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A1 - A2 Dubrovnik, Croatia

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What surrounds the old town?

a)

walls

b)

gates

c)

bricks

d)

oceans

2.

Dubrovnik’s walls nurtured a flourishing maritime republic that once rivalled ................

a)

Krakow

b)

Prague

c)

London

d)

Venice

3.

For .................. this city of stone and light has dazzled visitors.

a)

decades

b)

centuries

c)

years

d)

months

4.

Which famous poet named the city, The Pearl of The Adriatic.

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Oscar Wilde

c)

Lord Byron

d)

Emily Dickinson

5.

Cross the medieval bridge and enter the city through the grandest of its entrances ..................

a)

Royal Gate

b)

Pile Gate

c)

File Gate

d)

Loyal Gate

6.

Which century did the walls first rise around Dubrovnik?

a)

5th Century

b)

6th Century

c)

7th Century

d)

8th Century

7.

The walls, have been shaken by what?

You need to select 2 answers.

a)

ships

b)

armies

c)

seas

d)

bombs

e)

earthquakes

8.

How long does it take to walk the Old City’s ramparts.

a)

two or three hours

b)

three or four hours

c)

30 minutes to an hour

d)

an hour or two

9.

Dubrovnik’s citizens have always valued ..............

a)

life

b)

money

c)

love

d)

harmony

10.

Visitors ............ the Old Town in an anti-clockwise direction.

a)

square

b)

circle

c)

triangle

d)

oval

11.

In which century did locals hear whispers of a cunning Venetian plan to build a base on these rocks from which to attack the city?

a)

In the 11th century

b)

In the 12th century

c)

In the 13th century

d)

In the 14th century

12.

The sea wall to St John’s Fort, protects what?

a)

City Shops

b)

City Port

c)

City Beaches

d)

City Harbour

13.

The sea wall to St John’s Fort, protects it from what?

You need to find two answers.

a)

oceans

b)

planes

c)

visitors

d)

enemy ships

e)

pirates

14.

What devastated the city in 1667?

a)

earthquake

b)

armies

c)

pirates

d)

bomb

15.

During the fort’s construction, rock was in such short supply

that every visitor to the city was required to bring a ..................

a)

rock

b)

cement

c)

stone

d)

sand

16.

In the Old Town the streets are paved with what?

a)

cobbles

b)

rocks

c)

gold

d)

limestone

17.

Linking two of the city’s gateways, the Stradun is marked at each end by a ................ and a .......................

You need to find two answers.

a)

clock

b)

bell tower

c)

monument

d)

fountain

e)

market

18.

What can you do at Onofrio’s Fountain?

a)

drink coffee

b)

take a bath

c)

drink spring water

d)

have a shower

19.

At the Stradun’s eastern end, the city’s clock tower looks over the old ................ place, Luza Square.

a)

harbour

b)

market

c)

church

d)

shopping

20.

Breathe in the ...................-scented air of the cloisters.

a)

lemon

b)

lime

c)

apple

d)

strawberry

21.

Who was shipwrecked on the nearby island of Lorkum.?

a)

Alfred the Great

b)

King William ll

c)

King Henry v

d)

Richard the Lionheart

22.

Richard the Lionheart gifted the city what to build a church?

a)

10,000 ducats

b)

100,000 ducats

c)

150,000 ducats

d)

50,000 ducats

23.

Cool off in the crystal clear ............

a)

oceans

b)

seas

c)

waters

d)

lakes

24.

Enjoy the sound of lapping ............... as they kiss the sun drenched Dalmatian coast.

a)

seas

b)

oceans

c)

water

d)

waves

25.

While the ................. cruise ships have replaced the little trading vessels of old

a)

big

b)

huge

c)

gigantic

d)

small