Winter Walkabout Kids' Quiz

The answers...

The order of the questions depends on which route you completed - the below is based on route A, but hopefully you can find the answers you're looking for!

1 Nancy's steps were the scene of the murder of the character Nancy in a famous novel by Charles Dickens. Do you know the name of this book? Oliver Twist

2 Sir Francis Drake sailed many miles around the world in a galleon called The Golden Hinde. Do you know how many miles he covered? Over 140,000

3 You'll go past a reconstruction of the theatre where Hamlet was first performed. Do you know which famous Englishman wrote this play? William Shakespeare

4 Sir Christopher Wren designed St Paul's Cathedral. A wren is also a type of animal but do you know which type? A bird

5 What is the name of the current reigning Queen? Elizabeth II

6 In the pantomime, Dick Whittington was accompanied to London by an animal which, according to folklore, helped him to find fame and fortune. Do you know what type of animal this was? A cat

7 The Great Fire of London started in a shop in Pudding Lane in 1666. Can you guess which type of shop this was? A baker's shop

8 Which type of birds are said to guard the Tower of London? Ravens

9 As you cross any of the bridges on the route, look east - you can see the tallest building in Britain, which is named after a bird. What is it called? Canary Wharf

10 Near Hay's Galleria, there's a strange-shaped building near the river, where the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, is based. How many flagpoles are there outside? 3