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