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Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kraków - Quiz
Contributed by: Roe
  • 1. What is the architectural style of St. Mary's Basilica?
A) Neoclassical
B) Baroque
C) Renaissance
D) Brick Gothic
  • 2. Who carved the famous wooden altarpiece in the basilica?
A) Veit Stoss
B) Jan Matejko
C) Nicholas Wernher
D) Francesco Placidi
  • 3. In what year did the basilica become a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 2003
B) 1978
C) 1990
D) 1945
  • 4. What is the name of the trumpet signal played from the church tower?
A) The Mongol Alarm
B) Kraków Signal
C) Hejnał mariacki
D) The Trumpeter's Tune
  • 5. Who founded the church in 1221–22 according to Jan Długosz?
A) Nicholas Wernher
B) Sigismund I
C) Iwo Odrowąż
D) Casimir III the Great
  • 6. Which novel popularized the legend of the trumpeter in English-speaking countries?
A) The History of Poland
B) The Mongol Invasion
C) The Trumpeter of Krakow
D) The Gothic Cathedral
  • 7. When was the current main building of the church consecrated?
A) 1442
B) 1320
C) 1222
D) 1365
  • 8. Which painter designed some of the church's monumental polychrome murals?
A) Andrzej Radwański
B) Francesco Placidi
C) Giambattista Pittoni
D) Jan Matejko
  • 9. What city's churches were influenced by the style of St. Mary's Basilica?
A) London
B) New York
C) Berlin
D) Chicago
  • 10. What event caused the vault over the presbytery to collapse in 1442?
A) Poor construction
B) A fire
C) An earthquake
D) A Mongol attack
  • 11. What was placed on the church's tower in 1666?
A) A cross
B) A gilded crown
C) A new clock
D) A bronze bell
  • 12. In what century was the current basilica originally built?
A) 14th century
B) 12th century
C) 18th century
D) 15th century
  • 13. Which King declared that sermons should be changed from German to Polish in 1536?
A) Lech Kaczyński
B) Casimir III the Great
C) Sigismund I
D) Iwo Odrowąż
  • 14. Who was responsible for the late Baroque reconstruction in the 18th century?
A) Tadeusz Stryjeński
B) Francesco Placidi
C) Franciszek Wiechoń
D) Maciej Heringh
  • 15. What was the former cemetery near the basilica replaced by?
A) A parking lot
B) A public square
C) A royal garden
D) A marketplace
  • 16. Who created the stained glass in the presbytery?
A) Stanisław Wyspiański and Józef Mehoffer
B) Nicholas Wernher and Maciej Heringh
C) Jan Matejko and Veit Stoss
D) Francesco Placidi and Andrzej Radwański
  • 17. Whose funeral ceremony was held in the basilica in 2010?
A) Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria
B) Iwo Odrowąż
C) Jan Matejko
D) Casimir III the Great
  • 18. What is the approximate height of the basilica?
A) 120 m
B) 80 m
C) 100 m
D) 50 m
  • 19. Which Venetian painter painted five altarpieces for the basilica before 1730?
A) Andrzej Radwański
B) Giambattista Pittoni
C) Jan Matejko
D) Veit Stoss
  • 20. Where are the remains of Lech Kaczyński buried?
A) St. Mary's Basilica
B) Saint Barbara's church
C) Wawel Cathedral
D) Main Market Square
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