Stari Grad, Croatia - Quiz
  • 1. Which famous poet was born in Stari Grad?
A) Petar Hektorović
B) Ivan Gundulić
C) Šime Ljubić
D) Jakša Račić
  • 2. What is the title of the work written by Petar Hektorović?
A) Ribanja i ribarskog prigovaranja
B) Planine
C) Dubravka
D) Osman
  • 3. What was the profession of Šime Ljubić?
A) Archaeologist
B) Sailor
C) Mayor
D) Poet
  • 4. Jakša Račić served as the mayor of which city?
A) Stari Grad
B) Dubrovnik
C) Zadar
D) Split
  • 5. Where is the bay Tiha located?
A) Northern side of Stari Grad Bay
B) Southern side of Stari Grad Bay
C) In the city center
D) On an island nearby
  • 6. What does the name Tiha translate to?
A) Deep/wide
B) Silent/calm
C) Safe/hidden
D) Bright/sunny
  • 7. Which bay is described as a perfect, safe anchoring point?
A) Maslinica
B) Arkada
C) Tiha
D) Gracisce
  • 8. What characterizes the landscape on the southern side of Stari Grad bay?
A) Quite higher with hills near the beach
B) Flat land with open fields
C) Sandy deserts
D) Urban buildings and docks
  • 9. What type of beach is found at the bay Gracisce?
A) Muddy
B) Pebble covered
C) Rocky
D) Sandy
  • 10. What is located just meters above the beach at Gracisce?
A) A hotel
B) A thick pine forest
C) A historical lighthouse
D) A busy road
  • 11. Which bay is known for being small and sandy and located close to the city?
A) Zavala
B) Maslinica
C) Arkada
D) Tiha
  • 12. Where is the bay Arkada located?
A) Near the city center docks
B) Next to Tiha bay
C) On the southern side of the bay
D) Underneath the hotel of the same name
  • 13. What is the death year of Petar Hektorović?
A) 1487
B) 1896
C) 1572
D) 1943
  • 14. Which bay is mentioned as being slightly smaller than Tiha but equally calm?
A) Gracisce
B) Maslinica
C) Arkada
D) Zavala
  • 15. Which inhabitant lived from 1868 to 1943?
A) Jakša Račić
B) Ivan Meštrović
C) Petar Hektorović
D) Šime Ljubić
  • 16. In what year was the Town Music society founded?
A) 1874
B) 1995
C) 1893
D) 1876
  • 17. What type of plays does the Petar Hektorović amateur theatre troop specialize in?
A) Historical dramas
B) Musical operas
C) Tragedies
D) Comic plays
  • 18. Where is the Stari Grad Town Library currently located?
A) Palača Biankini
B) Dominican monastery
C) Tvrdalj Castle
D) Town Hall
  • 19. Which building houses the Stari Grad Museum?
A) Dominican monastery
B) Palača Biankini
C) Town Hall
D) Tvrdalj Castle
  • 20. When was the singing group Faros Kantaduri founded?
A) 1893
B) 1988
C) 1995
D) 1876
  • 21. Which ancient structure is located in the Stari Grad Plain?
A) Trg Škor
B) Glavica fort
C) Purkin Kuk fort
D) Maslinovik Greek tower
  • 22. What is the primary architectural style of Trg Škor?
A) Baroque
B) Gothic
C) Neorenaissance
D) Renaissance
  • 23. The Church of St. John is part of an Early Christian complex dating from which period?
A) 16th century
B) 14th century
C) 11th century
D) 5th/6th century
  • 24. What is the patron saint of Stari Grad whose church houses a statue of him with a dog?
A) St. Peter
B) St. John
C) St. Stephen
D) St. Rocco
  • 25. In what century was Tvrdalj Castle built?
A) 18th century
B) 19th century
C) 14th century
D) 16th century
  • 26. What kind of singing style do the Faros Kantaduri blend?
A) Opera and jazz
B) Classical and modern pop
C) Gregorian Chant and Dalmatian Klapa
D) Traditional folk and heavy metal
  • 27. In which country is Stari Grad located?
A) Greece
B) Slovenia
C) Italy
D) Croatia
  • 28. On which island is Stari Grad located?
A) Hvar
B) Korčula
C) Brač
D) Vis
  • 29. What was the original name given to Stari Grad by Greek settlers?
A) Faria
B) Pharos
C) Salona
D) Idassa
  • 30. In what year was the colony of Pharos established?
A) 250 BC
B) 168 BC
C) 384 BC
D) 383 BC
  • 31. Which tribe laid siege to Pharos in 384–383 BC?
A) Narentines
B) Slavs
C) Liburnians
D) Romans
  • 32. What is the English translation of the name 'Stari Grad'?
A) New harbor
B) Greek settlement
C) Old city
D) Island town
  • 33. Which organization declared the Stari Grad Plain a protected world heritage site in 2008?
A) European Union
B) UNESCO
C) World Bank
D) United Nations
  • 34. What was the population of Stari Grad according to the 2011 Census?
A) 311
B) 498
C) 2,781
D) 1,885
  • 35. Which peninsula protects the Stari Grad Bay to the north?
A) Kabal
B) Zadar
C) Pelješac
D) Istria
  • 36. Which Neolithic culture occupied the island between 3500 and 2500 BC?
A) Hvar culture
B) Roman culture
C) Liburnian culture
D) Venetian culture
  • 37. Which Illyrian king established control over Pharos around 250–231 BC?
A) Gentius
B) Agron
C) Thomas
D) Diodorus
  • 38. In what year did the town fall under permanent Roman control?
A) 218 BC
B) 168 BC
C) 700 AD
D) 384 BC
  • 39. Who was the historian that recorded the naval battle of 384–383 BC?
A) Napoleon
B) Archdeacon Thomas of Split
C) Gentius
D) Diodorus Siculus
  • 40. What happened to the town of Faria in the 8th century?
A) It was taken over by the Slavs
B) It was destroyed by the Turks
C) It became the Venetian capital
D) It was abandoned due to pirates
  • 41. What was the main cause for the decline of the island's grapevines in the 19th century?
A) Turkish raids
B) Phylloxera
C) Lack of water
D) Roman invasion
  • 42. Which empire took control of Hvar after the fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797?
A) French Empire
B) Ottoman Empire
C) Austrian Empire
D) Roman Empire
  • 43. What is the primary focus of Stari Grad's economy today?
A) Agriculture
B) Shipbuilding
C) Tourism
D) Sea-trade
  • 44. Which city were the Liburnians originally from?
A) Split
B) Idassa (Zadar)
C) Salona
D) Omiš
  • 45. How many settlements fall within the Stari Grad municipality?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Five
D) Ten
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