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1 What is the name of the private royal residence in the Highlands of Scotland?
A Balmoral Castle
2 What is the informal name of the iconic building in London at 30 St Mary Axe?
A The Gherkin
3 Name the building alongside London’s Waterloo Bridge once used as the Registry of Births, Marriages & Deaths.
A Somerset House
4 The funeral service for Diana Princess of Wales was held in which London building?
A Westminster Abbey
5 Which Berlin building was subject to an arson attack by the Nazis in February 1933?
A The Reichstag (Reichstag is a German word which roughly means Parliament)
6 What is the popular name of the domed cathedral on Red Square in Moscow?
A Saint Basil’s Cathedral (actual name: The Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat)
7 On the dome above the Old Bailey courts in London, what is the statue of Lady Justice holding in her right hand?
A A sword
8 Which building is the largest freestanding structure (by area) in the United Kingdom?
A Terminal 5, Heathrow airport (353,020 sq metres)
9 In which sci-fi film is the Weyland-Yutani Corporation ‘Building Better Worlds’?
A Aliens
10 What major contribution to the health of Londoners did civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette get constructed?
A The sewer network (most of it still copes with London’s sewage today)