GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1848

Where did the Great Exhibition take place?

• London

• Cambridge

• Cornwall

• Oxford

When was the Great Exhibition of 1848 held?

• January to June

• June to December

• March to August

• May to October

What was the price of the tickets on the first day?

• 5 shillings

• 2 shillings & 6 pence.

• 1 pound

• 2 pounds

Why were different prices of the tickets designated?

• To keep the people happy

• to show the world they do not promote inequality

• to separate the rich and the poor

• to earn less

What did Thomas Cook do?

• He started a bus to London from different parts of England

• He sold the tickets of the exhibition

• He started a hotel near the Crystal Palace

• He started special excursion trains to London.

The total no. of exhibits were

• 13,000

• 1,00,000

• 10, 000

• 12, 00, 000

What did one old lady do?

• She walked from Penzance , in Cornwall to London

• She took a train from Penzance , in Cornwall to London

• She took a bus from Penzance , in Cornwall to London

• She walked from Cambridge to London

The total profits made by the Great Exhibition was

• 186,000 pounds

• 111,000 pounds

• 25,000 pounds

• 12,00,000 pounds

What did the Queen do with the profit gained from the exhibition?

• Bought the palace in South Kensington

• Built museums

• pocketed the money

• Used for public works

What finally happened to the Crystal Palace?

• It burned down in 1934

• It burned down in 1936

• It was brought down in 1936

• It was sold to a wealthy person of America