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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 28, 2011 20:11:34 GMT
From tonight's edtion of University Challenge: Your bonus points are on London Underground: - Which line serves stations named after the memorial of the Great Fire of London, Sherlock Home's street and most major London Termini?
- Which Circle Line station shares its name with a station on Paris Metro and is named after two nearby Inns of Court?
- Which Circle Line station between Monument and Aldgate takes its name from the nearby place of execution of {Two people who I can't remember}?
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Post by Oracle on Feb 28, 2011 20:53:57 GMT
Temple was arguably named after three: Inner, Middle and Outer Temple. There was of course also a Gare Arsenal on the Metro that closed in September 1939.
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 28, 2011 22:28:07 GMT
The original question might have said three, or it might just have said "names after nearby Inns of Court", I'm waiting for it to appear on iPlayer.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2011 22:37:52 GMT
Between Monument and Aldgate? Come on, too easy... Tower Hill.
The first would too be the Circle; there is Baker Street (Sherlock Holmes) and Monument, for the obvious reason. I would agree on the Temple one, too.
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 28, 2011 22:52:31 GMT
iPlayer is now working here. - Which London Underground line has stations named after the fire of London memorial, the street on which Sherlock Holmes lived and several of Central London's mainline stations?
- Sharing its name with a station on the Paris Metro, which Circle Line station is named after a church that also gave its name to two Inns of Court?
- Between Monument and Aldgate which Circle Line station is named after a site of public executions including that of Sir Thomas Moore in 1535 and the Duke of Monmouth in 1685?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2011 23:02:02 GMT
Comparing station names on the London Underground and on the Paris Metro, I'd certainly agree with Temple and with Arsenal (on line 5; closed). One could perhaps argue a similarity between St. Paul's and Saint-Paul (on line 1). They are both named after local churches, albeit in our case a cathedral!  |
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Post by Oracle on Feb 28, 2011 23:23:59 GMT
I apologise in advance for this being OTT!
The only stations that I know of that have any other, even very tenuous, connection are Hotel de Ville and Mansion House.
I refuse to suggest that Bastille equates with Tower Hill: the Bastille was of course a fortress and stormed on 14th July 1789 as it was rumoured that there were arms in it. It was dismantled (razed to the ground) under contract about a couple of years later. The Bastille had four prisoners in it and of course the Tower was also a prison.
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