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Peniscola - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the official name of Peniscola?
A) Peníscola/Peñíscola
B) Iberian Peninsula
C) Peniscola City
D) Costa del Azahar
  • 2. In which province is Peniscola located?
A) Province of Castellón
B) Province of Barcelona
C) Province of Valencia
D) Province of Alicante
  • 3. What nickname is given to Peniscola due to its fortified seaport?
A) Fortress by the Sea
B) The Rock of Spain
C) City in the Sky
D) Gibraltar of Valencia
  • 4. What is the height of the rocky headland on which Peniscola is built?
A) 300 feet (91 m)
B) About 220 feet (67 m)
C) 150 feet (46 m)
D) 100 feet (30 m)
  • 5. Who originally built the castle in Peniscola?
A) The Order of Montesa
B) The Carthaginians
C) The Romans
D) The Knights Templar
  • 6. In which century was the present castle built by the Knights Templar?
A) Thirteenth century
B) Sixth century
C) Fourteenth century (between 1294 and 1307)
D) Fifteenth century
  • 7. Which schismatic pope resided in Peniscola's castle from 1415 to 1423?
A) Benedict XIII (Pedro de Luna)
B) Pope Alexander V
C) Pope John XXIII
D) Pope Urban VI
  • 8. What is the name of the medieval castle associated with Benedict XIII?
A) Aragon Castle
B) Castell del Papa Luna
C) Templar Fortress
D) Castle of Montesa
  • 9. Which film used Peniscola as a backdrop, partially filming at the castle?
A) Braveheart
B) Gladiator
C) The Last Samurai
D) El Cid
  • 10. What role did Peniscola and its castle play in the film El Cid?
A) They played the role of Valencia.
B) They played the role of Madrid.
C) They played the role of Seville.
D) They played the role of Granada.
  • 11. Which music festival has been held in Peniscola since 1996?
A) International Festival of Ancient and Baroque Music
B) Peniscola Rock Fest
C) Spanish Classical Music Fest
D) Valencia Pop Festival
  • 12. When does the International Festival of Ancient and Baroque Music open?
A) In early September with a concert.
B) In mid-July with a fireworks display.
C) At the beginning of August with a pyromusical show.
D) In late June with an opera performance.
  • 13. Which comedy film festival was hosted in Peniscola?
A) Valencia Documentary Film Festival
B) Peniscola Action Film Fest
C) The International Horror Film Festival
D) An annual comedy film festival
  • 14. Which director's comedic masterpiece was set in Peniscola?
A) Fernando Trueba
B) Alejandro Amenábar
C) Pedro Almodóvar
D) Luis García Berlanga
  • 15. What is the name of Luis García Berlanga's comedic masterpiece set in Peniscola?
A) The Spirit of the Beehive
B) Volver
C) All About My Mother
D) Calabuch
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