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Kazimierz Dolny
  • 1. What river is Kazimierz Dolny located on?
A) Vistula
B) San
C) Nysa
D) Odra
  • 2. Which historical structure is a significant landmark in Kazimierz Dolny?
A) The Marketplace
B) The Castle Ruins
C) The Cathedral
D) The Town Hall
  • 3. Kazimierz Dolny is part of which Polish Voivodeship?
A) Kuyavian-Pomeranian
B) Lublin
C) Podlaskie
D) Masovian
  • 4. Which river beach is popular in Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Odra Beach
B) San Beach
C) Vistula Beach
D) Nysa Beach
  • 5. What type of local cuisine is Kazimierz Dolny known for?
A) Traditional Polish dishes
B) Italian
C) Japanese
D) Mexican
  • 6. What scenic feature is Kazimierz Dolny known for?
A) Mountain ranges
B) The landscape of the Vistula River
C) Deserts
D) Coastal cliffs
  • 7. How does Kazimierz Dolny celebrate its artistic heritage?
A) Industrial exhibitions
B) Technology fairs
C) Military parades
D) Art galleries and workshops
  • 8. What is Kazimierz Dolny known for in terms of artistic activity?
A) Music and Dance
B) Sculpture and Pottery
C) Painting and Photography
D) Film and Literature
  • 9. What type of public transport connects Kazimierz Dolny with nearby cities?
A) Bus
B) Ferry
C) Subway
D) Tram
  • 10. On which bank of the Vistula river is Kazimierz Dolny located?
A) Neither, it's not on the Vistula
B) Both banks equally
C) The western (left) bank
D) The eastern (right) bank
  • 11. Who handed the Benedictine settlement Wietrzna Gora to Norbertine nuns in 1181?
A) King Władysław I the Elbow-high
B) King Casimir III the Great
C) Prince Casimir II the Just
D) King John III Sobieski
  • 12. Which family held Kazimierz Dolny from 1501 until 1644?
A) The Jagiellon family
B) The Piast family
C) The Sobieski family
D) The Firlej family
  • 13. Who founded the Hasidic dynasty of Kuzmir in Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Samuel Leib Shneiderman
B) John III Sobieski
C) Chaim Goldberg
D) Yehezkel Taub
  • 14. In which century did a small Jewish community first become present in Kazimierz Dolny?
A) 14th century
B) 16th century
C) 19th century
D) 18th century
  • 15. What was the Jewish Council in Kazimierz Dolny during the German occupation forced to oversee?
A) Art exhibitions
B) Film production
C) Construction of new buildings
D) Forced labor for the Nazis
  • 16. Where were Kazimierz Dolny's Jews taken in 1942?
A) Belzec concentration camp
B) Sobibor
C) Auschwitz-Birkenau
D) Treblinka
  • 17. What is the name of the festival inaugurated in Kazimierz Dolny in 2013 celebrating Jewish culture?
A) Kazimierz Cultural Days
B) Jewish Heritage Festival
C) Pardes Festival
D) Festiwal Filmu i Sztuki Dwa Brzegi
  • 18. What was the original name of Kazimierz Dolny when it was handed to Norbertine nuns?
A) Zwierzyniec
B) Dolny Kraków
C) Wietrzna Gora
D) Kazimierz Wielki
  • 19. Which king founded a parish church in Kazimierz Dolny in 1325?
A) King John III Sobieski
B) King Władysław I the Elbow-high
C) King Sigismund III Vasa
D) King Casimir II the Just
  • 20. What is the nearest rail station to Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Warsaw
B) Lublin
C) Nałęczów
D) Puławy
  • 21. Which magazine listed Kazimierz Dolny as one of Europe's most beautiful small towns in 2024?
A) Time Magazine
B) National Geographic
C) Condé Nast Traveler
D) Travel + Leisure
  • 22. Who was a famous painter and sculptor from Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Chaim Goldberg
B) Samuel Leib Shneiderman
C) John III Sobieski
D) Yehezkel Taub
  • 23. Which town is not twinned with Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Staufen im Breisgau
B) Warsaw
C) Hortobágy
D) Szklarska Poręba
  • 24. In which year did Kazimierz Dolny become officially recognized as a historical monument?
A) 1984
B) 2004
C) 1994
D) 2014
  • 25. What is a notable feature of the Parish church of St Bartholomew and John the Baptist?
A) 1620 organs
B) A synagogue
C) A famous painting by Chaim Goldberg
D) A memorial wall for Holocaust victims
  • 26. Which film, based on a shtetl, had scenes filmed in Kazimierz Dolny in 1937?
A) Festiwal Filmu i Sztuki Dwa Brzegi
B) Yiddle With His Fiddle
C) Warsaw Ghetto
D) The Dybbuk
  • 27. What is the significance of the Lesser Polish Gorge in relation to Kazimierz Dolny?
A) It served as an ancient trade route
B) It is where the Vistula river originates
C) It was a major battleground during wars
D) It contributes to the town's picturesque location
  • 28. What was erected after the Holocaust using surviving tombstones from the Jewish cemetery?
A) A new synagogue
B) A monument to John III Sobieski
C) A memorial wall
D) A museum
  • 29. What did Jews in Kazimierz Dolny have to use to pave roads during the German occupation?
A) Bricks from destroyed houses
B) Stones from the river
C) Tombstones from the local Jewish cemetery
D) Wooden planks
  • 30. Approximately what percentage of Kazimierz Dolny's population was Jewish between the First and Second World Wars?
A) 40%
B) 60%
C) 50%
D) 30%
  • 31. Who granted the Jews of Poland a respite from taxes in 1674?
A) Chaim Goldberg
B) Casimir III the Great
C) The Seer of Lublin
D) John III Sobieski
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