Lake Bled - Quiz

1. What is the origin of Lake Bled?

A) Limestone
B) Volcanic
C) Mixed glacial and tectonic
D) River erosion

2. How far is Lake Bled from Ljubljana International Airport?

A) 100 km (62 mi)
B) 20 km (12 mi)
C) 55 km (34 mi)
D) 35 km (22 mi)

3. What is the maximum depth of Lake Bled?

A) 50 m (164 ft)
B) 40 m (131 ft)
C) 29.5 m (97 ft)
D) 15 m (49 ft)

4. What is the main building on Bled Island?

A) A lighthouse
B) Pilgrimage church dedicated to the Assumption of Mary
C) Bled Castle
D) A modern hotel

5. What is the traditional transportation to Bled Island?

A) A motorboat
B) A ferry
C) A wooden boat known as a pletna
D) A cable car

6. When was the current 'official' recipe for kremna rezina created?

A) 1953
B) 1900
C) 2000
D) 1800

7. Who granted the exclusive rights to ferry religious pilgrims across Lake Bled?

A) Emperor Henry II
B) Maria Theresa of Austria
C) Karl von Habsburg
D) Franz Joseph I

8. What is the length of Lake Bled?

A) 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
B) 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
C) 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
D) 2,120 m (6,960 ft)

9. In which year was kremna rezina designated a protected dish of designated origin?

A) 1980
B) 2000
C) 1990
D) 2016

10. What is the height of the church tower on Bled Island?

A) 52 m (171 ft)
B) 100 m (328 ft)
C) 30 m (98 ft)
D) 70 m (230 ft)

11. How many stone steps lead up to the church on Bled Island?

A) 150
B) 99
C) 50
D) 200

12. What is the seating capacity of a pletna?

A) 40 passengers
B) 10 passengers
C) 30 passengers
D) 20 passengers

13. What technique do pletna oarsmen use?

A) Stehruder (standing rowing)
B) Paddling
C) Sitting rowing
D) Kayaking

14. What is the width of Lake Bled?

A) 1,000 m (3,281 ft)
B) 1,380 m (4,530 ft)
C) 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
D) 1,500 m (4,921 ft)

15. What is the traditional belief associated with the groom on the day of his wedding at Bled Island?

A) The bride must carry the groom up the steps
B) The groom must ring the bell alone
C) It is considered good luck for the groom to carry his bride up the steps
D) The couple must row to the island together

16. Which historical figure built Bled Castle?

A) Karl von Habsburg
B) Maria Theresa of Austria
C) Franz Joseph I
D) Emperor Henry II

17. What is the distance from Lake Bled to the capital city, Ljubljana?

A) 55 km (34 mi)
B) 100 km (62 mi)
C) 75 km (47 mi)
D) 35 km (22 mi)

18. What year was Bled Castle built?

A) 1300
B) 1500
C) 1200
D) 1004

19. What is the name of the valley at the west end of Lake Bled?

A) Bled Valley
B) Julian Valley
C) Carniolan Valley
D) Zaka Valley

20. What is the name of the hotel where the current recipe for kremna rezina was created?

A) Hotel Bled
B) Hotel Julian
C) Hotel Ljubljana
D) Hotel Park

21. What is the role of the oarsman on a pletna?

A) Navigate the boat using a sail
B) Propel and navigate the boat using two oars
C) Drive the boat using an engine
D) Paddle the boat using a single oar

22. What is the estimated number of cream pastries prepared at Hotel Park's patisserie over the last 60 years?

A) 8 million
B) 12 million
C) 5 million
D) 20 million

23. What is the name of the cream pastry that is a culinary specialty of the Lake Bled area?

A) Kremna rezina or kremšnita
B) Tiramisu
C) Strudel
D) Cannoli

24. What is the distance from Lake Bled to the Lesce–Bled train station?

A) 20 km (12.4 mi)
B) 4.2 km (2.6 mi)
C) 10 km (6.2 mi)
D) 30 km (18.6 mi)

25. What year did the World Rowing Championships take place at Lake Bled for the last time mentioned?

A) 2011
B) 1985
C) 2000
D) 1995

26. What is the name of the software that features Lake Bled as a virtual world for indoor rowing?

A) RowSim and MyLake
B) MyWhoosh and EXR
C) RowMaster and AquaWorld
D) VirtualRow and LakeSim

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