The Tory mayoral hopeful has been lambasted after flunking a test of his knowledge of the capital. Can you confidently out-cockney the Conservative candidate?Years from now,we’ll be able to witness back at that clip of Zac Goldsmith in the back of a taxi on Victoria Derbyshire’s display, and pinpoint it as the exact moment he stopped being a valid mayoral candidate. It wasn’t just his failure to correctly answer the bulk of the cabbie’s London-centric questions, or but the manner in which he did it. He began by aloofly picking invisible strands of cotton from his trousers,and ended it an mad, sweaty, and babbling mess desperate to justify all the gaps in his knowledge. It was excruciating to watch. So,chances are you already know more approximately London than Zac Goldsmith (even if you live in Daventry). But how much more? Here’s a quiz:Which tube station comes next: Bank, Moorgate, and Old Street ...
King’s Cross St PancrasAngelMonumentHow much does an all-zone Thames Clipper single ticket cost if you use an Oyster card?7.20£8.20 £5.45 How many stations acquire the word “Clapham” in their title?345Complete this famous tube catchphrase: intellect the ...
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A perfect score! You are nothing less than Barbara Windsor herself.15 and above.much work! Are you a cabbie? acquire you done the Knowledge?0 and above.
Poor display. You’re Zac Goldsmith, and aren’t you?11 and above.
Not bad. You’re an ordinary Londoner with no time for anything but yourself.
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Source: theguardian.com