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Valencia trivia questions

Twenty pub quiz questions about Valencia, Spain: each has four options, and the answer is hidden under the question until you open it. Every question links to the public source it was built from. Use them for a quiz night, a trip warm-up or a game with friends. The page works without JavaScript and prints cleanly.

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20 questions about Valencia

  1. 1. Around which year was Valencia founded by the Romans as Valentia Edetanorum?

    1. 44 BC
    2. AD 711
    3. AD 1238
    4. 138 BC
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    D. 138 BC

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia

  2. 2. Valencia's late-Gothic Llotja (Lonja) functioned as an exchange for trading what?

    1. Silk
    2. Rice
    3. Oranges
    4. Wool
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    A. Silk

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llotja_de_la_Seda

  3. 3. On which day of the week does Valencia's ancient Water Tribunal meet in public?

    1. Monday
    2. Saturday
    3. Thursday
    4. Sunday
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    C. Thursday

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Tribunal_of_the_plain_of_Valencia

  4. 4. After the 1957 flood, which river was diverted, its old bed later becoming a city park?

    1. Júcar
    2. Ebro
    3. Turia
    4. Segura
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    C. Turia

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turia_Garden

  5. 5. Which freshwater lagoon just south of Valencia is ringed by rice paddies?

    1. Albufera
    2. Mar Menor
    3. Ebro Delta
    4. Doñana
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    A. Albufera

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albufera_de_Val%C3%A8ncia

  6. 6. Which Valencia seaside neighbourhood, an old fishing enclave, is known for its tiled houses?

    1. Russafa
    2. El Carmen
    3. Benimaclet
    4. El Cabanyal
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    D. El Cabanyal

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cabanyal

  7. 7. Which rice dish originated in the Valencian Community?

    1. Risotto
    2. Arroz con leche
    3. Jambalaya
    4. Paella
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    D. Paella

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paella

  8. 8. Valencian horchata is made from which ingredient?

    1. Tiger nuts
    2. Almonds
    3. Rice
    4. Oats
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    A. Tiger nuts

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horchata

  9. 9. What happens to the giant monuments on the final night of Valencia's Falles festival?

    1. They are floated out to sea
    2. They are burnt
    3. They are auctioned
    4. They go to a museum
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    B. They are burnt

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falles

  10. 10. Which architect, with Félix Candela, designed Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences?

    1. Rafael Moneo
    2. Santiago Calatrava
    3. Ricardo Bofill
    4. Norman Foster
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    B. Santiago Calatrava

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Arts_and_Sciences

  11. 11. What is the bell tower of Valencia Cathedral called in Valencian?

    1. Giralda
    2. Torre del Oro
    3. Campanile
    4. Micalet
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    D. Micalet

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia_Cathedral

  12. 12. Mestalla Stadium, opened in 1923, is home to which club?

    1. Levante UD
    2. Villarreal CF
    3. Valencia CF
    4. Elche CF
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    C. Valencia CF

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestalla_Stadium

  13. 13. Valencia was chosen as the venue of which 2007 sailing competition?

    1. The Volvo Ocean Race
    2. The Vendée Globe
    3. The America's Cup
    4. The Fastnet Race
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    C. The America's Cup

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_America%27s_Cup

  14. 14. What is the daily 2 pm firecracker display during Valencia's Falles called?

    1. Mascletà
    2. Cremà
    3. Plantà
    4. Despertà
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    A. Mascletà

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falles

  15. 15. Valencia's Turia Garden includes a children's park named after which literary character?

    1. Don Quixote
    2. Gulliver
    3. Pinocchio
    4. Robinson Crusoe
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    B. Gulliver

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turia_Garden

  16. 16. Valencia Cathedral keeps a cup purported to be which sacred object used at the Last Supper?

    1. The Holy Chalice
    2. The Crown of Thorns
    3. The True Cross
    4. The Holy Lance
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    A. The Holy Chalice

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Chalice

  17. 17. Valencia's Central Market is described as one of the main works of which style?

    1. Valencian Gothic
    2. Spanish Baroque
    3. Neoclassicism
    4. Valencian Art Nouveau
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    D. Valencian Art Nouveau

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercado_Central,_Valencia

  18. 18. Fideuà, a seafood dish from the coast of Valencia, is like paella but uses what instead of rice?

    1. Couscous
    2. Potatoes
    3. Pasta noodles
    4. Lentils
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    C. Pasta noodles

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fideu%C3%A0

  19. 19. La Tomatina, held in Buñol near Valencia, is a festival in which participants throw what?

    1. Oranges
    2. Flour
    3. Water balloons
    4. Tomatoes
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    D. Tomatoes

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tomatina

  20. 20. Only the Serranos Towers, the Quart Towers and a few ruins survive from Valencia's ancient what?

    1. Cathedral cloister
    2. Silk exchange
    3. Royal palace
    4. City wall
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    D. City wall

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres_de_Serranos

Using these questions

How do I use these Valencia trivia questions at a pub quiz?

Read each question and its four options aloud, give teams about 30 seconds to pick a letter, then open the answer below the question. Twenty questions fit comfortably into three or four rounds of an evening.

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