The Wharf's 2009 quiz of the year
It's been a memorable year in Canary Wharf but how much of the detail can you remember?
Test your knowledge of the events around Docklands in 2009 - no prizes other than the satisfaction of knowing you kept up-to-date reading Canary Wharf's original and leading local paper.
1. Where is the new DLR station opened by Boris Johnson in January?
2. Which troubled national newspaper moved from Docklands to Kensington in January?
3. The Queen arrived on a rainy day in March to visit Fulton's in Wood Wharf. What does the company manufacture?
4. Which Australian player (pictured) won the Canary Wharf Squash Classic?
5. A DLR train was derailed in March at which Wharf station?
6. Which BBC economics guru predicted a "gentler, more humane capitalism" when he visited the Wharf in March?
7. Which Docklands venue hosted the G20 summit in April?
8. Construction on what transport link started in Canary Wharf in May?
9. Which river landmark celebrated its 25th anniversary in May?
10. Boris Johnson was almost hit by a lorry in which Limehouse street?
11. Where was Michael Jackson, who died in June, due to stage his 50 farewell concerts?
12. Which celebrity chef opened a Canary Wharf restaurant in August?
13. Which local MP was caught up in a race row in August?
14. British Airways launched a new route from City Airport to which US city?
15. The Duchess of Cornwall visited which Greenwich museum in October?
16.Which legendary naturalist had Wharfers flocking to meet him in November?
17. Which Wharf bank flogged its HQ for £772.5million last month?
18. Which Russian player (pictured left) won the ATP world tennis finals at The O2 in November?
19. Oyster cards were accepted on what transport serving Canary Wharf from November?
20. Which famous England star's football academy in Greenwich will close next year?












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