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Quiz
- Which square in the heart of Venice is the largest square in the city?
- Which palace built in Venetian Gothic style is one of the main landmarks in the city?
- A law requires that all gondolas should be painted what colour?
- Which is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal?
- What is the English name of the Ponte dei Sospiri, an enclosed bridge made of white limestone that connects to the New Prison?
- Which Italian artist painted grand scenes of the canals of Venice and also landscapes of London when he lived there between 1749 and 1752?
- There are 177 canals in Venice. Which S-shaped canal is the biggest and splits the city in two?
- Which Venetian composer and violinist also composed some 40 operas for public performance in Venice?
- After his death in 1324 who was buried in the church of San Lorenzo in Venice?
- What is the famous landmark Teatro La Fenice?
- Murano is a series of islands famous for the manufacture of what?
- Venice is situated on which sea?
- Which airport in Tessera is the closest to Venice?
- The Republic of Venice lost its independence when which leader conquered Venice in 1797 during the War of the First Coalition?
Answers
- Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square)
- The Doge's Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale; Venetian: PaĆaso Dogal)
- Black
- The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto)
- The Bridge of Sighs
- Canaletto
- Grand Canal
- Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
- Marco Polo
- An opera house
- Glass
- The Adriatic Sea
- Marco Polo Airport (VCE)
- Napoleon Bonaparte