Five really useful tools Learn to navigate around your Discovering London 2017 London Nook book using the page slider, the Jump to page short cut, the Find in book keyboard, the Go back to page ** searcher, Ask Dad to teach you. and the blue touch-and-go words. Question 1: Pages 112 and 113 What is the name of this building? __________________________ Who lives here? ____________________ Remember that a ‘page’ in a Nook book will last for three or four screens. So if you go to a page and don’t find what you’re looking for, try scrolling forward or back a few times. And when you find it, always scroll on for extra information. Question 2: Pages 106, 107, 202 and 203 On the left of this picture is a high bell tower with a huge clock at the top. On the right is a big ferris wheel-like structure. A What is the name of the bell in the tower? ___________________ B What is the big wheel called? ____________ C What is the name of the river between them? ___________ Question 3 One of these famous London buildings is nick-named ‘The Gherkin’. Which one do you think it is? Can you name the others? Write all the names in the boxes. Pages 106 and 107 Page 163 Pages 198 and 199 Page 104 Page 229 Page 167 Ask Dad Page 173 When you use your London Family Guide, always look for the Kids’ Corner sections, like the ones on pages 113 and 170. Page 288 Question 4: Pages 163 and 169 This bridge is right next to the Tower of London. As you can see, the roadway (with a red bus on it) is very low. A What is the name of the bridge? _________________ B What river does it cross? ______________ C How do tall ships get through it to continue sailing up the river? _____________________ Question 5: Pages 187, 188 and 189 This is a reconstructed theatre in London, opened in 1997: The Globe. The original theatre was built in 1599. On 29 June 1613 the original Globe Theatre went up in flames during a performance. A theatrical cannon, set off during the performance, misfired, and ignited the wooden beams and thatching. No one was hurt except a man whose burning trousers were put Can you name the famous writer many of whose out with a bottle of beer. plays were performed here around 1600? ____________________ It was rebuilt in the following year, but was pulled down in 1644. Can you name one of his plays? _________________________________ Question 6: Pages 163, 164 and 165 This is a Yeoman Warder of a certain palace and fortress in London. A By what name are the Yeomen Warders popularly known? ________________ B What fortress do they guard? _________________________ Question 7: Page 127 Hamleys is probably the best toy shop in the world. Use the Practical Information tag on page 127 in your London Family Guide to answer these questions: What street is Hamleys in? ________________ At what tube station would you get out to visit Hamleys? ________________________ Question 8: Page 121, and use Google for more information if you need to A Whose statue stands on top of this column in Trafalgar Square? B Who was he? What did he do? C What is Trafalgar Square named after? A ___________________________________ B ___________________________________ C ___________________________________ Question 9: Pages 157 and 158 This is Madame Tussaud. What is she famous for in London? ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ You know who this is; but only one of these pictures shows the real Wayne Gretzky. The other pictures show waxwork dummies. Which one is the real Gretzky? Tick the box. Obviously not this one! Which of these is the real Donald Trump? And which of these is the real Jack Sparrow? Question 10: Google this if you don’t know the answers. This is the national flag of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. It is called the ‘Union Jack’. You will see it all over London. It is made up of three separate crosses stacked on top of one another: At the bottom, the cross of Saint Andrew: Placed on top of that, the cross of Saint Patrick: On top of both of them, the cross of Saint George: The patron saint of Wales (Saint David) is not represented in the Union Jack. A What is a ‘patron saint’? _____________________________________ B Of what countries are Saint Andrew, Saint Patrick and Saint George the patron saints? _________________ ____________________ _ ________________ C Does America have a patron saint? Yes! What is the saint’s name? ____________________________ Question 11: Google this if you don’t know the answers. London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. About 10 million Do you know people live and work there. That’s more how many than in New York! people live in Atlanta? The United States of America is About _____ made up (mainly) of 50 states. The United Kingdom is made up (mainly) of four countries. Do you know what they are? Here are some clues: __________ __________ _________ ____________ Cut the page off here Study the Union Jack above very carefully, then cut these flags up with scissors to make your own Union Jack. Take special care to include the white spaces on the Union Jack. The British Army You will see a lot of military uniforms in London. Seven senior regiments of the British Army make up the Household Division, which is responsible for many ceremonial duties in London. This is how the Household Division is organised: Household Division Household Cavalry The Guards Division (the Queen’s official bodyguard) (Foot Regiments) The Life Guards The Blues and Royals Grenadier Guards Coldstream Guards Scots Guards Irish Guards Welsh Guards Their uniforms look similar, but there are important details that help you to tell them apart. The Blues and Royals These are the two regiments of the Household Cavalry: What differences can you see? Tunics: ___________________ The Life Guards Helmet plumes: ____________ And these are the uniforms of the five regiments of the Guards Division: Grenadier Guards Coldstream Guards Scots Guards Irish Guards Welsh Guards Single buttons Buttons in pairs Buttons in threes Buttons in fours Buttons in fives White plume Red plume No plume Blue plume White and green plume left of cap right of cap right of cap left of cap Question 12: All the help you need is on the previous page. Here are soldiers on duty in London. You should be able to tell what regiments they belong to: Question 13: The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom: Pages 163, 164 and 165 There are 141 ceremonial objects among the Crown Jewels. Some of them are brought out for special occasions: coronations, royal christenings and weddings, and for the opening of the British parliament. These are the most important items among the Crown Jewels: The Crown of St Edward The Sovereign’s Orb The Sovereign’s Sceptre Who is this person? _______________________ What is the occasion? _____________________ What is a ‘sovereign’? The Crown shows that she has _____________________ royal authority. Can you see the Crown, The Orb (it is a cross over a globe) shows God’s power over the world, the Orb and the Sceptre? because she represents Christ on Earth. Draw a circle round each one. The Sceptre (in the shape of a rod) shows that the monarch rules on Earth. Question 14: Pages 125 and 126 These are pictures of a circus – the kind of circus that you know: But this is also a picture of a circus. What is its name, and why do you think it is called a circus? __________________ _________________________________ Can you see two very familiar advertising signs on the building at the far end of the Circus? _______________ _______________ Question 15: No Google! Work it out logically. What places are these boxes describing? Draw a line from the box to the place. This is where the Crown Jewels are kept. It was used as a prison for hundreds of years, and many prisoners were tortured here and executed nearby. Buckingham Palace Westminster Abbey This is where kings and queens of the United Kingdom are crowned. The building was started in 1245. A section of the church is called Poets’ Corner. The creators of Oliver The British Museum Twist and Mowgli are buried there, and there Horse Guards Parade is a memorial to the author of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. This is where the Queen lives (with her family) and works when she is in London. This is the oldest museum in the world. It was founded in 1753. It owns about 8 million iitems. This is where the Changing of the Queen’s Life Guard takes place every day at 11 o’clock.. The Houses of Parliament The Tower of London This is where the British government meets and works. You can think of it as Britain’s ‘Capitol Building’. It is also called the Palace of Westminster. Question 16: Pages 81, 82, 84 and 85. No Google! London has some of the world’s most famous sports stadiums. What is the main sport played at each of these places? Wimbledon ______________ Twickenham ______________ Lord’s and The Oval ______________ Wembley Stadium ______________ Question 17: Page 159 Who used to live (so the story goes) at 221b Baker Street in London? ________________________ Question 18: You should know all this. This little fellow was named after the London railway station where he was found by the Brown family, who adopted him.