WorksheetsNOT BORING Madrid Walking Tour
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
PLAZA DEL ORIENTE/ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID
What is the Royal Palace used for currently?
It is where the King and Queen of Spain live.
It is used only as a tourist attraction.
Is used for official ceremonies.
It is where the Spanish senate meets.
PLAZA DEL ORIENTE/ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID
The Palace/Fortress originally built in Madrid provided an outlook to see approaching Muslim forces from the North.
TRUE
FALSE
PLAZA DEL ORIENTE/ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID
What event happened in the palace in 1734?
A fire
An attack on the King and Queen
A new King took over
There was a revolution and people invaded the palace
PLAZA DEL ORIENTE/ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID
Nothing was saved when fire burnt down the original palace/fortress in Madrid.
True
False, they saved some of the art/paintings
False, the Queen´s dresses were saved
False, the building itself was spared and refurbished
PLAZA DEL ORIENTE/ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID
Who assisted Tacca while he was constructing the sculpture of Philip IV?
Galileo Galilei
Leonardo da Vinci
René Descartes
Vincenzo Viviani
PLAZA DE RAMALES
When the church in Plaza de Ramales was torn down in 1810, what was left behind?
A second version of the painting “Las Meninas”
Velazquez' original paintings of the life of Jesus
The remains of Diego Velazquez
Religious relics from the king
CALLE DEL FACTOR
Calle del Factor overlooks Casa del Campo. Casa del Campo was originally...
A place where early bullfights were held
Where artisans gathered to sell clothing and other items to the royal court
A place where executions were carried out
A hunting ground for the king
CALLE DE LA ALMUDENA
"The Curious Neighbor" overlooks what is left of an old church.
TRUE
FALSE
BARRIO DE LOS AUSTRIAS
Disease caused the strange facial features of some of the Hapsburg kings.
TRUE
FALSE
BARRIO DE LOS AUSTRIAS
Joanna the Mad (insane) was an ancestor of the Hapsburg kings.
TRUE
FALSE
BARRIO DE LOS AUSTRIAS
The Hapsburg dynasty continues to this day.
TRUE
FALSE
CALLE DE SAN NICOLÁS
Mudéjar is the name for the Moorish style of architecture common in Madrid and Spain.
TRUE
FALSE
PLAZA DE LA VILLA
What is unique about the buildings in this plaza?
They were each build in a different century.
They are all modern recreations of building from the 16th century.
They were all residents of famous Spanish authors.
They housed soldiers during the Spanish Civil War.
PLAZA PUERTA CERRADA
Put the words in order to complete this famous slogan in Madrid.
fui sobre
agua edificada
mis muros
de fuego
son
PLAZA MAYOR
What was the only thing that didn’t occur in Plaza Mayor over the years?
bullfights
a devastating fire
Spanish Inquisition trials
Bread was baked for the city of Madrid
All of these happened in Plaza Mayor over the years.
PUERTA DEL SOL
What happens if you stand on the Kilómetro Cero plaque in Puerta del Sol?
You'll be arrested.
You'll have good luck.
You'll return to Madrid again someday.
You'll have bad luck.
PLAZA SANTA ANA
The statue in Plaza Santa Ana is of Federico Garcia Lorca. Who was he?
A Spanish author
A Spanish actor
A Spanish politician
A Spanish composer
PLAZA SANTA ANA
What did the bullfighters do in the Plaza Santa Ana Hotel?
Celebrate after a successful bullfight
Pray before bullfights
Train on the upper floor
Put on their suits before a bullfigt
BARRIO DE LAS LETRAS/CALLE LOPE DE VEGA
When did Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote de la Mancha, who lived in this neighborhood, die?
The year before Shakespeare died
The year after Shakespeare died
The same year Shakespeare died
The year before Shakespeare was born.
BARRIO DE LAS LETRAS/CALLE LOPE DE VEGA
What led people to believe that historians had found Cervantes' burial place in a convent in 2015?
They found some of his personal belongings
They found an early manuscript of Don Quixote
A piece of wood with the initials M.C. carved in it
Records of his burial were discovered
