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European Bridges II Trivia Quiz

More on notable European bridges, with history and geography blended in an eclectic mix.

A multiple-choice quiz by jstagamtome. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
jstagamtome

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
137,310

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
679

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where is the Ponte Vecchio? Hint

Venice

Rome

Pisa

Florence

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where is London Bridge? Hint

Nevada

Arizona

California

Florida

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following is not near Tower Bridge in London?
Hint

The Royal Naval Hospital

H.M.S. Belfast

The Tower of London

St. Catherine's Dock

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following is an exclusively pedestrian bridge in Paris? Hint

Pont Neuf

Pont Royal

Pont de la Concorde

Pont des Arts

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following bridges is featured in works by Monet? Hint

Argenteuil

Giverny

Vernon

Les Andelys

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Question 6 of 10

6. In World War II, which was " A Bridge Too Far"? Hint

Nijmegen

Antwerp

Eindhoven

Arnhem

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the world's best preserved Roman aqueduct which carried water to the city of Nimes? Hint

Pont du Gard

Pont du Vaucluse

Pont du Agrippa

Pont du Luberon

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where is the partially destroyed bridge found in a French children's nursery rhyme?

Answer: (papal residence (one word))

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the famous bridge captured by British commandos on the night of June 5, 1944?

Answer: (mythological filly (one word))

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which city are you in if you have to cross the river on a "most"? Hint

Vienna

Budapest

Istanbul

Warsaw

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is the Ponte Vecchio?

Answer: Florence

Built in 1345, it was the only bridge to escape destruction in World War II, and has an art gallery above the jewelry and antique shops on the bridge.

2. Where is London Bridge?

Answer: Arizona

Purchased by an American businessman, it was dismantled stone by stone and reassembled in Lake Havasu on the Colorado river.

3. Which of the following is not near Tower Bridge in London?

Answer: The Royal Naval Hospital

The Royal Naval Hospital is in Greenwich, near the Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory, and opposite the Isle of Dogs.

4. Which of the following is an exclusively pedestrian bridge in Paris?

Answer: Pont des Arts

Between the Louvre and the Academie Francaise, Paris' first iron bridge was completed in 1804.

5. Which of the following bridges is featured in works by Monet?

Answer: Argenteuil

Whereas the other cities are closer to his home in Giverny, one of his favorite subjects was Argenteuil and its bridges.

6. In World War II, which was " A Bridge Too Far"?

Answer: Arnhem

Field Marshall Montgomery's ego stretched a bridge too far in this failed Allied attempt to bring the war to an early conclusion. The bridges at Nijmegen and Eindhoven were intermediate targets, and Arnhem was the goal.

7. What is the name of the world's best preserved Roman aqueduct which carried water to the city of Nimes?

Answer: Pont du Gard

This three-tiered structure spanning the river Gard was nearly decimated by the flood of 2002.

8. Where is the partially destroyed bridge found in a French children's nursery rhyme?

Answer: Avignon

"Sur le pont d'Avignon..." goes the nursery rhyme. In the shadow of the massive papal palace, only three arches remain.

9. What is the famous bridge captured by British commandos on the night of June 5, 1944?

Answer: Pegasus

The first house liberated in France and the precise landing spots of the Allied gliders can be seen here.

10. Which city are you in if you have to cross the river on a "most"?

Answer: Warsaw

Most is the word for bridge in Polish, Czech, Slovak and various other Slavonic languages.

Source: Author jstagamtome

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