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Vatican Railway - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the name of the only railway station in Vatican City?
A) St. Peter's Station
B) Roma San Pietro
C) Vatican Central
D) Vatican City railway station
  • 2. Who designed the Vatican City railway station?
A) Pope Pius XI
B) Pope Pius IX
C) Giuseppe Momo
D) H. V. Morton
  • 3. Which pope ordered the construction of the grand station building?
A) Pope John Paul II
B) Pope Francis
C) Pope Pius IX
D) Pope Pius XI
  • 4. How far is the station built from the Entrance Gateway?
A) Approximately 20 metres
B) Approximately 100 metres
C) Approximately 10 metres
D) Approximately 50 metres
  • 5. What material was carved from a single piece for the station's structure and decorative pillars?
A) Granite
B) Marble
C) Limestone
D) Sandstone
  • 6. What did Pope Pius XI call the station when he saw it completed?
A) The holy rail terminus
B) The most beautiful station in the world
C) A masterpiece of marble
D) The grandest gateway of Rome
  • 7. Between which years was the station built?
A) 1950 and 1954
B) 1929 and 1933
C) 1829 and 1833
D) 1901 and 1905
  • 8. Where is the station located relative to Vatican City?
A) North-West
B) Far North
C) Centre-South
D) Exact center
  • 9. Which landmark lies adjacent to the Vatican City railway station?
A) Sistine Chapel
B) Vatican Mosaic Studio
C) Castel Sant'Angelo
D) Vatican Museums
  • 10. What famous basilica is the station located in the shadow of?
A) St. John Lateran
B) St. Mary Major
C) St. Paul Outside the Walls
D) St. Peter's Basilica
  • 11. What are the dimensions of the white marble station building?
A) 30 by 10 metres
B) 61 by 21.5 metres
C) 100 by 40 metres
D) 50 by 15 metres
  • 12. How tall is the central body of the station building?
A) 5.95 metres
B) 16.85 metres
C) 10.2 metres
D) 20.5 metres
  • 13. How tall are the lateral bodies of the station building?
A) 2.5 metres
B) 5.95 metres
C) 16.85 metres
D) 10.0 metres
  • 14. Who compared the station's design to a London bank branch?
A) Benito Mussolini
B) H. V. Morton
C) Giuseppe Momo
D) Pope Pius XI
  • 15. Which bank did H. V. Morton compare the station design to?
A) Bank of England
B) Lloyds Bank
C) HSBC
D) Barclay Bank
  • 16. What was part of the station converted into due to a lack of passengers?
A) A museum ticket office
B) A maintenance depot
C) A goods office
D) A ticket counter
  • 17. What small facility is housed inside the station for Vatican residents?
A) A duty-free department store
B) A post office
C) A souvenir shop
D) A cafeteria
  • 18. Who is the duty-free department store open to?
A) Railway workers only
B) The general public
C) Vatican City residents only
D) All tourists
  • 19. Where does the Vatican City State Railway branch off from on the Italian end?
A) Rome–Viterbo line
B) Roma Termini
C) Rome–Naples line
D) Vatican-Rome express
  • 20. At which Italian railway station does the Vatican branch connect?
A) Roma San Pietro railway station
B) Roma Termini
C) Roma Trastevere
D) Roma Ostiense
  • 21. What valley does the railway cross on a stone viaduct?
A) Tiber Valley
B) Vatican Valley
C) Aurelia Valley
D) Gelsomino Valley
  • 22. What is the name of the viaduct crossing the Gelsomino Valley?
A) Pius Viaduct
B) Gelsomino Viaduct
C) Savoy Viaduct
D) Roman Viaduct
  • 23. How long is the Gelsomino Viaduct?
A) 143.12 metres
B) 300 metres
C) 61 metres
D) 112 metres
  • 24. How many arches does the Gelsomino Viaduct have?
A) Ten
B) Eight
C) Four
D) Six
  • 25. What is the length of each arch on the Gelsomino Viaduct?
A) 15.30 metres
B) 5.95 metres
C) 20.5 metres
D) 10.2 metres
  • 26. Which coats of arms and symbols are borne on the Gelsomino Viaduct?
A) The Vatican flag and cross
B) The fasces and the Savoy coat of arms
C) The Italian tricolor and eagle
D) The papal tiara and keys
  • 27. Which road does the Gelsomino Viaduct cut off?
A) Corso Vittorio Emanuele
B) Via Aurelia
C) Via della Conciliazione
D) Viale Vaticano
  • 28. What voltage is supplied to the first 100 metres of the electrified line?
A) 600 V DC
B) 3000 V DC
C) 25 kV AC
D) 1500 V DC
  • 29. When is the remainder of the electrified line distance energised?
A) Only during papal visits
B) Only when needed
C) Only at night
D) At all times
  • 30. What kind of gate is located at the Italy–Vatican City border?
A) A sliding bronze gate
B) A lightweight steel barrier
C) A two-piece 35.5-ton iron gate
D) A single wooden gate
  • 31. Where does the border gate slide into when opened?
A) Underneath the railway tracks
B) Into the Gelsomino Viaduct
C) Inside the station building
D) The recesses of the Vatican walls
  • 32. When is the border gate kept closed?
A) Only during religious holidays
B) During the daytime only
C) At all times
D) When trains are not passing through
  • 33. What lies beyond the Vatican City railway station before the line ends in a tunnel?
A) A secondary passenger platform
B) A 112-metre straight section acting as a headshunt
C) A 300-metre loop for storage
D) A large maintenance workshop
  • 34. What is located on the far side of the station?
A) The duty-free store
B) The goods office
C) The main platform and a passing loop
D) Two storage tracks
  • 35. What is located on the near side of the station?
