Alcázar of Segovia Trivia

Where is the Alcázar de Segovia located?

• On a flat plain

• By the sea

• High on a rocky crag

• In a deep valley

What city is the Alcázar a symbolic building of?

• Madrid

• Segovia

• Barcelona

• Seville

What was dug to help protect the Alcázar from the city?

• A deep moat

• A tall wall

• A secret tunnel

• A large garden

What does the Alcázar look like from the front?

• A tall mountain

• The prow of a boat

• A sleeping dragon

• A giant tree

What is the mountain range protecting the Alcázar called?

• Sierra Nevada

• Pyrenees

• Guadarrama

• Andes

What was the original function of the Alcázar?

• A royal palace

• A military fortress

• A school

• A church

Who was the "Wise King" who held the first royal courts in the Alcázar?

• Juan I

• Enrique IV

• Alfonso X

• Felipe II

When was Isabella proclaimed Queen of Castile?

• 1120

• 1256

• 1383

• 1474

In which century was the Alcázar of Segovia transformed into a prison?

• 15th century

• 16th century

• 17th century

• 18th century

Which king restored the Alcázar of Segovia to its royal palace status in 1764?

• Felipe II

• Carlos III

• Felipe III

• Isabella I