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Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kraków - Quiz
Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Kraków
  • 1. What is the architectural style of St. Mary's Basilica?
A) Neoclassical
B) Renaissance
C) Brick Gothic
D) Baroque
  • 2. Who carved the famous wooden altarpiece in the basilica?
A) Francesco Placidi
B) Jan Matejko
C) Veit Stoss
D) Nicholas Wernher
  • 3. In what year did the basilica become a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1945
B) 1990
C) 2003
D) 1978
  • 4. What is the name of the trumpet signal played from the church tower?
A) Kraków Signal
B) The Mongol Alarm
C) Hejnał mariacki
D) The Trumpeter's Tune
  • 5. Who founded the church in 1221–22 according to Jan Długosz?
A) Sigismund I
B) Casimir III the Great
C) Iwo Odrowąż
D) Nicholas Wernher
  • 6. Which novel popularized the legend of the trumpeter in English-speaking countries?
A) The Gothic Cathedral
B) The Trumpeter of Krakow
C) The Mongol Invasion
D) The History of Poland
  • 7. When was the current main building of the church consecrated?
A) 1320
B) 1442
C) 1365
D) 1222
  • 8. Which painter designed some of the church's monumental polychrome murals?
A) Andrzej Radwański
B) Francesco Placidi
C) Giambattista Pittoni
D) Jan Matejko
  • 9. What city's churches were influenced by the style of St. Mary's Basilica?
A) Berlin
B) New York
C) London
D) Chicago
  • 10. What event caused the vault over the presbytery to collapse in 1442?
A) Poor construction
B) A fire
C) A Mongol attack
D) An earthquake
  • 11. What was placed on the church's tower in 1666?
A) A cross
B) A bronze bell
C) A gilded crown
D) A new clock
  • 12. In what century was the current basilica originally built?
A) 18th century
B) 12th century
C) 15th century
D) 14th century
  • 13. Which King declared that sermons should be changed from German to Polish in 1536?
A) Sigismund I
B) Iwo Odrowąż
C) Casimir III the Great
D) Lech Kaczyński
  • 14. Who was responsible for the late Baroque reconstruction in the 18th century?
A) Tadeusz Stryjeński
B) Franciszek Wiechoń
C) Francesco Placidi
D) Maciej Heringh
  • 15. What was the former cemetery near the basilica replaced by?
A) A royal garden
B) A parking lot
C) A marketplace
D) A public square
  • 16. Who created the stained glass in the presbytery?
A) Jan Matejko and Veit Stoss
B) Stanisław Wyspiański and Józef Mehoffer
C) Nicholas Wernher and Maciej Heringh
D) Francesco Placidi and Andrzej Radwański
  • 17. Whose funeral ceremony was held in the basilica in 2010?
A) Casimir III the Great
B) Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria
C) Jan Matejko
D) Iwo Odrowąż
  • 18. What is the approximate height of the basilica?
A) 100 m
B) 120 m
C) 80 m
D) 50 m
  • 19. Which Venetian painter painted five altarpieces for the basilica before 1730?
A) Jan Matejko
B) Andrzej Radwański
C) Veit Stoss
D) Giambattista Pittoni
  • 20. Where are the remains of Lech Kaczyński buried?
A) St. Mary's Basilica
B) Wawel Cathedral
C) Main Market Square
D) Saint Barbara's church
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