A) A main platform and passing loop
B) The border iron gate
C) Two tracks that run to the headshunt in the tunnel
D) The Gelsomino Viaduct
  • 36. What is the purpose of the two tracks on the near side of the station?
A) Both are used exclusively for cargo transit
B) One is for the papal train and one is for emergencies
C) Both are used for passenger boarding
D) One is platformed for loading, and the other is for storage
  • 37. What is the total approximate length of the railway between the tunnel and the junction?
A) 1.27 kilometres
B) 300 metres
C) 5 kilometres
D) 143.12 metres
  • 38. How much of the railway lies within Vatican City?
A) 61 metres
B) 300 metres
C) 112 metres
D) 1.27 kilometres
  • 39. What record does the Vatican railway hold due to its length within the city?
A) The oldest operating railway
B) The shortest national railway in the world
C) The narrowest gauge railway
D) The steepest funicular railway
  • 40. What is the approximate journey time of a train between the border and the station?
A) 10 minutes
B) 5 minutes
C) 1 minute
D) A 1⁄2-minute
  • 41. Was Pope Pius XI's planned papal train ever constructed?
A) Yes
B) Only partially
C) It was built and later scrapped
D) No
  • 42. How many railway workers has the Vatican City State ever employed?
A) Hundreds
B) None
C) A dozen
D) Only Italian state workers
  • 43. What kind of train is used to run tourist services on the Vatican railway?
A) A diesel train
B) A battery-powered tram
C) A high-speed electric train
D) An electric steam-style train
  • 44. Which company owns the diesel train used for tourist services?
A) Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
B) Vatican City Railway Authority
C) Trenitalia Vaticana
D) Roman State Railways
  • 45. Whose official train from the Papal States remains on display at the Museum of Rome?
A) Pope Pius IX
B) Pope Gregory XVI
C) Pope Pius XI
D) Pope Leo XIII
  • 46. In which museum is Pope Pius IX's official train housed?
A) Galleria Borghese
B) Museum of Rome
C) Vatican Museums
D) Capitoline Museums
  • 47. In which building is the Museum of Rome housed?
A) Palazzo Farnese
B) Palazzo Apostolico
C) Palazzo Braschi
D) Palazzo Quirinale
  • 48. How many of the five bombs dropped on Vatican City in November 1943 exploded?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Four
D) Five
  • 49. On what date did Pope John XXIII make his pilgrimage using the Vatican railway?
A) 18 April 2013
B) 21 May 2011
C) 4 October 1962
D) 8 November 1979
  • 50. Which network broadcast the trip of Pope John XXIII in 1962?
A) The Turin Group of Train Friends
B) The Italian Railway Network
C) The Vatican Museums Network
D) The Eurovision Network
  • 51. When did Pope John Paul II first use the railway to leave Rome?
A) 21 May 2011
B) 24 January 2002
C) 18 April 2013
D) 8 November 1979
  • 52. Which company owned the rail cars used by the Turin Group of Train Friends in 2013?
A) Seatrain
B) Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
C) Vatican Museums
D) Eurovision Network
  • 53. In what month and year did the Palace of Castel Gandolfo open to the public?
A) April 2013
B) October 1962
C) November 1943
D) September 2015
  • 54. On what date was the inaugural run of the special weekly service to Castel Gandolfo?
A) 18 April 2013
B) 21 May 2011
C) 5 November 1943
D) 11 September 2015
  • 55. Which steam locomotive hauled the inaugural train to Castel Gandolfo in September 2015?
A) Seatrain ALn 776
B) Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane diesel train
C) FS Class 625 steam locomotive 625-017
D) Italian presidential train engine
  • 56. In what year was the steam locomotive 625-017 built?
A) 2015
B) 1915
C) 1962
D) 1943
  • 57. What kind of coaches were joined to the locomotive for the Castel Gandolfo service?
A) Modern diesel rail cars
B) ALn 776 rail cars
C) Restored wooden coaches
D) Presidential steel coaches
  • 58. Which treaty guaranteed Vatican City access to Italy's rail system?
A) Treaty of Rome
B) Vatican Treaty
C) Lateran Treaty
D) Concordat of 1929
  • 59. What phrase was Pope Gregory XVI reputed to have said about railways?
A) chemin de fer, chemin d'enfer
B) railway of iron, road of life
C) via ferrea, via inferni
D) road of iron, road of gold
  • 60. Which article of the Lateran Treaty guaranteed the construction of the railway station in Vatican City?
A) Article 10
B) Article 6
C) Article 1
D) Article 4
  • 61. In what year was the Vatican railway station opened officially?
A) 1932
B) 1934
C) 1962
D) 1929
  • 62. In what year did Pope Pius XI die without ever having travelled on the line?
A) 1939
B) 1934
C) 1962
D) 1945
  • 63. What rolling stock is used for the tourist services to Castel Gandolfo?
A) Vatican-owned stock
B) Private steam locomotives
C) Historic papal carriages
D) Trenitalia
  • 64. In what year did Pope Benedict XVI use the Vatican railway?
A) 2005
B) 2015
C) 2011
D) 2008
  • 65. For whom are the regularly scheduled passenger service trains at Vatican City station intended, beginning in 2015?
A) Cardinals
B) Journalists
C) Daily commuters
D) Tourists
  • 66. How often does the special passenger train run for tourists?
A) Twice a week on weekdays
B) Monthly on Sundays
C) Daily at noon
D) Weekly every Saturday
  • 67. What is the approximate journey time from the Vatican Museums to the Palace of Castel Gandolfo by train?
A) Thirty minutes
B) Fifteen minutes
C) An hour
D) Two hours
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