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History of Stoke Newington - Quiz 1 (Feb 2015)
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1Church Street was renamed Stoke Newington Church Street, becoming the longest London street name, in:
- A1655
- B1876
- C1937
2Who was the first Lord of the Manor of Stoke Newington?
- AThomas Abney
- BWilliam Patten
- CJohn Dudley
3Clissold Park was purchased for the public for the sum of:
- A£96,000
- B£2,500,000
- C£210,000
4The Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington was abolished in:
- A1897
- B1931
- C1965
5The Rose & Crown pub was demolished and rebuilt opposite its original location due to street widening in?
- A1860
- B1930
- C1972
6Abney Park Cemetery opened in:
- A1840
- B1766
- C1903
7The Town Hall on Church Street was completed in:
- A1907
- B1937
- C1961
8Stoke Newington High Street was a 2-way road till the:
- A1920's
- B1970's
- C1890's
9Carrie Eve became the first woman mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington in:
- A1893
- B1972
- C1922
10The Stoke Newington Pumping Station was built in:
- A1954-56
- B1754-56
- C1854-56
11The Clissold Park wooden bandstand was removed in:
- A1905
- B1965
- C1991
12The fire station on Church Street was built in:
- A1993
- B1977
- C1940
13The bridge over the Hackney Brooke on Stoke Newington High Street was called:
- ABrooke Bridge
- BStoke Newington Bridge
- CStamford Bridge
14Clissold Park opened to the public in:
- A1837
- B1889
- C1932
15Mark Feld (aka Marc Bolan), frontman of glam rock group T. Rex, was born and raised in:
- AStoke Newington High Street
- BStoke Newington Church Street
- CStoke Newington Common
16A spire was added to St. Mary's old Church in:
- A1829
- B1654
- C1783
17Albion Road was built in:
- A1903
- B1830
- C1769
18The row of Georgian houses on Church Street opposite Clissold Park used to be called:
- AClissold Row
- BNew River Row
- CParadise Row
19The New River used to flow along western Church Street till:
- A1876
- B1799
- C1946
20In the 1570's The Three Crowns pub on Stoke Newington High Street was called:
- AThe Crown
- BThe King's Head
- CLe Rose
21St. Mary’s new Church was built in:
- A1797
- B1920
- C1858
22Abney Park Cemetery was the first nondenominational cemetery in Europe
- ATrue
- BFalse
23In 1700 the Lord Mayor of London and co-founder of the Bank of England, Sir Thomas Abney, was also the Lord of the Manor of Stoke Newington
- ATrue
- BFalse
24St. Mary's Old Church is the only remaining church in London from the Elizabethan period:
- ATrue
- BFalse
25The Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington was created in 1923
- ATrue
- BFalse
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