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Teatro Politeama, Palermo - Quiz
Teatro Politeama Palermo
  • 1. What is the complete name of the Teatro Politeama?
A) Teatro Municipale Rossini
B) Teatro Giuseppe Damiani
C) Teatro Politeama Garibaldi
D) Teatro Massimo Politeama
  • 2. Where is the Teatro Politeama located?
A) Near the central train station
B) Piazza Massimo
C) Piazza Ruggero Settimo
D) Viale della Libertà
  • 3. Which orchestra is housed in the Teatro Politeama?
A) Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana
B) Orchestra Nazionale Italiana
C) Orchestra del Teatro Massimo
D) Orchestra Filarmonica di Palermo
  • 4. Who was the architect assigned to the Politeama project?
A) Mario Rutelli
B) Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda
C) Benedetto Civiletti
D) Giuseppe Pensabene
  • 5. In what year did the construction of the theatre actually start?
A) 1864
B) 1867
C) 1865
D) 1874
  • 6. What was the original planned use of the Politeama before it became a theatre?
A) Art gallery
B) Public library
C) Municipal government office
D) Opencast amphitheatre
  • 7. When was the theatre inaugurated?
A) 1891
B) 7 June 1874
C) 1882
D) 1867
  • 8. Which opera was performed at the inauguration of the theatre?
A) La Traviata
B) Otello
C) Aida
D) I Capuleti e i Montecchi
  • 9. In what year was the theatre officially named after Giuseppe Garibaldi?
A) 1874
B) 1891
C) 1869
D) 1882
  • 10. Who designed the bronze quadriga on top of the triumphal arch?
A) Valerio Villareale
B) Giuseppe Enea
C) Mario Rutelli
D) Benedetto Civiletti
  • 11. What does the quadriga on the theatre depict?
A) The Olympic Games
B) The life of Giuseppe Garibaldi
C) Triumph of Apollo and Euterpe
D) The birth of Venus
  • 12. Which institution was hosted in the foyer of the theatre between 1910 and 2006?
A) The municipal archives
B) A museum of equestrian history
C) Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana
D) Galleria d'arte moderna di Palermo
  • 13. What architectural style characterizes the building?
A) Baroque
B) Gothic
C) Art Nouveau
D) Neoclassical
  • 14. Who wrote the epigraphs recorded on the commemorative plaques by the entrance?
A) Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda
B) Vincenzo Bellini
C) Isidoro La Lumia
D) Umberto I
  • 15. Which Italian monarch attended the official opening in 1891?
A) Vittorio Emanuele II
B) Vittorio Emanuele III
C) Umberto I
D) Carlo Alberto
  • 16. What sculpture is located in the lateral gardens of the theatre?
A) A Roman Senator
B) The Goddess Athena
C) A Bacchante
D) Hercules
  • 17. Which artist created the statues of knights on horseback?
A) Rocco Lentini
B) Giuseppe Pensabene
C) Benedetto Civiletti
D) Mario Rutelli
  • 18. Why was the project modified a year after 1867?
A) Because of lack of funds
B) To accommodate the Galleria d'arte moderna
C) To increase the size of the gardens
D) To transform the amphitheatre into a theatrical house
  • 19. The name 'Politeama' is derived from which language?
A) Greek
B) French
C) Italian
D) Latin
  • 20. Who was the protagonist of Verdi's Otello during the 1891 opening?
A) Mario Rutelli
B) Isidoro La Lumia
C) Vincenzo Bellini
D) Francesco Tamagno
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