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A Tour Of Prague

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A Tour Of Prague game quiz
"Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. If you've ever been there, you shouldn't have too much trouble answering these questions."

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1. On arriving at Prague Ruzyne Airport you take a taxi to your hotel, located near Prague Castle. In which district of Prague is the castle?
    Stare Mesto
    Mala Strana
    Nove Mesto
    Hradcany


2. After checking into your hotel, you begin exploring the city. First, you decide to take a boat trip on the river which runs through the centre of Prague. Which river is this?
    Rhine
    Tiber
    Elbe
    Vltava


3. From the river you can see the Petrin View Tower, a 60m high tower which was built at the end of the 19th century. It looks very much like another famous tower. Which one?
    Eiffel Tower
    Tower of London
    Leaning Tower of Pisa
    Sears Tower


4. Next, you walk across one of the bridges spanning the river. The bridge is decorated with sculptures and statues of saints. What is the name of this bridge?
    Vltava Bridge
    Wenceslas Bridge
    Palackeho Bridge
    Charles Bridge


5. The bridge takes you from Mala Strana, the 'Lesser Town', straight into the heart of Stare Mesto, the 'Old Town'. You notice a large crowd of tourists looking up at the wall of the Old Town Hall. Which famous attraction are they looking at?
    Stained-glass window
    Carving of Wenceslas
    Weather vane
    Astronomical clock


6. Whilst in the Old Town you decide to spend some of your money in one of the many gift shops. What is the national currency used in the Czech Republic?
    Koruna
    Kroner
    Zloty
    Euro


7. You stop to have a drink in the Old Town Square. From your seat you can see a beautiful church with grey stone towers and twin spires. Which church is this?
    Church of Our Lady of the Snows
    Church of Our Lady before Tyn
    Church of Our Lady of Victories
    Church of Our Lady Below the Chain


8. Adjacent to the Stare Mesto is the Jewish quarter of Prague. What is the name of this area?
    Josefov
    Zizkov
    Brevnov
    Smichov


9. You keep walking until you reach Nove Mesto, the 'New Town', and find yourself at the bottom of a long, wide road lined with hotels and shops. The Czech name for this famous street is Vaclavske Namesti. What is it known as in English?
    Carmelite Street
    Wenceslas Square
    Bethlehem Square
    King Charles Boulevard


10. Which building dominates the skyline at the top of Wenceslas Square?
    The National Museum
    The National Theatre
    Prague Castle
    New Town Hall


11. In the upper part of Wenceslas Square, you can see a statue of King Wenceslas on his horse. Nearby, a plaque remembers a 20 year-old Czech student who set fire to himself in January 1969, in protest against the Soviet invasion of 1968. What was his name?
    Jan Hus
    Jan Palach
    Josef Manes
    Antonin Machek


12. You take a tram ride into the Brevnov area of Prague. What is the name of the stadium here which is used to stage motorsport events?
    Stadion Bohemians Praha
    Stadion Sparta
    Stadion Marketa
    Stadion Viktoria Zizkov


13. Heading back into the Hradcany area, you pass a cream-coloured building with a green spire. What is the name of this shrine, one of the country's most important centres of pilgrimage?
    Wallenstein Palace
    Loreta
    Bethlehem Chapel
    St Agnes Convent


14. Close to Prague Castle, you will find a street called Golden Lane. One of the Czech Republic's most famous writers once lived at number 22. What was his name?
    Franz Kafka
    Karel Capek
    Milan Kundera
    Vaclav Havel


15. Before returning to your hotel you visit Prague Castle. In the castle grounds stands the largest church in Prague. Which church is this?
    Church of St Nicholas
    St Vitus Cathedral
    Convent of St Mary Magdalene
    Church of St Ignatius

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