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Dementia Cafe ☕️ 'Cockney Rhyming Slang Quiz'

  • Writer: Simon O'Donovan
    Simon O'Donovan
  • Jul 30, 2023
  • 2 min read

Updated: Sep 1, 2023




Here is a short picture quiz, with some music thrown in, just for fun.

A couple of the Cockney rhyming slang words are a bit rude, sorry.


Start the discussion with some open ended questions ...


- Who likes visiting London?

- What do you like and dislike about it?

- What are the people like?

- What places have you visited?

- What shows have you seen?





What do you call Cockneys in traditional dress?




Where do you have to be born to call yourself a Cockney?




Name the London landmarks?





Name the famous Londoners?






Name the TV shows and movies set in London?





Before watching, name the movie?




Song break 'Wouldn't It Be Lovely', 'My Fair Lady' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5fW7sERw7I


What was the Cockney girl called in the movie and who played her?




Another song 'Chim Chim Cherry', 'Mary Poppins' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG6O4N3wxf8


Name the actors?



FACTOID. It wasn't until July 2017, when referring to his role as Bert in Mary Poppins, Dick Van Dyke said: "I appreciate this opportunity to apologise to the members of BAFTA for inflicting on them the most atrocious Cockney accent in the history of cinema."




Ask members to identify the Cockney rhyming slang word.

If they get stuck, help them out with the first two words ...






































































Singalong - 'Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner' - Singalong Lyric Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiALqr2Vhfo




What test do London Black Cab drivers have to take?




Name as many London Underground stations as you can?



Final song - 'Rabbit', Chas And Dave - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOSseI1hao8






Pearly Kings & Queens


WITHIN EARSHOT OF THE BOW BELLS (Mary-Le-Bow Church in Cheapside)


Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace

O2 Arena, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben

The Shard, St Paul's Cathedral, London Eye

Camden Lock, Royal Albert Hall, Westminster Abbey


Charlie Chaplin, Winston Churchill, Alfred Hitchcock

Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Collins, Twiggy (Lesley Lawson)

Elton John, Michael Caine, David Bowie

David Beckham, David Attenborough, Queen Elizabeth 11


'Are You Being Served', 'Eastenders', 'The Good Life'

'Grange Hill', 'One Foot In The Grave', 'Only Fools And Horses'

'Sherlock', 'Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em', 'Steptoe And Son'

'The Goodies', 'Absolutely Fabulous', 'Yes Minister'


'Bridget Jones' Dairy', 'Paddington'

'Notting Hill', 'Oliver'

'An American Werewolf in London'


'My Fair Lady'


Eliza Doolittle / Audrey Hepburn


Dick Van Dyke & Julie Andrews


Barney - Rubble = TROUBLE

Dog - Bone = PHONE

Apples - Pears = STAIRS

Plates - Meat = FEET

Porky - Pies = LIES

Mutt - Jeff = DEAF

Brown - Bread = DEAD

Pen - Ink = STINK

Cream - Crackered = KNACKERED

Mince - Pies = EYES

Jam - Jar = CAR

Adam - Eve = BELIEVE

Tea - Leaf = THIEF

Brahms - Liszt = PISSED

Khyber - Pass = ARSE

Bubble - Bath = LAUGH

Donkeys - Ears = YEARS

Duck - Dive = SKIVE

Hank - Marvin = STARVING

Jimmy - Riddle = PIDDLE

Lady - Godiva = FIVER

Ruby - Murray = CURRY

Army - Navy = GRAVY

Old - Joanna = PIANO

Alan - Whickers = KNICKERS


'The Knowledge'








 
 
 

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