Trivia: What European city held the first World’s Fair in 1851?
London
Amsterdam
Rome
Barcelona
The correct answer is London
So why is this answer correct? : London’s 1851 Great Exhibition is considered the first World’s Fair because it was the first international exhibition. Representatives from Europe and the Americas displayed their latest wares and inventions forged in the fires of the Industrial Revolution. The fair was held in the Crystal Palace, a massive glass building that cast natural sunlight on objects that were usually confined to dark factories.