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Peniscola - Quiz
  • 1. What is the official name of Peniscola?
A) Peníscola/Peñíscola
B) Costa del Azahar
C) Iberian Peninsula
D) Peniscola City
  • 2. In which province is Peniscola located?
A) Province of Alicante
B) Province of Valencia
C) Province of Barcelona
D) Province of Castellón
  • 3. What nickname is given to Peniscola due to its fortified seaport?
A) Fortress by the Sea
B) City in the Sky
C) Gibraltar of Valencia
D) The Rock of Spain
  • 4. What is the height of the rocky headland on which Peniscola is built?
A) 150 feet (46 m)
B) About 220 feet (67 m)
C) 100 feet (30 m)
D) 300 feet (91 m)
  • 5. Who originally built the castle in Peniscola?
A) The Romans
B) The Carthaginians
C) The Order of Montesa
D) The Knights Templar
  • 6. In which century was the present castle built by the Knights Templar?
A) Fifteenth century
B) Fourteenth century (between 1294 and 1307)
C) Thirteenth century
D) Sixth century
  • 7. Which schismatic pope resided in Peniscola's castle from 1415 to 1423?
A) Pope John XXIII
B) Pope Alexander V
C) Pope Urban VI
D) Benedict XIII (Pedro de Luna)
  • 8. What is the name of the medieval castle associated with Benedict XIII?
A) Aragon Castle
B) Castell del Papa Luna
C) Templar Fortress
D) Castle of Montesa
  • 9. Which film used Peniscola as a backdrop, partially filming at the castle?
A) El Cid
B) The Last Samurai
C) Gladiator
D) Braveheart
  • 10. What role did Peniscola and its castle play in the film El Cid?
A) They played the role of Valencia.
B) They played the role of Madrid.
C) They played the role of Granada.
D) They played the role of Seville.
  • 11. Which music festival has been held in Peniscola since 1996?
A) Spanish Classical Music Fest
B) International Festival of Ancient and Baroque Music
C) Peniscola Rock Fest
D) Valencia Pop Festival
  • 12. When does the International Festival of Ancient and Baroque Music open?
A) At the beginning of August with a pyromusical show.
B) In early September with a concert.
C) In late June with an opera performance.
D) In mid-July with a fireworks display.
  • 13. Which comedy film festival was hosted in Peniscola?
A) Valencia Documentary Film Festival
B) The International Horror Film Festival
C) Peniscola Action Film Fest
D) An annual comedy film festival
  • 14. Which director's comedic masterpiece was set in Peniscola?
A) Pedro Almodóvar
B) Alejandro Amenábar
C) Fernando Trueba
D) Luis García Berlanga
  • 15. What is the name of Luis García Berlanga's comedic masterpiece set in Peniscola?
A) All About My Mother
B) The Spirit of the Beehive
C) Calabuch
D) Volver
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