 - 1. Which line was shown on early tube maps as part of the geographic background detail?
A) Docklands Light Railway B) Mainline railways C) London Overground D) Elizabeth line
- 2. When was the Waterloo & City line first shown on the Tube map?
A) Mid-1930s B) Late 1930s C) 1970s D) 1994
- 3. Which line was added to the Tube map in 1977?
A) North London line B) West London line C) Docklands Light Railway D) Thameslink
- 4. What color is used to show the London Overground lines on the Tube map?
A) Green B) Blue C) Orange double stripe D) Red
- 5. Which line was transferred to the London Underground in 1994?
A) Waterloo & City line B) Docklands Light Railway C) Thameslink D) Northern City Line
- 6. When was the Elizabeth line added to the Tube map?
A) December 2011 B) May 2015 C) June 2016 D) May 2022
- 7. Which line was shown as a service operated by the Great Western Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the late 1930s to 1940?
A) West London line B) Thameslink C) North London line D) Northern City Line
- 8. Which line was omitted from some map editions before being re-added in December 2020?
A) Docklands Light Railway B) Elizabeth line C) London Overground D) Thameslink
- 9. Which map shows walking times between stations in central London?
A) Standard Tube map B) Toilet facilities map C) Walking distance map D) Night Tube map
- 10. What is the purpose of the Tube Map Showing Tunnels?
A) Indicate peak-only services B) Show all National Rail routes C) Show fare zones D) Help users with claustrophobia or anxiety conditions
- 11. Which map was replaced by the Oyster Rail Services map?
A) Standard Tube map B) London Connections map C) Walking distance map D) Night Tube map
- 12. Which line was shown as part of the Metropolitan Railway and then the Northern line from the late 1930s?
A) Northern City Line B) Thameslink C) West London line D) Waterloo & City line
- 13. Which lines were added to the Tube map in 2007?
A) Docklands Light Railway, Northern City Line B) West London line, Watford DC line, and Gospel Oak to Barking line C) Elizabeth line, Chingford line D) Thameslink, London Overground
- 14. Which map is produced in Quad Royal size?
A) Standard Tube map B) Walking distance map C) Night Tube map D) Toilet facilities map
- 15. Which line was added to the Tube map in May 2015 as part of the London Overground network?
A) Chingford line, Enfield & Cheshunt line, and Romford–Upminster line B) Elizabeth line C) Docklands Light Railway D) Thameslink
- 16. Which map shows which stations have lifts, escalators, or ramps to platforms?
A) Toilet facilities map B) Step-free Tube Guide C) Night Tube map D) Standard Tube map
- 17. Which line was added to the Tube map in June 2016?
A) Thameslink B) Elizabeth line C) Docklands Light Railway D) Tramlink
- 18. Which line was added to the Tube map in December 2011?
A) Docklands Light Railway B) London Cable Car C) Thameslink D) Elizabeth line
- 19. Which line was added to the Tube map in May 2015 as TfL Rail?
A) Docklands Light Railway B) Elizabeth line C) Thameslink D) First section of the Crossrail franchise
- 20. Which line was extended to Croydon in 2010?
A) Docklands Light Railway B) East London line C) West London line D) Thameslink
- 21. Who designed the first schematic Tube map in 1931?
A) MacDonald Gill B) Underground Electric Railways Company of London C) Harry Beck D) The Evening News
- 22. Which of the following transport systems is NOT included in the expanded Tube map?
A) National Rail B) London Overground C) Elizabeth line D) Docklands Light Railway
- 23. In what year was the Tube map voted one of Britain's top 10 design icons?
A) 2010 B) 2008 C) 2006 D) 2004
- 24. What color was used for the Bakerloo Railway on early maps?
A) Red B) Brown C) Blue D) Yellow
- 25. When was the first map to omit geographic background detail published?
A) 1931 B) 1920 C) 1932 D) 1908
- 26. Which artist was commissioned by Art on the Underground to create covers for the pocket Tube map?
A) MacDonald Gill B) Harry Beck C) The Evening News D) Various artists
- 27. What was the last geographic map published before Beck's diagrammatic map?
A) 1920 edition B) 1908 edition C) 1932 edition D) 1907 edition
- 28. What was the color used for the Metropolitan Railway on early maps?
A) Indigo B) Green C) Yellow D) Red
- 29. Which year marked the inclusion of the western branches of the District and Piccadilly lines?
A) 1950s B) 1931 C) 1933 D) 1938
- 30. What was the main design change introduced by Harry Beck's map?
A) Use of landmarks B) Diagrammatic representation C) Use of street names D) Geographic representation
- 31. In what year was the first diagrammatic map of London's rapid transit network designed?
A) 1920 B) 1945 C) 1931 D) 1950
- 32. What was the inspiration for Beck's map?
A) Topographic maps B) City street maps C) Electrical circuit diagrams D) Railway timetables
- 33. How much was Beck paid for the artwork and design of the card edition of the map?
A) Five guineas B) Ten guineas C) Fifteen guineas D) Twenty guineas
- 34. What was the equivalent value of ten guineas in 2025?
A) £800 B) £700 C) £500 D) £650
- 35. Who designed the 1939 edition of the Tube map?
