Euro Quiz # 105 - Where Would You Find?
May 26th, 2015, 09:38 AM
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Euro Quiz # 105 - Where Would You Find?
Where would you find:
1- The Cutty Sark ship?
2- The 1066 Tapestry depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066?
3- The Borders Abbeys in the U.K. and name 3 border abbeys?
4- England's oldest public art gallery - 1817 - building designed by
Sir John Sloane - in a leafy part of South London?
5- The home town of Pinnochio?
6- The home of the Michelin Company - city known for its nearly black stones in its cathedral?
7- The place where the Magna Carta was signed? Not just the name but where is that place?
8- Italian town whose historic center is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site - for a long time a long time ago ruled by the Gonazaga clan?
9- The Porta Negra - or Black Gate - extant from Roman times and one of the most intact Roman relics north of the Alps.
10 - A famous city with a famous Cat Boat with zillions of stray cats being sheltered?
Cheers!
1- The Cutty Sark ship?
2- The 1066 Tapestry depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066?
3- The Borders Abbeys in the U.K. and name 3 border abbeys?
4- England's oldest public art gallery - 1817 - building designed by
Sir John Sloane - in a leafy part of South London?
5- The home town of Pinnochio?
6- The home of the Michelin Company - city known for its nearly black stones in its cathedral?
7- The place where the Magna Carta was signed? Not just the name but where is that place?
8- Italian town whose historic center is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site - for a long time a long time ago ruled by the Gonazaga clan?
9- The Porta Negra - or Black Gate - extant from Roman times and one of the most intact Roman relics north of the Alps.
10 - A famous city with a famous Cat Boat with zillions of stray cats being sheltered?
Cheers!
May 26th, 2015, 10:33 AM
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Collodi it tis! (though maybe others claim it - Collodi bills itself as the home of Pinnochio and treads a lot on it to make an ordinary, for Italy, hill town, an attraction - just in the hills above Lucca.
8 and 10 still to go - thanks all for your interest!
8 and 10 still to go - thanks all for your interest!
May 26th, 2015, 11:13 AM
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#8 is indeed Mantua- a city that seems to get little play on Fodor's but should be considered by many - exceptional and the lake is neat too.
https://www.google.com/search?q=mant...=1600&bih=1075
#10 to go!
https://www.google.com/search?q=mant...=1600&bih=1075
#10 to go!
May 26th, 2015, 11:39 AM
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