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