The Infamous London Fog

Which nickname was given to London in the 1870s due to the layer of smoke hanging over the city?

What were the yellowish fogs of pollutants in London called?

What were the main components of the emissions that created the iconic London fog?

When did the yellowish fogs of pollutants begin to brighten in London?

What fueled the growing industries in Britain's cities during the Industrial Age?

London fog evokes an ominous scene in a Dickens novel or Sherlock Holmes mystery with the thick, haze obscuring lurking danger. The danger was not only posed by villains hiding in the shadows, but by the very ______ itself.

These yellowish fogs of pollutants, which came to be known as “pea soupers,” were born in the ______ Age and continued to hover on the landscape through the mid-20th century.

It took a deadly event in December 1952 to begin to brighten London’s ______.

One of London’s nicknames, dating to the 1870s, was “The ______,” coined by rural visitors who saw a layer of smoke hanging over the city as they approached.

Cheap coal warmed homes and fueled the growing industries in Britain’s cities. This low-grade coal (such as ______) produced more smoke.