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