Q 01/05

In which part of London was the Great Exhibition of 1851 held?

A) Hyde Park

B) Battersea Park

C) Kensington Gardens

D) Regent's Park

Answer · why

A) Hyde Park

Hyde Park. The organisers wanted a hall that could be taken apart afterwards, so the Crystal Palace was built from prefabricated iron and glass and la...

Q 02/05

Who designed the Crystal Palace that housed the Great Exhibition?

A) Charles Barry

B) Joseph Paxton

C) Decimus Burton

D) Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Answer · why

B) Joseph Paxton

Joseph Paxton made his name as a gardener. He scaled up the glasshouses he had built for the Duke of Devonshire, and his plan replaced a clumsier desi...

Q 03/05

Which royal is credited with the idea for the 1851 Great Exhibition?

A) King William IV

B) Queen Victoria

C) Prince Albert

D) Edward, Prince of Wales

Answer · why

C) Prince Albert

Prince Albert. The profit from his exhibition bought land in South Kensington, where the Victoria and Albert, Science and Natural History museums were...

Q 04/05

Which famous diamond, presented to Queen Victoria a year earlier, drew crowds at the 1851 Great Exhibition?

A) Regent Diamond

B) Cullinan

C) Orlov Diamond

D) Koh-i-Noor

Answer · why

D) Koh-i-Noor

Koh-i-Noor. Visitors found the stone disappointingly dull, so it was recut the following year to add sparkle, which left it far lighter.

Q 05/05

Where was the Crystal Palace re-erected after the 1851 exhibition closed?

A) Sydenham

B) Wembley

C) Richmond

D) Greenwich

Answer · why

A) Sydenham

Sydenham. The rebuilt palace staged concerts, shows and the FA Cup final before a fire destroyed it in 1936.