbey?
Answer: King Edward the Confessor

Question: By which century had London started becoming a prominent capital city?
Answer: the 11th century

Question: What architectural style was Westminster Abbey rebuilt in?
Answer: Romanesque

Question: What historian was quoted as saying that London had all the necessary characteristics to be a major capital city?
Answer: Frank Stenton

Question: Prior to the 11th century, what was Anglo-Saxon England's capital?
Answer: Winchester

Question: In what area of London was the Tower of London built?
Answer: southeastern corner

Question: The Palace of Westminster originated from what building?
Answer: Westminster Hall

Question: On what day did Duke William II of Normandy become King of England?
Answer: Christmas Day 1066

Question: Who built Westminster Hall?
Answer: William II

Question: In which famous battle did Duke William II of Normandy see victory?
Answer: the Battle of Hastings

Question: What was the administration which governed the City of London called?
Answer: the Corporation of London

Question: In the 12th century, where were the various bodies of English government centrally located for the most part?
Answer: Westminster

Question: Where was the royal treasury housed?
Answer: the Tower

Question: Before being centrally located, how was the English government handled in terms of location?
Answer: accompanied the royal English court as it moved around the country

Question: In what era did the Protestant Reformation occur?
Answer: the Tudor period

Question: What event greatly boosted English shipping and commerce?
Answer: the re-opening of the Netherlands to English shipping

Question: What phenomenon did the Reformation bring about?
Answer: a gradual shift to Protestantism

Question: Typically what were the nationalities of ships that traveled to and from England via the Straight of Gibraltar?
Answer: Italian or Ragusan

Question: When was England again able to ship to the Netherlands?
Answer: January 1565

Question: What was the defensive wall that encircled London in 1642 called?
Answer: the Lines of Communication

Question: How long did it take to build the Lines of Communication?
Answer: under two months

Question: Who did the Lines of Communication wall fail to prevent from coming into London?
Answer: the New Model Army

Question: Approximately how many workers did it take to build the Lines of Communication?
Answer: 20,000

Question: What was King George II's royal residence beginning in 1762?
Answer: Buckingham House

Question: What was the name of the police force established in London in 1750?
Answer: the Bow Street Runners

Question: On average, when did children born in the City of London die? 
Answer: before reaching their third birthday

Question: How many crimes in 18th century London could result in the death penalty?
Answer: more than 200

Question: What was the London hub of the British press?
Answer: Fleet Street

Question: What was the primary cause of the cholera outbreak in 19th century London?
Answer: London's overcrowded conditions

Question: Who bombed London in both World War I and World War II?
Answer: the Germans

Question: When did London host its first Summer Olympics?
Answer: 1948

Question: How many people died of cholera in London in 1848?
Answer: 14,000

Question: Where did the 1948 Summer Olympics in London take place?
Answer: the original Wembley Stadium

Question: What was the root cause of the Brixton riot in 1981?
Answer: Racial inequality

Question: In what year was the Greater London Council formed?
Answer: 1965

Question: In what period was London a symbol of trend-setting and youth?
Answer: the mid-1960s

Question: During "The Troubles", who waged assaults via bombings on London?
Answer: the Provisional IRA

Question: Why was the Greater London Council established?
Answer: the growth of the urban area

Question: What was London's estimated population in the 1980s?
Answer: around 6.8 million

Question: What event preceded a substantial decrease in the average population in London? 
Answer: the Second World War

Question: The main ports for London were relocated to where?
Answer: Felixstowe and Tilbury

Question: When was construction on the Thames Barrier completed?
Answer: the 1980s

Question: What was the primary function of the Thames Barrier?
Answer: to protect London against tidal surges from the North Sea

Question: What were the Millennium Dome, the London Eye, and the Millennium Bridge created to honor?
Answer: the start of the 21st century

Question: What government entity was abolished in 1986?
Answer: The Greater London Council

Question: London was honored with what in July, 2005?
Answer: awarded the 2012 Summer Olympics

Question: What replaced the long-abolished Greater London Council in 2000?
Answer: the Greater London Authority

Question: The population of Greater London in January 2015 was its greatest since what year?
Answer: 1939

Question: London's government administration is comprised of how many tiers?
Answer: two

Question: What governmental entity oversees London's city-wide administrative tier?
Answer: the Greater London Authority (GLA)

Question: Who is the current Mayor of London?
Answer: Boris Johnson

Question: How many boroughs does London consist of?
Answer: 32

Question: What group of elected officials provides checks and balances on the Mayor's executive authority?
Answer: the London Assembly