QUARANTINE QUIZZES
Places round 1: The London Underground 1. What percentage of the London Underground is actually above ground? 45% 2. London Underground has been known as “the Tube” since what year? a) 1890 b) 1900 c) 1920 a ) 1890 3. In January 2005, in an attempt to alleviate a problem with loitering young people, the London Underground played what over the speakers at problem stations? C lassical music 4. What year was the Oyster card introduced? 2003 5. What is the London Underground known as in cockney rhyming slang? the Oxo (Cube/Tube) 6. What is the only station to share its name with a football station? Arsenal - it was originally called Gillespie Road and is a station on the Piccadilly line 7. In what decade was the phrase ‘mind the gap’ introduced? The 1960’s - 1968 to be specific 8. Which American talk show host was born in a tube station? Jerry Springer was born at East Finchley station during the Second World War: his mother had taken shelter in the station from an air raid. ( 9. Before they decided to call it the Victoria line, which other name was considered? a) The Victory Line b) The Virtue Line c) The Viking Line c) The Viking Line 10. Engineer Harry Beck designed the modern London Underground map - what did he base his design on? A circuit board