Vienna trivia questions

20 questions about Vienna

1. 1. In which years did the Congress of Vienna take place?

   1. 1814–1815
   2. 1683–1684
   3. 1848–1849
   4. 1918–1919
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   A. 1814–1815

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

2. 2. Schönbrunn Palace was the main summer residence of which ruling dynasty?

   1. The Bourbons
   2. The Hohenzollerns
   3. The Wittelsbachs
   4. The Habsburgs
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   D. The Habsburgs

   Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%B6nbrunn_Palace

3. 3. Vienna's Ringstraße was built to replace what?

   1. A canal
   2. A royal hunting forest
   3. A railway line
   4. The city walls
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   D. The city walls

   Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringstra%C3%9Fe

4. 4. Vienna sits on which river?

   1. Danube
   2. Rhine
   3. Elbe
   4. Vltava
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   A. Danube

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

5. 5. Vienna's Giant Ferris Wheel (Riesenrad) stands at the entrance of which park?

   1. Augarten
   2. Prater
   3. Volksgarten
   4. Stadtpark
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   B. Prater

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

6. 6. Into how many numbered districts is Vienna divided?

   1. 12
   2. 23
   3. 16
   4. 31
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   B. 23

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

7. 7. Under Austrian law, a Wiener Schnitzel must be made from which meat?

   1. Pork
   2. Chicken
   3. Beef
   4. Veal
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   D. Veal

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

8. 8. Which jam is spread on the sponge of a Sachertorte?

   1. Raspberry
   2. Cherry
   3. Apricot
   4. Plum
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   C. Apricot

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

9. 9. In which Viennese museum does Klimt's 'The Kiss' hang?

   1. The Albertina
   2. The Leopold Museum
   3. The Belvedere
   4. The Kunsthistorisches Museum
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   C. The Belvedere

   Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kiss_(Klimt)

10. 10. Which march is the traditional closing encore of the Vienna New Year's Concert?

    1. Radetzky March
    2. Rákóczi March
    3. Triumphal March
    4. Washington Post March
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    A. Radetzky March

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_New_Year%27s_Concert

11. 11. Which horse breed is used exclusively at Vienna's Spanish Riding School?

    1. Andalusian
    2. Lipizzan
    3. Arabian
    4. Friesian
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    B. Lipizzan

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

12. 12. Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion hosted the final of which tournament in 2008?

    1. The 2008 Champions League
    2. The 2008 Olympics
    3. The 2008 Europa League
    4. UEFA Euro 2008
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    D. UEFA Euro 2008

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst-Happel-Stadion

13. 13. Which club contests the Vienna derby against Rapid Wien?

    1. Austria Wien
    2. Red Bull Salzburg
    3. Sturm Graz
    4. LASK
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    A. Austria Wien

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

14. 14. What is a Viennese 'Fiaker'?

    1. A coffee with cream
    2. A pastry
    3. A horse-drawn carriage for hire
    4. A street musician
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    C. A horse-drawn carriage for hire

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

15. 15. Who composed the waltz 'The Blue Danube' (1866)?

    1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    2. Joseph Haydn
    3. Johann Strauss II
    4. Franz Lehár
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    C. Johann Strauss II

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

16. 16. Which Gothic cathedral with a colourful patterned tile roof dominates Vienna's old town?

    1. St. Stephen's Cathedral
    2. Karlskirche
    3. The Votive Church
    4. St. Peter's Church
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    A. St. Stephen's Cathedral

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen%27s_Cathedral,_Vienna

17. 17. What is Vienna's Naschmarkt?

    1. A concert hall
    2. A pastry school
    3. An open-air food market
    4. A railway station
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    C. An open-air food market

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

18. 18. Tafelspitz, a classic Viennese dish, is a boiled cut of which meat?

    1. Beef
    2. Pork
    3. Lamb
    4. Chicken
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    A. Beef

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

19. 19. Which composer of the Ninth Symphony moved to Vienna at age 21, studied with Joseph Haydn and made the city his base?

    1. Johann Sebastian Bach
    2. Frédéric Chopin
    3. Richard Wagner
    4. Ludwig van Beethoven
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    D. Ludwig van Beethoven

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

20. 20. Which founder of psychoanalysis lived and worked at Berggasse 19 in Vienna?

    1. Carl Jung
    2. Sigmund Freud
    3. Albert Einstein
    4. Friedrich Nietzsche
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    B. Sigmund Freud

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

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