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Quiz about Bratislava the Little Big City

Bratislava, the Little Big City Quiz

Interesting facts about the Slovakian capital. Bratislava is the smallest capital in the region making it 'the little city', but offers you more than you would expect thus 'the big city'. 'The Little Big City' is an official motto.

A multiple-choice quiz by marvo1330. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
marvo1330

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
272,343

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Avg Score
9 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Name the century in which Bratislava is first mentioned in written records. Hint

Ninth

Tenth

Eleventh

Twelfth

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Question 2 of 15

2. Bratislava has been a city of many names. There was the German name (Pressburg), Hungarian (Pozsony), an older Slovakian name (Presporok), and an old Greek name. What was the old Greek name? Hint

Posonium

Preslawaspurch

Braslavespurch

Istropolis

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the meaning of the name 'Bratislava'? Hint

Bratislava has no meaning and is purely artificial.

Bratislava is the translation of the German name Pressburg.

Slovak intellectuals created the city name using the alleged founder's name.

Bratislava is a new name meaning 'Brotherhood celebration'.

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is it that makes Bratislava a unique capital? Hint

It has frontiers with two countries (Austria and Hungary)

It has frontiers with three countries (Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic)

It has a frontier with one country (Austria)

It has frontiers with four countries (Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Poland)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Many European capitals are located around a river, like London and the Thames River or Paris and the Seine River. Bratislava is not an exception to this rule. What is the Slovakian translation of the river that streams into the capital? Hint

Dyje

Vltava

Dunaj

Vah

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Question 6 of 15

6. Bratislava Castle was built in a strategic place on the left bank of the Dunaj (Danube) and is one of the city's well-known landmarks. The castle is unforgettable in the context of Central European castles. What is unique about it? Hint

The castle is daubed in Slovak national colors. Locals call it 'flagburg'.

The castle is the biggest in Central Europe. Locals call it 'Giantburg'.

The caste was built in a disc shape. Locals call it 'The UFO'.

The castle was built in a square formation with one spiral tower in each corner. Locals call it the 'upturned table'.

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Question 7 of 15

7. When did Bratislava become the capital of the Slovak Republic? Hint

30 October 1918

21 July 1939

28 October 1968

1 January 1993

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where is Bratislava located? Hint

In south western Slovakia

In north western Slovakia

In south eastern Slovakia

In north eastern Slovakia

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Question 9 of 15

9. Apart from the Slovak Republic, Bratislava has also been the capital of another area. What is that area? Hint

The Bohemian Kingdom

Czechoslovakia

The Hungarian Kingdom

The Austrian-Hungarian Empire

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the name of the oldest university in Bratislava that also teaches the Slovak language? Hint

Charles University

Comenius University

The Sorbonne

Slovakian University

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Question 11 of 15

11. "Two centers - one economical region." This is the keynote of project 'Twin City' joining Bratislava with another Central European capital. Do you know which one? Hint

Prague

Budapest

Warsaw

Vienna

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Question 12 of 15

12. Bratislava is a modern growing city with increasing demands on its transportation infrastructure including bridges over the river. The bridge that was completed in 2005 has the very interesting name of 'Apollo Bridge'. What does 'Apollo' stand for? Hint

The bridge is named after a refinery that was bombed during WWII.

The bridge is named after the US space program.

The bridge is named after the Greek god of the sun.

Apollo is an abbreviation of suburbs connected by the bridge.

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Question 13 of 15

13. Bratislava prides itself on public transport, which is sophisticated with perfect coverage. Which of following conveyances is not available in Bratislava? Hint

Bus

Subway (Underground)

Tram

Trolley-bus

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Question 14 of 15

14. When traveling to Bratislava is it common to see EU and NATO flags on government buildings?

Yes

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Question 15 of 15

15. The historical city of Bratislava was the first Slovakian World Heritage listed city with UNESCO.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the century in which Bratislava is first mentioned in written records.

Answer: Tenth

Salzburg's annals from 907 AD describe a battle between Hungarian and Bavarian troops close to a city called Braslavespurch (a previous name for Bratislava). This is the first known written record mentioning Bratislava.

2. Bratislava has been a city of many names. There was the German name (Pressburg), Hungarian (Pozsony), an older Slovakian name (Presporok), and an old Greek name. What was the old Greek name?

Answer: Istropolis

All of the above are older names of Bratislava, but just 'Istropolis' is the old Greek one. Istropolis means 'City on the Danube River'.

