Q 01/05

In which US state does the London Bridge of 1831 stand today, re-erected beside a desert lake in 1971?

A) Nevada

B) Arizona

C) Texas

D) California

Answer · why

B) Arizona

Arizona has been its home since the bridge reopened in Lake Havasu City. Only the outer stonework made the trip; it clads a new concrete core.

Q 02/05

Robert McCulloch, the American who bought London Bridge in 1968, had made his name selling which machines?

A) Tractors

B) Lawnmowers

C) Cash registers

D) Chainsaws

Answer · why

D) Chainsaws

Chainsaws built his fortune, starting with the first one to carry his name in 1948. He wanted the bridge to lure home buyers to the desert city he had...

Q 03/05

Rumour says Robert McCulloch thought his 1968 purchase from the City of London was which grander landmark?

A) Tower Bridge

B) Westminster Bridge

C) Windsor Castle

D) Buckingham Palace

Answer · why

A) Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge is the landmark in the story, but the buyer and the councillor who arranged the sale both flatly denied it. He knew exactly which crossin...

Q 04/05

Which monarch's funeral plan was codenamed Operation London Bridge and drawn up decades before it was needed?

A) Queen Victoria

B) Elizabeth II

C) Charles III

D) Edward VIII

Answer · why

B) Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II had her funeral planned from the 1960s, and the details were revised many times before 2022. A coded phrase about the bridge was to tell ...

Q 05/05

Which animals may Freemen of the City of London supposedly herd across London Bridge by ancient right?

A) Geese

B) Pigs

C) Sheep

D) Cattle

Answer · why

C) Sheep

Sheep are the animals in the tradition, said to recall Freemen bringing flocks to market without paying the bridge toll. In modern times flocks have b...