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LONDON BLUE BADGE TOURIST GUIDE REGISTRATION EXAMINATIONS

Thursday, 10th October 2019 at 10:00 hours

PAPER THREE

Time allowed: TWO HOURS (120 MINUTES)

This paper is in THREE sections:

SECTION A Comprises 150 questions, ALL of which should be answered. (Recommended time: 70 minutes) This section is worth 60%

SECTION B Answer ONE question from a choice of two, in note form. (Recommended time: 25 minutes) This section is worth 20%

SECTION C Answer ONE question from a choice of three, in note form. (Recommended time: 25 minutes) This section is worth 20%

Notes

1. Please write your candidate number at the top of this page and at the top right hand corner of all separate sheets (the invigilator has your number).

2. SECTION A: The answers should be written on the question paper.

SECTION B and C: The answers should be written on the lined paper provided. i. Please use only one side of the paper ii. Please start each question on a new page

3. Please write legibly in pen.

4. Note – all names should be first name AND surname (family name) unless otherwise specified.

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SECTION A – 60%

HISTORY

What name did the Romans give 1 ?

Name the lane in which the Great 2 Fire of London started in 1666.

What name was given to the French Protestants who arrived in 3 London after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685?

Name the only building within 4 Palace to survive the fire of 1698.

In which year was the Bank of 5 founded?

Which Roman road ran along the 6 line of the Edgware Road?

Name the Prime Minister who was 7 assassinated in the Houses of Parliament in 1812.

What did George Shillibeer 8 introduce to London in 1829?

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Who designed the Crystal Palace, 9 which housed the Great Exhibition of 1851?

Which building was demolished at the beginning of the 20th century to 10 make way for today’s Central Criminal Court?

What is the meaning of the Saxon 11 word ‘Cheap’ in ?

Name London’s first railway 12 station, which opened in 1836 (not underground).

Name the first monarch whose 13 official London residence was .

Against which king was the 14 Gunpowder Plot aimed?

Which Roman remains lie under 15 the ?

In which year was the first 16 built?

WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Which order of monks was associated with Westminster 17 Abbey until the Reformation in the 16th century?

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The Cosmati pavement was 18 completed in 1268. Why is it called Cosmati?

Why is guiding suspended in the 19 nave at 12noon on weekdays (Monday to Friday)?

Name the American Baptist minister and activist who is one of 20 the Modern Martyrs located above the Great West Door.

Name ONE of the judges buried in the chapel of St Paul, who took 21 part in the trial of Mary Queen of Scots.

Name the 14th century book, which 22 sets out the order of service for the coronation.

What image is displayed on 23 Stephen Hawking’s tombstone?

Only one of King Henry VIII’s wives 24 is buried in the Abbey. Name her.

Which 19th century engineer was 25 buried next to Thomas Telford at his own request?

Name the Abbey’s Surveyor of the Fabric who designed the tower 26 leading to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries.

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TOWER OF LONDON

Name the Irish mercenary who 27 tried to steal the Crown Jewels in 1671.

Name the Resident Governor of 28 the Tower.

Which king built St Thomas’ 29 Tower in the 1280s?

Who performs the ceremonial gun salute at Tower Wharf to 30 celebrate the Queen’s birthday and other royal occasions? Which educational establishment commemorates the death of King

31 Henry VI on 21 May every year,

by laying white roses in the Tower?

Which symbol of Katharine of 32 Aragon is engraved on King Henry VIII’s horse armour?

Name the first recorded prisoner 33 to escape from the Tower in 1100.

Name the newest raven in the 34 Tower, hatched in April 2019.

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ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

Which royal wedding took place 35 at St Paul’s Cathedral in 1501?

The monument to the Duke of 36 Wellington shows him riding his horse. Name the horse.

For whom was Nelson’s

37 sarcophagus originally made?

There are three galleries under (i) and around the dome. The lowest 38 is the Whispering gallery. Name (ii) the other TWO.

Name the monarch whose statue 39 stands outside the west end of the Cathedral.

Which Biblical story is told in the 40 pediment on the West Front?

At what time does St Paul’s Cathedral usually open for 41 sightseeing from Monday to Saturday inclusive?

Name the American Vice President who was present at the 42 dedication of the American Memorial Chapel.

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NATIONAL GALLERY

Name ONE of the two city-states which are depicted fighting in 43 Uccello’s ‘The Battle of San Romano’?

Name the TWO ambassadors in (i) 44 Holbein’s painting ‘The Ambassadors’. (ii)

What is the name given to the smoky effect used by Leonardo 45 da Vinci in ‘The Virgin of the Rocks’?

