London-Quiz 18 von 25

Famous LondonersBerühmte Londoner

Niveau A2–B1
Wozu dieses Quiz?
Schriftsteller, Musikerinnen, Wissenschaftler, Filmstars und Politiker: Viele berühmte Menschen wurden in London geboren oder haben dort gelebt. In diesem Quiz lernen Sie einige von ihnen kennen und üben, wie man über das Leben eines Menschen spricht. Erst die Vokabeln, dann 25 Fragen.

Wichtige WörterKey vocabulary – erst lernen, dann testen

to be borngeboren werden
„Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889.“
to grow upaufwachsen
„Adele grew up in Tottenham.“
a blue plaqueeine blaue Gedenktafel
„A blue plaque shows where a famous person lived.“
to be buriedbegraben sein
„Karl Marx is buried in Highgate Cemetery.“
a scientistein Wissenschaftler, eine Wissenschaftlerin
„Charles Darwin was a famous scientist.“
a nurseeine Krankenschwester, ein Krankenpfleger
„Florence Nightingale was a pioneering nurse.“
a directorein Regisseur, eine Regisseurin
„Alfred Hitchcock was a film director.“
a statue ofeine Statue von
„There's a statue of Churchill in Parliament Square.“
to be known forbekannt sein für
„She is known for her powerful voice.“
to spend (time)verbringen
„He spent most of his life in London.“

Quiz25 Fragen – klicken Sie auf die richtige Antwort

WritersSchriftsteller

1.Which writer wrote Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol and walked the streets of London every night?
Welcher Autor schrieb „Oliver Twist“ und „Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte“?
Dickens often walked for hours through London at night. Jane Austen wrote about country life, for example in Pride and Prejudice.Dickens; Jane Austen schrieb über das Landleben.
2.Which author of Mrs Dalloway was born in Kensington in 1882?
Welche Autorin von „Mrs Dalloway“ wurde 1882 in Kensington geboren?
Virginia Woolf was part of the Bloomsbury Group. Agatha Christie was born in Torquay.Woolf gehörte zur Bloomsbury Group; Christie stammte aus Torquay.
3.Mary Shelley, who was born in London, wrote …
Mary Shelley, geboren in London, schrieb …
Frankenstein was published in 1818. Dracula was written by Bram Stoker, from Dublin.„Frankenstein“ (1818); „Dracula“ schrieb Bram Stoker aus Dublin.
4.The area around the British Museum, famous for writers and artists in the early 1900s, is …
Das Viertel um das British Museum, berühmt für Schriftsteller und Künstler um 1900, ist …
The Bloomsbury Group met there. Belgravia is an expensive area near Buckingham Palace.Bloomsbury; Belgravia ist ein teures Viertel nahe dem Palast.
5.“Dickens … in London for most of his life.”
„Dickens lebte die meiste Zeit seines Lebens in London.“
Dickens died in 1870, so we use the past simple.Er ist tot – also Simple Past.

Musicians and film starsMusiker und Filmstars

6.Which silent film star was born in south London in 1889?
Welcher Stummfilmstar wurde 1889 in Süd-London geboren?
Chaplin had a very poor childhood in Kennington and Lambeth before becoming a star in Hollywood. Buster Keaton was American.Chaplin wuchs arm in Kennington und Lambeth auf; Keaton war Amerikaner.
7.Which film director, known as the “Master of Suspense”, was born in Leytonstone?
Welcher Regisseur, der „Meister der Spannung“, wurde in Leytonstone geboren?
Hitchcock made Psycho and The Birds. Leytonstone station has mosaics of his films.Hitchcock („Psycho“, „Die Vögel“); im Bahnhof Leytonstone gibt es Mosaike.
8.Adele grew up in …
Adele wuchs auf in …
Adele was born in Tottenham in 1988 and went to the BRIT School in Croydon.Geboren 1988 in Tottenham, Schule in Croydon.
9.Which singer, born in Brixton, created the character Ziggy Stardust?
Welcher Sänger aus Brixton erfand die Figur Ziggy Stardust?
Bowie was born in Brixton in 1947. Mick Jagger, from Dartford in Kent, is the singer of the Rolling Stones.Bowie; Mick Jagger stammt aus Dartford.
10.“She is … for her amazing voice.”
„Sie ist bekannt für ihre tolle Stimme.“
Be known for = bekannt sein für. Knew is the past of know.„Be known for“.

