PRAGUE QUIZ. 1. What’s the name of this house? Where is it?

PRAGUE QUIZ

1. What’s the name of this house? Where is it?

2. Who can you see in this picture?

3. What kind of shop used to be in this house? Where is it?

4. Where do these windows lead?

5. Whose statue can you see in this photo?

6. What’s the name of this building?

7. What’s the name of this building?

8. When was this institution founded?

9. What happened at this place?

10. What’s the name of this house?

11. What building does this picture show?

12. What’s the name of this gate? Where is it?

13. This building situated close to the Prague Castle is called ...

14. This is ...

15. Where is this Black Madonna situated?

PRAGUE QUIZ(check your answers)

1. What’s the name of this house? Where is it?

• At the Stone Bell• Old Town Square

(Originally there was a house from the 12th century, later it was rebuilt into a 2-floor Gothic house. Mr Brouček lived there for some time in the 15th

centrury )

2. Who can you see in this picture?

• Franz Kafka who was born in Prague, near the Old Town Square.

3. What kind of store used to be in this house? Where is it?

• There used to be a famous hardware store/ironmonger’s.

• It is situated close to the Old Town Square at the place known as Malé náměstí/Malý rynek/Malý ryneček (Little Square).

4. Where do these windows lead?

• These windows lead to Vladislav Hall.

5. Whose statue can you see in this photo?

• The statue of Saint George killing a dragon.

6. What’s the name of this building?

• Basilica of Saint George

7. What’s the name of this building?

• The Estates Theatre• In 1787 W.A. Mozart

conducted the premiere of his Don Giovanni there.

8. When was this institution founded?

• Charles University was founded on 7th April 1348.

9. What happened at this place?

• You can find these crosses in the Old Town Square.

• In 1621 the execution of 27 Czech gentlemen took place there.

10. What’s the name of this house?

• At the Two Suns (Nerudova Street)

11. What building does this picture show?

• The Archbishop Palace

12. What’s the name of this gate? Where is it?

• Matthias Gate • at the Prague Castle

13. This building situated close to the Prague Castle is called ...

• Schwarzenberg Palace

14. This is ...

• ... the Loretto complex (Loreta) situated close to the Prague Castle.

15. Where is this Black Madonna situated?

• It’s part of the house At the Black Madonna in Celetná Street.

• This house is a piece of Cubist architecture designed by Josef Gočár.