Monet painted ‘The Gare St- 46 Lazare’ in 1877. In which city is the gare (train station)?

In which artistic style did Seurat 47 paint ‘Bathers at Asnieres’?

Name TWO restrictions on the (i) 48 use of photography in the main galleries. (ii)

TATE BRITAIN

How did Henry Tate, who funded 49 the building of , make his money?

In which county is Flatford Mill, 50 painted by Constable?

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Name the Pre-Raphaelite artist 51 who painted Ophelia in 1851.

What nationality was the painter 52 John Singer Sargent?

To which group of artists do the 53 painters Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin belong?

Name the English painter best known for his portrait miniatures 54 of members of the courts of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I of England.

TATE MODERN

What was the original purpose of 55 the building until 1981?

Name the German artist who 56 created the installation ‘Lightning with a Stag in its Glare’.

Name the artist who painted the 57 Seagram Murals.

To which Italian avant garde 58 group did Umberto Boccioni belong?

(i) On which TWO days of the week 59 is Tate Modern open until 2200? (ii)

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Name TWO of the major (i) 60 movements of 20th century art on display at Tate Modern. (ii)

THE

Name the physician whose collection of 71,000 objects 61 became part of the foundation of the British Museum after his death in 1753.

What story is told on the East 62 Pediment of the Parthenon?

What is the Portland Vase made 63 of?

Name the current director of the 64 British Museum.

Name the Assyrian ruler depicted 65 on the Lion Hunt Reliefs taken from the north palace of Nineveh.

Who bequeathed the Holy Thorn 66 Reliquary to the British Museum in 1898?

Name the poet whose poem ‘Ozymandias’ was inspired by the 67 arrival of the statue of Rameses II in 1817.

Name the ancient copper mine 68 near the site where the Mold Gold Cape was found.

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OTHER COLLECTIONS

Whose ‘Life in Drawing’ is currently the subject of an 69 exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery?

Name the world’s oldest dated 70 carpet which can be seen at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Where can the visitor see a new exhibition of the work of the 71 British sculptor Antony Gormley until 3 December 2019?

Name the artist who painted ‘The Swing’, on display in the Wallace 72 Collection. [surname only required]

In which part of London is the 73 Museum of Childhood, part of the Victoria & Albert Museum?

In which house would you see an Egyptian service made by Sevres for Josephine Bonaparte, the 74 Waterloo Shield and ‘The Waterseller of Seville’ by Velasquez? Name the Staffordshire potter whose medallion of Sir William 75 Hamilton is on display in the British Galleries at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Thomas Heatherwick’s copper cauldron sculpture is on display 76 at the . For which London event was it created?

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GREENWICH

Which Greenwich parish church is named after the Archbishop of 77 Canterbury who was killed by the Danes in 1012? Queen Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI, extended Bella 78 Court manor to create a lavish palace in Greenwich. What name was given to it?

For which queen was the 79 Queen’s House started?

Which TWO English monarchs (i) 80 are featured on the main ceiling of the Painted Hall? (ii)

Name the architect who restored 81 the Chapel of St Peter and St Paul following the fire of 1779.

Why was the Greenwich foot 82 tunnel, opened in 1902, built under the Thames?

At what time is the red Time Ball 83 dropped at the Royal Observatory?

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HAMPTON COURT

From whom did King Henry VIII 84 acquire ?

Name the clock maker who made 85 the astronomical clock in Clock Court.

Whose ghost is said to haunt the 86 Haunted Gallery?

Which monarch first opened 87 Hampton Court Palace to the public?

From which London railway 88 terminus would you take a train to Hampton Court?

Hampton Court Palace is built (i) around three courtyards. One is 89 Clock Court. Name the TWO (ii) other courts. In which room in the King’s Apartments can visitors see an 90 elaborate display of arms, designed by John Harris in the 17th century?

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GENERAL

What name is given to the 91 occupants of the Royal Hospital Chelsea?

Which bridge, opened in 1894, is 92 celebrating its 125th birthday this year?

How high is the building known 93 as (feet or metres)?

Which organisation is based at 94 Marlborough House?

Name Prince Charles’ London 95 residence.

Name the author who lived at 48 96 Doughty Street.

Name the architect who designed 97 the in Hyde Park.

Name the TWO regiments of the (i) Household Cavalry who mount 98 the guard at Horseguards (ii) Parade.

Where might you hear the Lutine 99 Bell?

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Name the species of large tree, which sheds its bark and is 100 commonly found in the streets and squares of London.

Where does the Oxford and (i) 101 Cambridge Boat Race (i) start and (ii) end? (ii)

Name the bridge with which Peter 102 de Colechurch is associated.

