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Santiago de Compostela Cathedral - Quiz
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  • 1. Which biblical book serves as the basis for the tympanum's arrangement?
A) Psalms
B) Genesis
C) Revelation
D) Acts
  • 2. Who is the central figure shown in the tympanum?
A) Saint James
B) The Pantocrator
C) King David
D) Master Mateo
  • 3. Which apostle is associated with the eagle in the tetramorph?
A) St. Matthew
B) St. Luke
C) St. Mark
D) St. John
  • 4. Which animal represents St. Luke in the tympanum?
A) The eagle
B) The lion
C) The ox
D) The lamb
  • 5. How many angels are positioned on each side of the evangelists?
A) Six
B) Eight
C) Two
D) Four
  • 6. What is located in the archivolt of the central tympanum?
A) The Tree of Jesse
B) The Apostles
C) The Holy Trinity
D) The Elders of the Apocalypse
  • 7. What object is Saint James holding in the mullion?
A) A sword
B) A cross
C) A book
D) A pilgrim's staff
  • 8. What words are written on the scroll held by Saint James?
A) Architectus
B) In hoc signo
C) Misit me Dominus
D) Pax vobiscum
  • 9. What subject is represented on the capital above Saint James's head?
A) The last supper
B) The nativity
C) The crucifixion
D) The temptations of Christ
  • 10. What is represented under the Apostle Saint James?
A) The four evangelists
B) The tree of Jesse
C) The Elders of the Apocalypse
D) The life of Noah
  • 11. What figure is found at the base of the central column?
A) A pilgrim
B) A bearded figure
C) A lion cub
D) A kneeling angel
  • 12. What is the popular name for the figure of Master Mateo?
A) Santo dos Croques
B) The Wise Elder
C) The Pilgrim Saint
D) The Architectus
  • 13. What is written on the sign held by Master Mateo?
A) Magister
B) Misit me Dominus
C) Santo dos Croques
D) Architectus
  • 14. How many souls of the blessed are depicted above the angels?
A) Forty
B) Seventy-two
C) Twelve
D) Twenty-four
  • 15. What animal is associated with St. Mark in the tetramorph?
A) The man
B) The eagle
C) The ox
D) The lion
  • 16. What is the origin of the name 'da Acibecharía'?
A) Named after a famous saint
B) Derived from the name of an architect
C) Derived from the jet gemstone
D) Derived from a type of local stone
  • 17. Which roads drain into the Praza da Acibecharía?
A) Portuguese, English, Spanish and Roman
B) French, Southern, Western and Primitive
C) Northern, Eastern, Central and Pilgrim
D) French, Primitive, Northern and English
  • 18. What event led to the demolition of the Romanesque Acibecharía portal?
A) Structural instability
B) A fire in 1758
C) An earthquake
D) A royal decree
  • 19. In what style is the current Acibecharía façade primarily finished?
A) Renaissance
B) Neoclassical
C) Romanesque
D) Gothic
  • 20. Which statue is located in the centre of the Acibecharía façade?
A) Charity
B) St. James
C) Faith
D) Hope
  • 21. Which two gates are located on the east façade (da Quintana)?
A) Porta do Perdón and Porta das Pratarías
B) Porta do Obradoiro and Porta da Carraca
C) Porta Real and Porta Santa
D) Porta da Acibecharía and Porta Franxígena
  • 22. Who directed the initial construction of the Porta Real?
A) Domingo de Andrade
B) José de Vega y Verdugo
C) Master Mateo
D) José de la Peña de Toro
  • 23. Why did the kings of Spain enter through the Porta Real?
A) Because it was the royal gate
B) Because of religious tradition
C) Because of the proximity to the palace
D) Because it was the only open door
  • 24. Under what condition is the Porta Santa opened?
A) Only in a Jacobean holy year
B) Every Sunday
C) Only during royal visits
D) On the feast day of St. Pelagius
  • 25. What is the name of the tower on the right side of the main façade?
A) Torre das Campás
B) Torre do Perdón
C) Torre Real
D) Torre da Carraca
  • 26. What is the height range of the cathedral's bell towers?
A) Between 90 and 100 metres
B) Between 40 and 50 metres
C) Between 75 and 80 metres
D) Between 50 and 60 metres
  • 27. Which French King donated two of the bells in 1483?
A) Louis XIV
B) Louis XI
C) Charles VIII
D) Francis I
  • 28. Why were the towers reinforced with buttresses between 1667 and 1670?
