Tour of London

Jon, Lizzie and I did a walking/boat tour of London on Saturday. Here's a little quiz to see how well you know London!1. Who was the cutest member of our tour group who entertained everyone with her cute sounds and great smiles?








Tower of London and Tower Bridge
2. Why did the moat around the Tower of London get filled in?











Houses of Parliament
3. How many years was Oliver Cromwell's head displayed on a pole outside Westminster Abbey? (His body was taken somewhere else.) (Cromwell is credited with the current set up of Parliament--House of Lords and House of Commons.)




Big Ben
4. What is Big Ben?

Westminster Abbey

5. Who of the following is not buried in the Abbey?

a. Charles Dickens

b. Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland)

c. William Shakespeare

d. Charles Darwin

e. Laurence Olivier

St. James's Park

6. How in the world did pelicans end up in London?

Trafalgar Square
7. How many lions guard Admiral Horatio Nelson's column?

ANSWERS:
1. Sweet Lizzie
2. It got too stinky (It was their sewer system.)
3. 24
4. A bell
5. Shakespeare
6. A gift from Russia (Norway gave a polar bear.)
7. 4