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