A) Due to the weight of the bells
B) Due to a detected tilt
C) Because of lightning damage
D) To expand the height
  • 29. Who made the towers housing the bells in the baroque style?
A) Lucas Ferro Caaveiro
B) Domingo de Andrade
C) José de la Peña de Toro
D) Bernardo
  • 30. In what year was the Baroque façade of the Praza do Obradoiro completed?
A) 1188
B) 1740
C) 1103
D) 1700
  • 31. Which architectural style defines the Pórtico da Gloria?
A) Gothic
B) Baroque
C) Romanesque
D) Renaissance
  • 32. What is depicted on the right tower of the Obradoiro façade?
A) Zebedee
B) St. James
C) Mary Salome
D) Athanasius
  • 33. Who is depicted on the left tower of the Obradoiro façade?
A) Mary Salome
B) Zebedee
C) St. Barbara
D) St. John
  • 34. What architectural style is the Maximilian Staircase?
A) Baroque
B) Romanesque
C) Renaissance
D) Gothic
  • 35. The Maximilian Staircase was inspired by the work of which person?
A) Fernando de Casas Novoa
B) Master Mateo
C) Giacomo Vignola
D) Manuel Gago Mariño
  • 36. What exists between the plane of the Obradoiro façade and the old Romanesque portal?
A) A crypt
B) A courtyard
C) A covered narthex
D) A bell tower
  • 37. The urn on the Obradoiro façade represents what?
A) The remains of Hermit Pelagius
B) The gifts of the disciples
C) The found tomb
D) The relics of St. John
  • 38. Where is the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral located?
A) Galicia, Spain
B) Rome, Italy
C) Lisbon, Portugal
D) Toulouse, France
  • 39. In what year was the tomb allegedly rediscovered by Pelagius the Hermit?
A) 1211 AD
B) 997 AD
C) 814 AD
D) 1075 AD
  • 40. Who ordered the destruction of the early church in 997?
A) Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir
B) Pope Callixtus II
C) Diego Peláez
D) Alfonso VI
  • 41. In what year was the cathedral officially consecrated?
A) 1495
B) 1211
C) 1122
D) 1075
  • 42. What primary material was used to build the cathedral?
A) Marble
B) Limestone
C) Granite
D) Brick
  • 43. According to the Codex Calixtinus, who was the 'wonderful master' and architect?
A) Bernard the elder
B) Robertus Galperinus
C) Esteban
D) Bernard the younger
  • 44. Where were the cathedral's original bells and gates taken after 997?
A) Vatican City
B) Toulouse
C) Córdoba
D) Toledo
  • 45. In what year was a university added to the cathedral site?
A) 1122
B) 1495
C) 1500
D) 1236
  • 46. Which side of the cathedral is the Pratarías façade located on?
A) West
B) North
C) East
D) South
  • 47. During which years was the Pratarías façade built?
A) 1103-1117
B) 1078-1090
C) 1150-1170
D) 1200-1215
  • 48. How many columns are the archivolts attached to?
A) Twelve
B) Eleven
C) Nine
D) Seven
  • 49. What material are the three middle and corner columns made of?
A) White marble
B) Limestone
C) Sandstone
D) Granite
  • 50. Which figure is shown in the central medallion?
A) The Virgin Mary
B) The Eternal Father
C) Saint James
D) King David
  • 51. What are the four angels on the top surface holding?
A) Books
B) Lilies
C) Trumpets
D) Swords
  • 52. What instrument is King David playing?
A) A harp
B) A rebec
C) A lute
D) A flute
  • 53. What is the name of the building located next to the cathedral?
A) Museo da Catedral
B) Casa do Cabido
C) Hostal dos Reis Católicos
D) Palacio de Gelmírez
  • 54. When were the figures from the Stone choir of Master Mateo placed on the façade?
A) 18th century
B) 15th century
C) Late 19th century
D) 12th century
  • 55. Which façade were many of the images moved from in the 18th century?
A) Obradoiro
B) Quintana
C) Azabachería
D) Acibecharía
  • 56. What is depicted in the tympanum of the left door alongside Christ?
A) Prophets
B) Angels
C) Apostles
D) Demons
  • 57. What date does the inscription on the right door correspond to?
A) June 1, 1090
B) July 25, 1100
C) August 15, 1117
D) July 11, 1078
  • 58. Which animal is eating a rabbit in an image on the right door?
