
Places 110917 is a selection of 10 questions. Places 110917 is the filename to differentiate it from other Places quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 With what type of shop is Charing Cross Road in London traditionally associated?
A Bookshops
2 In place names or on maps, which word signifies an ancient burial place?
A Barrow
3 Which rea of London is Fortnum & Mason’s main department store?
A Piccadilly (181 Piccadilly since it was established in 1707)
4 What kind of exhibit is on display, at the military museum at Bovington in Dorset?
A Tanks (accept Armoured vehicles)
5 Where in Leicester did archaeologists dig up the bones of Richard III?
A A car park
6 In which German city was there a discovery of more than 1,500 artworks confiscated by the Nazis during the 1930s and 40s?
A Munich
7 In which county is Ford Open Prison?
A West Sussex (Category ‘D’ HM Prison Ford)
8 In which village is the British Royal Military Academy?
A Sandhurst, Berkshire
9 Which London Museum was until 1899 named the South Kensington Museum?
A Victoria and Albert Museum (changed in 1899)
10 In which county is Parkhurst prison?
A Isle of Wight (yes, it is a county as well as an island)