Scientists and thinkersWissenschaftler und Denker

11.Which nurse founded a famous nursing school at St Thomas' Hospital in London?
Welche Krankenschwester gründete eine Pflegeschule am St Thomas’ Hospital?
Florence Nightingale became famous in the Crimean War as “the Lady with the Lamp”. Edith Cavell was a nurse in the First World War; her statue stands near Trafalgar Square.„The Lady with the Lamp“; Edith Cavell war Krankenschwester im Ersten Weltkrieg.
12.Which German thinker worked in the British Museum's Reading Room and is buried in Highgate Cemetery?
Welcher deutsche Denker arbeitete im Lesesaal des British Museum und liegt in Highgate begraben?
Marx lived in London from 1849 until his death in 1883 and wrote much of Das Kapital there.Marx lebte ab 1849 in London und starb dort 1883.
13.Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution. He lived in London and later in …
Charles Darwin lebte in London und später in …
Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species at Down House, which you can visit.In Down House schrieb er „Über die Entstehung der Arten“.
14.Isaac Newton spent his later years in London working as …
Isaac Newton arbeitete in seinen späteren Jahren in London als …
Newton was Master of the Mint and fought against people who made fake coins.Er leitete die königliche Münze und verfolgte Geldfälscher.
15.A person who studies science is a …
Eine Person, die Naturwissenschaft betreibt, ist …
Scientist is the noun (person). Scientific is the adjective.Person: „scientist“; Adjektiv: „scientific“.

Leaders and royalsPolitiker und Royals

16.Where can you see the underground rooms where Winston Churchill led Britain in the Second World War?
Wo sehen Sie die unterirdischen Räume, von denen Churchill im Krieg regierte?
The Churchill War Rooms are under government buildings near Whitehall.Die Churchill War Rooms liegen unter Regierungsgebäuden nahe Whitehall.
17.Which queen was born at Greenwich Palace in 1533?
Welche Königin wurde 1533 im Palast von Greenwich geboren?
Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was born at Greenwich. Victoria was born at Kensington Palace in 1819.Elizabeth I.; Victoria kam 1819 im Kensington Palace zur Welt.
18.Where is there a large statue of Winston Churchill?
Wo steht eine große Churchill-Statue?
Churchill's statue faces the Houses of Parliament. Trafalgar Square has Nelson's Column.Am Parliament Square, gegenüber dem Parlament.
19.Who was London's first directly elected mayor, in 2000?
Wer war 2000 der erste direkt gewählte Bürgermeister Londons?
Dick Whittington was a famous medieval Lord Mayor of the City of London – the hero of a popular pantomime.Dick Whittington war ein mittelalterlicher Lord Mayor der City.
20.“Churchill … Prime Minister twice.”
„Churchill war zweimal Premierminister.“
Churchill died in 1965. Finished past = past simple.Abgeschlossene Vergangenheit: „was“.

Blue plaquesBlaue Gedenktafeln

21.A blue plaque on a London house shows that …
Eine blaue Tafel an einem Londoner Haus zeigt, dass …
There are over 1,000 official blue plaques in London, put up by English Heritage.Über 1.000 offizielle Tafeln von English Heritage.
22.A person must have died at least … years ago to get an official blue plaque.
Eine Person muss seit mindestens … Jahren tot sein, um eine offizielle Tafel zu bekommen.
The rule is at least 20 years after death, so people have time to judge the person's importance.Mindestens 20 Jahre nach dem Tod.
23.Mozart lived in London as a child. He was …
Mozart lebte als Kind in London. Er war …
Mozart wrote his first symphony in London in 1764, aged eight. There's a blue plaque in Ebury Street.Mit acht schrieb er in London seine erste Sinfonie.
24.Which sentence is correct?
Welcher Satz ist richtig?
Birth is in the past: was born. „Ist geboren“ is “was born”.„Ist geboren“ = „was born“.
25.“He … his childhood in Lambeth.”
„Er verbrachte seine Kindheit in Lambeth.“
We spend time somewhere: spent his childhood, spent a year.Zeit „verbringen“ = „spend“.

Dialog: Reading a blue plaqueLesen Sie den Dialog laut – am besten zu zweit.

Nina: Look, there's a blue plaque on that house.

Felix: What does it say?

Nina: “Charles Dickens lived here, 1837 to 1839.”

Felix: Wow. Is it a museum now?

Nina: Yes, the Charles Dickens Museum. He wrote Oliver Twist here.

Felix: I've read that book! Let's go in.

Nina: Good idea. And afterwards we can look for more plaques in Bloomsbury.

Jetzt sprechen SieSpeaking task

Choose a famous person from your town or country. Tell a partner where they were born, where they lived, and what they are known for.Stellen Sie eine berühmte Person aus Ihrer Stadt oder Ihrem Land vor.
  • … was born in …
  • He/She grew up in …
  • He/She is known for …
  • There's a … in … to remember him/her.
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