3. What is the meaning of the name 'Bratislava'?

Answer: Slovak intellectuals created the city name using the alleged founder's name.

The origin of the city name is not totally clear however the following explanation is the most accepted and widely held view.
The first written record (907 AD) calls the city Brezalauspurch or Pressalauspruch; the presumptive founder was Moravian Duke Predslav, the youngest son of King Svatopluk. The German name of Pressburg is probably a translation of Pressalauspruch.
About the name of Bratislava:
Two of the most influential Slovak intellectuals of 19th century, Pavel Jozef Safarik and Ludevit Velislav Stur, created the city name. P.J. Safarik had misinterpreted the city founder as the Bohemian prince Bretislav and named the city Bretislava. L.V. Stur, the father of written Slovak, changed it to the Slovak version - Bratislava. Finally, Bratislava is close to the original name, Brezalauspurch, but modern Slovaks can hardly pronounce it.

4. What is it that makes Bratislava a unique capital?

Answer: It has frontiers with two countries (Austria and Hungary)

Bratislava has direct borders with two countries which makes it a unique world capital. Slovakia has five borders - Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Ukraine and Hungary.

Answer: Dunaj

The Dunaj River is translated from the Danube and is the largest European river outside Russia. Bratislava is the second downstream capital, after Vienna.

Answer: The castle was built in a square formation with one spiral tower in each corner. Locals call it the 'upturned table'.

Central Europe is full of castles, some of them are giant like a fortress, and some of them are in a fairytale style of architecture. Bratislava Castle is somewhere in between these two styles, but unique in architecture, monumental in place and remarkable in its surroundings.
'Spisky Hrad (Castle of Spis)' is the largest Slovakian and Central European castle. As far as I know, there is no castle in national colors. You can really see the "UFO" in Bratislava. It is a restaurant in the shape of a disc on New Bridge which lies below the castle.

7. When did Bratislava become the capital of the Slovak Republic?

Answer: 21 July 1939

Officially referred to as the 'First Slovak Republic', it was established by law on 21 July 1939 with the constitution of the first independent Slovak country in modern history.

It can be argued that it was a puppet state of the Third Reich however it can only be definitively described as having been heavily influenced. Notwithstanding, the fact remains that the Slovak state (est. 14 March 1939) was officially named the Slovak Republic on 21 July 1939 and Bratislava was the capital. Slovakia gained independence on 1 January 1993.

8. Where is Bratislava located?

Answer: In south western Slovakia

Bratislava is located in the southern part of Slovakia, which had previously been claimed by Hungary, however the Treaty of Trianon ultimately incorporated the city and the southern part of Slovakia into Czechoslovakia in 1920.

9. Apart from the Slovak Republic, Bratislava has also been the capital of another area. What is that area?

Answer: The Hungarian Kingdom

Bratislava was the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom for approximately 150 years (1536 - 1784). It was at this time that the Hungarian Kingdom was nearly overtaken by the Ottoman Empire.

10. What is the name of the oldest university in Bratislava that also teaches the Slovak language?

Answer: Comenius University

Comenius University (est. 1919) was established with just one faculty - Medicine. Since then others have been established including Pharmacy, Law
Philosophy, Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Physical Education and Sports, and Education to name but a few. Tourists can admire the Dean's office close to the city center and close to the Danube waterfront.

11. "Two centers - one economical region." This is the keynote of project 'Twin City' joining Bratislava with another Central European capital. Do you know which one?

Answer: Vienna

There are no other European capitals that are as close as Bratislava and Vienna. The distance between the two cities is approximately 50 km.

Answer: The bridge is named after a refinery that was bombed during WWII.

The Apollo refinery was named after the Greek god of the sun, but the bridge is named after the refinery. Builders used a unique construction technology for the Apollo Bridge which was one of the five finalists selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers for 2006.

13. Bratislava prides itself on public transport, which is sophisticated with perfect coverage. Which of following conveyances is not available in Bratislava?

Answer: Subway (Underground)

There have been many plans for a subway in Bratislava, but none of them have turned into reality.

14. When traveling to Bratislava is it common to see EU and NATO flags on government buildings?

Answer: Yes

Yes, Slovakia has been a member of NATO since 2002 and member of EU since 2004.

15. The historical city of Bratislava was the first Slovakian World Heritage listed city with UNESCO.

Answer: False

The Bratislava historical city is not part of the list at all. The first World Heritage Listing was the town of Banska Stiavnica in 1993. It is a medieval town that has been preserved and is located in central Slovakia.

Source: Author marvo1330

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