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Lisbon quiz for Web Summit visitors

Web Summit is in Lisbon on 9–12 November 2026, and the event is held in Parque das Nações. 15 questions about the city itself: the 1755 earthquake, Alfama and Bairro Alto, Belém, pastéis de nata, the old trams, funiculars and the Santa Justa Lift, and the Expo 98 district where the conference takes place. One question at a time, the explanation and a source link after each answer, and your score at the end. Free, no account. Works offline once loaded.

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  1. 1. In which year did the earthquake destroy Lisbon, leading to the rebuilding of the Baixa Pombalina?

    1. 1647
    2. 1755
    3. 1807
    4. 1910
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    B. 1755

    Visit Lisboa says Lisbon rose from the rubble of the 1755 earthquake with a grand, modern plan that became the Baixa Pombalina.

    Source: https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/regions/baixa-chiado

  2. 2. The cathedral (Sé) in Alfama, Lisbon's oldest neighbourhood, dates from which year?

    1. 1255
    2. 1498
    3. 1147
    4. 1755
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    C. 1147

    Visit Lisboa describes the Sé as dating from 1147, built over Roman ruins that you can still see.

    Source: https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/places/alfama

  3. 3. Which neighbourhood, reached by going up from Chiado, is a bohemian area full of restaurants and bars, a must on a night out?

    1. Bairro Alto
    2. Belém
    3. Parque das Nações
    4. Alcântara
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    A. Bairro Alto

    Visit Lisboa calls Bairro Alto one of the city's most charismatic districts, a bohemian neighbourhood of restaurants and bars.

    Source: https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/regions/baixa-chiado

  4. 4. Whose tomb is in the church of the Jerónimos Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

    1. Pedro Álvares Cabral
    2. Ferdinand Magellan
    3. Bartolomeu Dias
    4. Vasco da Gama
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    D. Vasco da Gama

    In the 19th century the church became the sepulchre for heroes and poets: Vasco da Gama and Luís de Camões.

    Source: https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/places/jeronimos-monastery

  5. 5. The Belém Tower, built to defend Lisbon from enemy ships, was completed in which year?

    1. 1415
    2. 1514
    3. 1640
    4. 1755
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    B. 1514

    Visit Lisboa says the defence project, which included the tower designed by Francisco de Arruda, was completed in 1514.

    Source: https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/places/torre-de-belem

  6. 6. The Pastéis de Belém bakery has made its custard tarts since 1837, following a recipe from which nearby monastery?

    1. Estrela Basilica
    2. São Vicente de Fora
    3. Jerónimos Monastery
    4. Alcobaça Monastery
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    C. Jerónimos Monastery

    Visit Lisboa says that in 1837 the bakery began making the pastries following an ancient secret recipe from the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos.

    Source: https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/places/pasteis-de-belem

  7. 7. When Carris opened its first routes in Lisbon in 1873, what pulled the vehicles along the rails?

    1. Horses and mules (animal traction)
    2. Steam locomotives
    3. Electric motors
    4. Cables
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    A. Horses and mules (animal traction)

    The first route, with horse-drawn "Americanos", opened on 17 November 1873. Electric trams followed on 31 August 1901.

    Source: https://www.carris.pt/en/carris/history/

  8. 8. The Santa Justa Lift, inaugurated in 1902, was originally powered by what?

    1. Water counterweights
    2. Horses
    3. Electric motors
    4. Steam
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    D. Steam

    Carris says it was steam-powered at first and got electric motors in 1907. It was designed by Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard.

    Source: https://www.carris.pt/en/discover/fleet/lift/

  9. 9. Which of Lisbon's funiculars is the oldest, opened on 19 April 1884?

    1. Glória
    2. Lavra
    3. Bica
    4. Graça
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    B. Lavra

    Carris: the Lavra Funicular is the oldest, followed by Glória (1885) and Bica (1892).

    Source: https://www.carris.pt/en/carris/history/

  10. 10. Parque das Nações, where Web Summit is held, grew out of an urban plan for which event?

    1. The 1992 Olympics
    2. Euro 2004
    3. The 1998 World Exhibition
    4. The 1755 reconstruction
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    C. The 1998 World Exhibition

    Visit Lisboa: Parque das Nações is Lisbon's most recent, modern residential area, the result of the urban plan after the 1998 World Exhibition.

    Source: https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/regions/parque-das-nacoes

  11. 11. Which architect and engineer designed Oriente Station, with its glass roof, in Parque das Nações?

    1. Álvaro Siza Vieira
    2. Norman Foster
    3. Frank Gehry
    4. Santiago Calatrava
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    D. Santiago Calatrava

    Visit Lisboa: the elevated station by Santiago Calatrava is one of Lisbon's main links to the rest of the country.

    Source: https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/places/oriente-station

  12. 12. Siza Vieira's Pavilhão de Portugal, built for Expo 98, has a huge concrete roof designed to look like what?

    1. A ship's sail
    2. A sheet of paper resting on two bricks
    3. A wave
    4. A tent
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    B. A sheet of paper resting on two bricks

    Visit Lisboa: the roof weighs 1,400 tonnes and is an award-winning piece of engineering.

    Source: https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/places/pavilhao-de-portugal

  13. 13. At 145 metres, Lisbon's tallest skyscraper, the Vasco da Gama Tower in Parque das Nações, looks in profile like what?

    1. A lighthouse
    2. A bridge pillar
    3. A swollen sail
    4. A rocket
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    C. A swollen sail

    Visit Lisboa: the tower evokes the ships that left the Tagus to discover the world, and it now houses a panoramic restaurant.

    Source: https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/places/vasco-da-gama-tower

  14. 14. The big central tank at the Oceanário de Lisboa, symbolising the Global Ocean, holds how much saltwater?

    1. Five million litres
    2. 500,000 litres
    3. 50 million litres
    4. One million litres
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    A. Five million litres

    Visit Lisboa: the central aquarium holds five million litres, and the Oceanário is home to about 8,000 marine creatures.

    Source: https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/places/oceanario-de-lisboa

  15. 15. Web Summit comes to Lisbon in 2026. On which dates does it run?

    1. 2–5 November 2026
    2. 16–19 November 2026
    3. 9–12 November 2026
    4. 30 November – 3 December 2026
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    C. 9–12 November 2026

    The Web Summit site lists the event as Lisbon, November 9–12, 2026.

    Source: https://websummit.com/

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