Schönbrunn Palace - Quiz
Schönbrunn Palace
  • 1. In which European city is Schönbrunn Palace located?
A) Prague
B) Paris
C) Vienna
D) Berlin
  • 2. How many rooms are there in Schönbrunn Palace?
A) 1,441
B) 2,000
C) 500
D) 700
  • 3. What UNESCO status does Schönbrunn Palace have?
A) Natural Wonder
B) Cultural Monument
C) World Heritage Site
D) Historic Landmark
  • 4. On which street in Vienna is the entrance to Schönbrunn Palace located?
A) Ringstraße
B) Schönbrunner Schloßstraße
C) Kärntner Straße
D) Mariahilfer Straße
  • 5. What is the name of the ballroom in Schönbrunn Palace used for important events?
A) Majestic Court
B) Great Gallery
C) Royal Dance Hall
D) Splendid Ballroom
  • 6. What is the name of Schönbrunn Palace's oldest zoo, located within the grounds?
A) Wildlife Reserve
B) Tiergarten Schönbrunn
C) Animal Kingdom
D) Zoological Gardens
  • 7. What is the name of the hill behind Schönbrunn Palace offering panoramic views of Vienna?
A) Liberty Hill
B) Capitol Hill
C) Eagle's Nest
D) Gloriette
  • 8. Which empress was born in Schönbrunn Palace?
A) Maria Theresa
B) Catherine the Great
C) Isabella I of Castile
D) Queen Victoria
  • 9. What does the name 'Schönbrunn' mean?
A) Royal garden
B) Hunting ground
C) Beautiful spring
D) Imperial palace
  • 10. Who purchased a large floodplain of the Wien river in 1569?
A) Empress Maria Theresa
B) Nikita Khrushchev
C) Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II
D) Emperor Franz Joseph
  • 11. What was the original name of the mansion built on the purchased floodplain?
A) Hietzing
B) Katterburg
C) Meidling
D) Schönbrunn
  • 12. Who added a palace to the Katterburg mansion between 1638 and 1643?
A) Franz I
B) Maria Theresa
C) Maximilian II
D) Eleonora Gonzaga
  • 13. In which decade was the Schönbrunn Palace built and remodeled into its present form?
A) 1600s
B) 1800s
C) 1740–1750s
D) 1900s
  • 14. Who commissioned the redecoration of the palace exterior in the neoclassical style?
A) Maximilian II
B) Franz I
C) Maria Theresa
D) Eleonora Gonzaga
  • 15. When did Franz Joseph die at Schönbrunn Palace?
A) 21 November 1916
B) 11 November 1918
C) 16 July 1961
D) 9 May 1955
  • 16. What happened to Schönbrunn Palace after the downfall of the Habsburg monarchy in 1918?
A) It became the property of the Austrian Republic and was preserved as a museum.
B) It remained under royal control
C) It was demolished
D) It was sold to private owners
  • 17. When was Schönbrunn Palace bombed during World War II?
A) May 1946
B) February 1945
C) June 1939
D) December 1944
  • 18. Who used Schönbrunn Palace for office space during the Allied Occupation of Austria?
A) American military forces
B) The British Delegation to the Allied Commission for Austria and the British Military Garrison
C) Soviet Union representatives
D) French occupation troops
  • 19. In which year did Schönbrunn Palace become a museum again after World War II?
A) 1945
B) 1996
C) 1955
D) 1961
  • 20. Which two leaders met at Schönbrunn Palace in 1961?
A) British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French President Charles de Gaulle
B) U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev
C) Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev and U.S. President Richard Nixon
D) American General Dwight D. Eisenhower and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
  • 21. Since when has Schönbrunn Palace been owned by the Schloss Schönbrunn Kultur-und Betriebsges.m.b.H.?
A) 1945
B) 1955
C) 1918
D) 1992
  • 22. When was Schönbrunn Palace listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
A) 2010
B) 1996
C) 2000
D) 1989
  • 23. Who planned the French garden at Schönbrunn Palace?
A) André Le Nôtre
B) Franz Anton Hillebrandt
C) Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
D) Jean Trehet
  • 24. In what year was the French garden at Schönbrunn Palace planned?
A) 1695
B) 1755
C) 1882
D) 1828
  • 25. What structure replaced around ten earlier and smaller glass houses in the western part of Schönbrunn Palace's park?
A) Great Parterre
B) Neptune Fountain
C) Orangerie
D) Palm house
  • 26. When was the orangerie at Schönbrunn Palace erected?
A) 1882
B) 1695
C) 1828
D) Around 1755
  • 27. What is Landtmann's Jausen Station known for today?
A) An orangerie
B) A café
C) A military training ground
D) A botanical garden
  • 28. When was the Old Palm House built at Schönbrunn Palace?
A) 1882
B) 1828
C) 1695
D) 1755
  • 29. What replaced the earlier arboretum in the botanical garden at Schönbrunn Palace?
A) Orangerie
B) Old Palm House
C) Neptune Fountain
D) Great Parterre
  • 30. In what year was the Gloriette structure completed on the hill at Schönbrunn?
A) 1780
B) 1790
C) 1775
D) 1765
  • 31. Who was the architect responsible for designing the Roman Ruin at Schönbrunn?
A) Carl Hasenauer
B) Andrea Palladio
C) Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg
D) Gottfried Semper
  • 32. What does the Roman Ruin at Schönbrunn consist of?
A) A series of columns
B) An amphitheater
C) A triumphal arch
D) A rectangular pool enclosed by a massive arch with lateral walls
  • 33. How many visitors did Schönbrunn attract in 2017?
A) 4,200,000
B) 3,800,000
C) 2,500,000
D) 5,000,000
  • 34. What year did the Vienna Philharmonic start performing at Schönbrunn's Summer Night Concert?
A) 2008
B) 2004
C) 1999
D) 2010
  • 35. Who founded the Chamber Opera program as part of the Schönbrunn Palace concert series?
A) Maestro Guido Mancusi
B) Ludwig van Beethoven
C) Antonio Salieri
D) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • 36. In what year was the Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra founded?
A) 1985
B) 2000
C) 2010
D) 1997
  • 37. In which decade was the Sissi trilogy filmed at Schönbrunn Palace?
A) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1950s
  • 38. Which Bond movie features a scene shot in the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace?
A) Casino Royale
B) Skyfall
C) Quantum of Solace
D) The Living Daylights
  • 39. Which television series had several episodes filmed at Schönbrunn Palace?
A) The Crown Prince
B) Kuroshitsuji
C) The Amazing Race 4
D) Kommissar Rex
  • 40. In which episode of Kuroshitsuji is Schönbrunn Palace mentioned?
A) Episode 2, 'His Butler, Omnipotent'
B) Episode 1
C) Episode 4
D) Episode 3
  • 41. In which season of The Amazing Race was a Fast Forward task held at Schönbrunn Palace?
A) Season 10
B) Season 6
C) Season 23
D) Season 4
  • 42. In which season of The Amazing Race did teams race through the garden's maze at Schönbrunn Palace?
A) Season 4
B) Season 10
C) Season 23
D) Season 15
  • 43. On what date was the Austrian 10-euro The Palace of Schönbrunn silver coin minted?
A) 1 January 2000
B) 15 August 1999
C) 8 October 2003
D) 25 December 2005
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