Colin firth was the first choice for the voice of paddington, but after recording some of the lines for the film, the producers decided against him, believing he was too mature for the role. Quiz nights in london are the perfect excuses to get your mates together for a. Destinations from london paddington quiz by thecheshirecat. A list which, we decided to start at the perfectly arbitrary starting point of paddington. Take the m40 from chatswood and get off in paddington shopping strip on oxford st. Trivia crack becomes the number one trivia game in the u. The victoria, paddington, london 10a strathearn pl. The top 10 things to do near paddington station, london. Wildlife observed on the tube network includes woodpeckers, deer. Test your trivia every sunday and dont forget to check out their facebook. Bond bought it as a present for his wife, and was eventually inspired to write a story. London friday trivia quiz london forum tripadvisor.
Let us know how well you did in the comments below. Incredible facts about the crossrail project daily mail. Trivia crazy credits quotes alternate versions connections. London underground the tube at paddington august 2016. Cameo 4 spoilers 3 the character of paddington bear is based on a lone teddy bear, noticed by author michael bond on a shelf in a london store near paddington station on christmas eve 1956. Test your knowledge on this geography quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others.
The gentleman in the restaurant who waves as paddington goes past in a black cab is the paddington creator michael bond. There is a fictional underground paddington station on the north london system in the novel the horn of mortal danger 1980. Its one of the biggest engineering projects the country has ever seen. When police cannot find a body and doubt the story, miss marple enlists professional housekeeper, lucy eyelesbarrow, to go undercover. The 10 best things to do near paddington station, london. Walk from pitt st mall to bus stops on elizabeth st near st james station. Featured here is the sub surface district and circle lines with new alstom s. Trivial pursuit, it became the most downloaded game in december 2014 from the apple app storeas well as most viewed advertisement on all of mobile phone. Paddington station was the subject of william powell friths 1862 painting the railway station. An interesting fact about every london tube station tube trivia. Can you name the destinations from london paddington. An interesting fact about every single circle line station tube trivia. Quiz night in london pub quizzes in london designmynight. Take the 333, m40 or 380 from bondi to the city and get off in front of max brenners or mitre 10 hardware in paddington shopping centre.
With joan hickson, juliette mole, david beames, mona bruce. We found the best boozers offering trivia throughout the week. Tfl releases first official walk the tube map for london in the meantime, have a go at our london underground quiz. Enjoy running through london as paddington collects marmalade in this fun game. And mark in every face i meet marks of weakness, marks. The london underground manages about 10 per cent of all green spaces in london. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with bring me.
Trivia crack surpasses 500m downloads, sequel revelaed pocket. The portrait was viewed by over 21,000 people paying a shilling each in the first seven weeks of its being publicly shown. Here is the london underground at paddington tube station. Colin firth was originally signed up to provide the voice of paddington, but withdrew from the project in june 2014 as he and writerdirector paul king found that his voice was not quite right for the role. Take a look at these surprising facts about the classic childrens character. For anyone who might be interested, what person, place, or thing that can be viewed in london today, is represented in these clues. Weve compiled a list with one interesting fact about every london tube station. Trivia crack has been a huge success for etermax, at one point holding the app store top.
This is part of a series on the different mainline train stations in central london. The new railway will become known as the elizabeth line when it opens through central london in 2018. Ben whishaw was announced as his replacement the following month. Any more, and the tower would have cracked and possibly collapsed. However, he pitched the idea for this third film and is involved with the screenplay. This video is a quick tour of london paddington station. Reserve a table at the victoria, paddington, london on tripadvisor. The little bear from peru voiced by ben whishaw is back in paddington 2, the sequel to the highly successful, london set family film. Things to do near paddington station on tripadvisor. A friend of miss marples sees a woman being strangled in a passing train.