A) A fox
B) An eagle
C) A lion
D) A wolf
  • 59. Which tower's wall features images of the creation of Eve and the Binding of Isaac?
A) Clock Tower
B) Galicia Tower
C) San Martiño
D) Berenguela
  • 60. What is another name for the North Tower?
A) Torre da Trindade
B) Berenguela
C) da Carraca
D) Obradoiro
  • 61. What style of decoration adorns the North Tower?
A) Renaissance
B) Gothic
C) Romanesque
D) Baroque
  • 62. What shape is the crown of the Clock Tower?
A) Dome-shaped
B) Pyramid-shaped
C) Square
D) Cylindrical
  • 63. Who cast the original bells for the Clock Tower in 1729?
A) Fernando de Casas Novoa
B) Andrés Antelo
C) Güemes Sampedro
D) Eijsbouts house
  • 64. What is the weight of the larger bell, Berenguela?
A) 5,000 kg
B) 12,000 kg
C) 1,839 kg
D) Approximately 9,600 kg
  • 65. Where were the current replicas of the bells cast in 1989?
A) Santiago de Compostela, Spain
B) Asten, Netherlands
C) Paris, France
D) Rome, Italy
  • 66. When were the replica bells placed in the cathedral?
A) 1729
B) 1833
C) February 1990
D) 2000
  • 67. What is the diameter of the smaller bell?
A) 255 cm
B) 215 cm
C) 147 cm
D) 150 cm
  • 68. What is the length of the cathedral?
A) 1211 m
B) 1188 m
C) 22 m
D) 97 m
  • 69. What is the height of the cathedral?
A) 72 m
B) 318 m
C) 97 m
D) 22 m
  • 70. What is the first impression of the cathedral's interior?
A) Austerity
B) Minimalism
C) Modernity
D) Chaos
  • 71. In what year was the completion of the Portico of Glory commemorated?
A) 1188
B) 1200
C) 1211
D) 1111
  • 72. How many round arches does the portico have?
A) Four
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
  • 73. What decorative elements are found on the bases of the columns?
A) Geometric patterns
B) Fantastic animals
C) Floral carvings
D) Statues of the Apostles
  • 74. What figures are found in the middle portion of the portico columns?
A) The Apostles
B) The prophets
C) Fantastic animals
D) Kings of León
  • 75. Compared to the other two arches, how wide is the central arch?
A) The same width
B) Three times as wide
C) Twice as wide
D) Half as wide
  • 76. What does the arch of the right door represent?
A) The Last Judgment
B) The Creation of the World
C) The life of Saint James
D) The Twelve Tribes of Israel
  • 77. What are the figures on the left side of the right door's arch?
A) Angels with children symbolizing saved souls
B) The archangels holding the balance
C) Monsters waiting to drag sinners
D) Saints awaiting judgment
  • 78. Who is at the center of the first archivolt on the left door?
A) God the Creator
B) King David
C) Saint James
D) Abraham
  • 79. How is Adam represented on the left door?
A) Carrying a shepherd's staff
B) Holding an apple
C) With his hands raised in prayer
D) Naked
  • 80. What is located above the side aisles around the church?
A) Stained glass windows
B) A wooden observation deck
C) A second row of radiating chapels
D) Lit galleries
  • 81. What rises above the main altar?
A) An enormous baldachin
B) A marble statue of the Virgin Mary
C) A gold-plated pipe organ
D) A large stained glass window
  • 82. Where can pilgrims kiss the mantle of Saint James?
A) Through a window in the radiating chapel
B) At the entrance of the nave
C) In the Chapel of the Reliquary
D) Via a narrow passage behind the altar
  • 83. What date is associated with the gold crucifix in the Chapel of the Reliquary?
A) 1200
B) 1050
C) 1521
D) 874
  • 84. Whose relics are housed in the crypt?
A) Saint Peter
B) Saint James
C) Saint Andrew
D) Saint Paul
  • 85. Who authenticated the relics in 1884?
A) Pope Benedict XVI
B) Pope Leo XIII
C) Pope Francis
D) Pope John Paul II
  • 86. When were the relics of Saint James rediscovered?
A) January 1886
B) January 1879
C) January 1884
D) January 1589
  • 87. What is the Botafumeiro?
A) A decorative bell
B) A famous thurible
C) A royal tomb
D) A silver statue
  • 88. What are the men who pull the ropes of the Botafumeiro called?
A) Reliquaries
B) Pilgrims
C) Tiraboleiros
D) Monks
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