The London Underground is also colloquially called the Tube. This comes from having been nicknamed the ‘Twopenny Tube”. Where did this term first originate?
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The Daily Mail
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London bus drivers who feared the Underground would threaten their livelihoods
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Lord Palmerston, the Prime Minister
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The Cockneys of London
Q.2.
Which of these is correct?
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The number of stations on the north versus the south bank of the Thames is roughly equal
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There are no stations on the north side of the Thames
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Three quarters of the stations are on the north side of the river
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Only around 10% of the stations are on the south side of the Thames
Q.3.
The tunnels on the Central Line are noticeably crooked and curving. Why is this?
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They follow the medieval street plan
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They had to avoid tunnelling under Marble Arch and St Paul’s
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The tunnelling machine had a technical fault
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The engineering team that built them liked to take long, boozy lunches
Q.4.
Which line is sometimes called ‘London’s Pride?’
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The Metropolitan Line
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The Victoria Line
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The Bakerloo Line
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The Northern Line
Q.5.
How is Bumper Harris associated with the Underground?
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He designed the Tube map
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He was the first baby to be born on it
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He was the first train driver on the Underground
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He was a one-legged man who was paid to go up and down its first escalator to demonstrate how safe it was
Q.6.
On 6th June 1915 Maida Vale station first opened. It was ...?
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unsuccessful initially with only 15 journeys taken to or from it in the first 3 months
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directly hit by a bomb within 24hrs and thus closed again for 4 years
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entirely staffed by women
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called Maiden Lane
Q.7.
During World War II, the Underground’s deep-level stations were also used as what?
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Dance halls
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Mushroom sheds
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Postal storerooms
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Bomb shelters
Q.8.
Who was the first reigning monarch to travel on the Underground?
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Queen Victoria
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George VI
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Queen Elizabeth II
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Prince Charles
Q.9.
Which of these is correct?
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The first Tube line was built and financed by a private company
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The first Tube line was the Circle Line
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The first Tube line went from Westminster to St Paul’s
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The first Tube line was abandoned after 4 days
Q.10.
The London Underground celebrated a big anniversary of its inauguration inHow many years were they celebrating?
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50
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100
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150
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250
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