1) Henry VIII was born in 1491 in the palace that once stood on the site of the Old Royal Naval College. What was it called back then?

The palace was built in the 15th century by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester who named it Bella Court. He fell out of favour with the queen, Margaret of Anjou. Once he had died in prison, she renamed it the Palace of Placentia. It was rebuilt by Henry VII and was a favourite among Tudor monarchs. It was demolished in the late seventeenth century replaced with the Greenwich Hospital, then the Royal Naval College.

2) In 2012 the National Maritime Museum acquired the Nelson's Ship in a Bottle art installation currently displayed outside the Sammy Ofer wing. Who is it by?

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The work is scaled-down replica of Nelson's ship HMS Victory by Yinka Shonibare, which had been on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. After a successful public appeal by the Art Fund, the work was purchased and now has a permanent home here in Greenwich.

3) Which poet laureate lived on Crooms Hill?

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Cecil Day-Lewis lived at 6 Crooms Hill from 1957-1972.

4) Greenwich Council are going to court to fight the government to keep their weekly paper. In what year was Greenwich Time launched?

The first issue of Greenwich Time was circulated in April 1984.

5) From 1962 to 1996 a nuclear reactor installed by the Ministry of Defence and was operational at the Royal Naval College. What was it called?

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The reactor was called JASON. It was an Argonaut series 10 kW research reactor designed by the US Argonne National Laboratory, and was used by the Royal Navy for experimental and training purposes.

6) In what year did Greenwich Market move to its current location?

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The original market was located at the West Gate of the Old Royal Naval College, it began to spread into the neighbouring area in the 1800s. The market was moved to its current position 1831.

7) On the river front is this memorial to Joseph René Bellot. He died on a mission to rescue an arctic explorer. Who was it?

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Bellot perished as a volunteer in 1852 with HMS Phoenix which has gone to search for John Franklin, whose expedition had gone missing in the Arctic. In addition to this memorial there is a Bellot Street named after him in east Greenwich and a crater on the moon named after him.

8) In the past, there was more than one train line serving Greenwich. The Greenwich Park Railway was opened in 1888. Where was its terminus in west Greenwich?

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The terminus was located at Stockwell and the line is now covered over by the car park behind the cinema.

9) Which of these men is NOT buried in the Devonport Mausoleum?

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Major General James Wolfe is buried at the nearby St Alfege Church.

10) The Greenwich Hotel (Mercure) on Catherine Grove is a conversion. What was it used for previously?

Known as Drummond House, the building was originally constructed in the 1930s to house police officers.

11) The remains of what were discovered by archeologists in 1902 on the north-east side of Greenwich park?

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The remains of a Roman temple were discovered by accident in 1902. A later Time Team dig found further evidence that was indeed a temple, rather than a luxurious dwelling or military base.

12) What did Queen Elizabeth come to open in Greenwich in 2012?

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Her Majesty came to open the newly rebuilt Cutty Sark, which subsequently won the Carbuncle Cup for worst new building.

13) In what year was the Greenwich Foot Tunnel opened to the public?

The Greenwich foot tunnel was opened to the public in 1902 and designed as a "working man's tunnel" to cross the river.

14) Which Victorian philantropist put up the initial funds to build the public libraries in both east and west Greenwich?

Andrew Carnegie founded over 2000 libraries in English speaking countries, and west Greenwich library was one of them.

15) What GDIF art installation caused alarm in the area in June 2013?

A life-sized sculpture of a sperm whale appeared on the bank of the Thames close to the ORNC complete with men in white coats hosing it down. Although made of fibre glass, it was so realistic in appearance that it fooled many passers by. The piece was commissioned to highlight London's role in the whaling industry in the 18th century.

16) The Borough Halls which house the Greenwich Dance Agency were built in which decade?

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Designed by Culpin & Son, the borough halls were constructed in 1938 in the art deco style.

17) Journalist, writer and King Kong creator Edgar Wallace was born in which road?

Edgar Wallace was born at number 7 Ashburnham Grove on 1st April 1875.

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