Lone Star: A Visitor's Guide to London
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MrsHamilton on March 6, 2012
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Section One Study Questions
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 London's busy entertainment district and home to Leicester Square. | Picadilly Circus |
| Home of the Rosetta Stone and other important artifacts and works of art. | British Museum |
| Home to British parliament and the clock tower with the bell Big Ben. | New Palace of Westminster |
| Special church where coronations and other important events take place, including royal weddings. | Westminster Abbey |
| Shakespeare's original Globe Theater was in this area of London and many plays are performed there today. | West End |
| Half of parliament, red, houses the monarch's throne. | House of Lords |
| Half of parliament, green, where the day-to-day business of government takes place. | House of Commons |
| London home of the monarchs. | Buckingham Palace |
| World's tallest observation wheel. | London Eye |
| Home of Nelson's column and the National Gallery museum. | Trafalger Square |
| Oldest park in London. | St. James's Park |
| The Queen's 900-year-old weekend home. | Windsor Castle |
| Official home of the Prime Minister. | Whitehall |
| Famous domed church designed by Sir Christopher Wren, built as a replacement for the cathedral lost in the 1666 London fire. | St. Paul's |
| The national beverage of London, replacing ale, traditionally enjoyed at 4 o'clock. | Tea |
| Document used to show citizenship for travel between countries. | Passport |
| Nicknames for London's subway system. | The Tube, Underground, Metro, etc. |
| Reasons the Thames Tunnel is significant. | World's first underground tunnel, etc. |
| What is found at Madame Tussad's? | Wax statues |
| Name forms of public transportation used in London. | Taxi cabs, hackney carriages, double-decker buses, subway system, etc. |
| Besides six ravens, name things found in the Tower of London. | Crown jewels, apartments, prison cells, torture chambers, (ghosts?)... |
| Name London's largest airport. | Heathrow |
| Popular foods enjoyed in London include: | Fish and chips, bangers and mash, toad in the hole.... |
| One pound sterling = | One hundred pence (form of British currency) |
| How does traveling between time zones effect people? | Causes desynchronosis, insomnia, tiredness... |
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