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London Underground Trivia

Mind the gap and prove you're not just another tourist as you navigate through a century of Tube history, Harry Beck maps, and the smoky ghosts of steam locomotives.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

To avoid the wrath of commuting Londoners, on which side of an Underground escalator must you stand to allow others to pass by?

The right

On the iconic schematic Tube map, what color is used to represent the Hammersmith & City line?

Pink

In Harry Beck's iconic 1933 design, all lines on this map run horizontally, vertically, or at what specific angle?

45 degrees

What construction method, involving digging a trench and roofing it over, was used to build the Metropolitan Railway and other early sub-surface lines?

Cut-and-cover

Accompanied by a fare-paying adult, children under what age are allowed to travel on the London Underground for free?

11