Name the architect who designed 103 the red telephone box.

In which area of London is the

104 new US embassy located?

There is a statue of a king on 105 horseback outside the Houses of Parliament. Name the king.

Name the architect who rebuilt 106 the Houses of Parliament following the fire of 1834.

Name the civil engineer who 107 designed the Thames Embankment in the19th century.

Which body owns and maintains 108 all the bridges between Blackfriars and ?

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The Olympic Park at Stratford has been renamed since the 109 2012 Olympics. What is its new name?

Where does the 110 cease to be tidal?

111 What can you buy at Lock & Co?

Name ONE of the two Inns of 112 Court located between the Embankment and .

Name ONE of the founders of 113 .

In which London Square is there a memorial to the British victims 114 of the attacks of 11th September 2001?

Why is there a grasshopper on 115 top of the Royal Exchange?

In which square is the Supreme 116 Court located?

Name the theatre next to the Globe Theatre which only holds 117 performances in winter and is lit by candlelight.

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SOAS University of London is one of London’s leading 118 universities. What do the letters SOAS stand for?

Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree 119 is a present from which country?

Who was present at the unveiling 120 of his own statue in in 2007?

The Actors’ Church was designed 121 by Inigo Jones in 1631. Where is it?

From which gentleman’s club in Pall Mall did Phileas Fogg depart 122 to travel ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’?

Name the arch at the end of the

123 Mall, which is expected to open

as a hotel in 2022.

Name London’s oldest 124 restaurant.

In which month is Open House 125 weekend?

What are Brooks, Boodles and 126 Whites?

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What does Ede & Ravenscroft 127 supply?

Which London theatre was the 128 first public building in the world to be lit entirely by electric light?

Name ONE tube station you 129 would recommend to clients visiting the Design Museum.

Which football team plays at (i) (i) 130 Stamford Bridge and (ii) the ? (ii)

Apart from the Queen, which (i) TWO members of the royal family 131 are able to grant a supplier a (ii) Royal Warrant?

Why would you visit Wigmore 132 Hall?

Where is the Central London 133 Mosque?

Which TWO musicians lived (at (i) different times) in houses 134 adjacent to each other in Brook (ii) Street?

Which river flows underground for 135 4 miles before joining the Thames at ?

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Name the contemporary artist whose glasswork is currently on 136 show at Gardens. [surname only required]

Who does the main statue in 137 Circus commemorate?

Name the architect of the Natural 138 History Museum.

Twickenham Stadium is the 139 national stadium for which sport?

Name the canal, which links Little 140 Venice with Camden Lock.

Name one London pub named 141 after a method of execution.

What nickname is given to 20 142 .

What do the letters ULEZ stand 143 for?

Name ONE of the livery company 144 halls found in Dowgate Hill.

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In which church was William 145 Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, baptized in 1644?

In which square in Bloomsbury is 146 there a statue of Mahatma Gandhi?

Where in London (street/square) would you find (i) the German (i) 147 embassy and (ii) the Indian High Commission? (ii)

When the Guard Change takes place, one detachment of the Old 148 Guard forms up for inspection at Buckingham Palace. Where does the other detachment form up?

On which day of the week is 149 normally closed?

Which charity was founded by the 150 rector of St Stephen Walbrook, Dr Chad Varah, in 1953?

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SECTION B – 20%

PLEASE START YOUR ANSWER ON A NEW PAGE AND WRITE ON ONE SIDE OF THE PAPER ONLY. PLEASE WRITE YOUR CANDIDATE NUMBER ON EACH SHEET.

Answer ONE question only

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B1. Give an account of World War 2 and how it affected London. You may include in your answers the Blitz, subsequent bombing raids, the lives of Londoners, preparations and precautions, evacuations, casualties.

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B2. 2019 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria. Describe significant events during her reign and what you would show visitors to London to illustrate these.

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SECTION C – 20%

PLEASE START YOUR ANSWER ON A NEW PAGE AND WRITE ON ONE SIDE OF THE PAPER ONLY. WRITE YOUR CANDIDATE NUMBER ON EACH SHEET.

Answer ONE question only

either

C1. Write bullet points on TWO of the following, describing their foundation and development, together with any activities that take place there today

• Piazza • • Grosvenor Square •

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C2. Write bullet points on TWO of the following architects with particular emphasis on their work in London

• Richard Rogers • Norman Foster • Nicholas Hawksmoor • John Nash

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C3. Write bullet points on TWO of the following. Include a brief description of the Museum, its location, history and key items in its collection

• Natural History Museum • Science Museum • •

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