Q 01/05

On which river does the Tower of London stand?

A) Thames

B) Severn

C) Lea

D) Fleet

Answer · why

A) Thames

It sits on the north bank, tucked into the south-east corner of the old Roman city walls.

Q 02/05

Which king founded the Tower of London in 1066?

A) Harold Godwinson

B) William the Conqueror

C) Edward the Confessor

D) William Rufus

Answer · why

B) William the Conqueror

London yielded to him without a fight that December, and he built the castle to "overawe the Londoners".

Q 03/05

Which building gives the whole castle its name?

A) The Bell Tower

B) The Bloody Tower

C) The White Tower

D) The Martin Tower

Answer · why

C) The White Tower

Work on the keep began around 1078; it was whitewashed from 1240, which is how it got its colour and name.

Q 04/05

Which London borough contains the fortress?

A) City of London

B) Southwark

C) Hackney

D) Tower Hamlets

Answer · why

D) Tower Hamlets

The open space of Tower Hill separates it from the eastern edge of the City's square mile.

Q 05/05

Which bishop did William make responsible for building the White Tower?

A) Lanfranc of Canterbury

B) Odo of Bayeux

C) Gundulf of Rochester

D) Ranulf Flambard

Answer · why

C) Gundulf of Rochester

It may not have been finished until after William's death in 1087, and was the earliest stone keep in England.