A) Harry Beck B) John Snow C) Thomas Edison D) Hans Schleger
- 36. What symbol did Beck change from a diamond to a circle?
A) Station symbol B) River symbol C) Interchange symbol D) Line symbol
- 37. In what year was Beck's importance posthumously recognised?
A) 2007 B) 1987 C) 1997 D) 2017
- 38. What design element did Harold Hutchison's version of the Tube map remove?
A) Interchange symbols B) Curves C) Smoothed corners D) Colored lines
- 39. What symbol did Harold Hutchison introduce for Underground-only interchanges?
A) Colored squares B) Black circles C) Black squares D) Colored circles
- 40. In what year did Paul Garbutt take over the design of the Tube map?
A) 1964 B) 1960 C) 1986 D) 1973
- 41. When did Tube maps stop bearing their designer's name?
A) 1960 B) 1964 C) 1986 D) 1973
- 42. Who created the 'London's Railways' map in 1973?
A) Paul Garbutt B) Harold Hutchison C) Harry Beck D) Tim Demuth
- 43. Did the 'London's Railways' map replace the standard Tube map?
A) No B) It partially replaced it C) Yes D) It was the only map used
- 44. How long did Paul Garbutt continue to produce Underground maps?
A) 10 years B) 30 years C) At least another 20 years D) 5 years
- 45. Which artist designed a cover for the Tube map?
A) Vincent van Gogh B) Pablo Picasso C) Yayoi Kusama D) Leonardo da Vinci
- 46. What is the font used for the Tube map, including station names?
A) Johnston B) Helvetica C) Arial D) Times New Roman
- 47. How many different designs have been produced for the Tube map covers since 2004?
A) 25 B) 50 C) Over 40 D) 10
- 48. Which artist is known for creating a Tube map cover?
A) Michelangelo B) Claude Monet C) Rembrandt D) Tracey Emin
- 49. What was a notable feature removed from the Tube map in 2009?
A) Fare zones B) Docklands Light Railway C) The River Thames D) Step-free access notations
- 50. What was the reaction to the removal of the River Thames from the Tube map?
A) Widespread approval B) General disapproval from most Londoners C) Celebration D) Indifference
- 51. Which artist is not known for creating a Tube map cover?
A) Daniel Buren B) Rachel Whiteread C) Vincent van Gogh D) Yayoi Kusama
- 52. What shape was used to mark interchange stations with British Rail from 1960 to 1964?
A) Circle with a dot inside B) Square C) Circle D) Diamond
- 53. Which symbol was shown next to Waterloo station when Eurostar services used Waterloo International?
A) Black aeroplane symbol B) Eurostar logo C) Small boat symbol D) Reversed British Rail double arrow
- 54. What was the experimental shape used to mark interchange stations on the 1938 Tube map?
A) Diamond (one for each line) B) Circle with a dot inside C) Circle (one for each station) D) Square
- 55. How are stations with a different name from the main line station they connect with indicated since 1977?
A) Marked with a black aeroplane symbol B) Shown in a box C) Marked with a small boat symbol D) Marked with a reversed British Rail double arrow
- 56. What type of maps did Transport for London formerly publish besides the Tube map?
A) Zone maps. B) Bus maps. C) Geographical maps. D) Cultural maps.
- 57. Which city's underground railway system pays tribute to the London Underground on its map?
A) New York B) Berlin C) Amsterdam D) Paris
- 58. What year was the earliest known imitation of the London Underground map, the Sydney Suburban and City Underground railway map, created?
A) 1945 B) 1960 C) 1950 D) 1939
- 59. Which design company was responsible for designing the London Buses 'spider diagrams' for Transport for London?
A) Beck Design B) T-Kartor group C) London Transport Design D) Metro Maps Ltd
- 60. In what year was an isochrone map of the London Underground network made available?
A) 2011 B) 2005 C) 2007 D) 2009
- 61. Who unveiled a more 'geographically accurate' version of the London Underground map in June 2011?
A) Transport for London B) British Waterways C) Dr Max Roberts D) Mark Noad
- 62. Which newspaper published a map of the London Underground network displaying walking calorie burn information in July 2015?
A) Metro B) The Independent C) The Guardian D) The Times
- 63. What was the rank of the London Underground map in a televised search for the most well-known British design icon in 2006?
A) Second B) First C) Fourth D) Third
- 64. Who created the artwork 'The Tate Gallery by Tube' in 1986?
A) Simon Patterson B) Jon Sayers C) Paul Middlewick D) David Booth
- 65. Who created the 'Animals on the Underground' characters?
A) David Booth B) Jon Sayers C) Paul Middlewick D) Simon Patterson
- 66. What is the name of the elephant character in the children's storybook 'Lost Property'?
A) Elephant & Castle B) Angel the angel fish C) Dinosaur Polo D) Albus Dumbledore
- 67. Which character in the Harry Potter series has a scar in the shape of a Tube map?
A) Hermione Granger B) Harry Potter C) Albus Dumbledore D) Ron Weasley
- 68. Which game development studio created 'Mini Metro'?
A) London Transport Museum B) McCann-Erickson C) The Guardian D) Dinosaur Polo Club
- 69. What are stylistic aspects of the London diagram frequently used in?
A) Musical genres B) Children's storybooks C) Shakespearean plays D) Advertising
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