Today we are going to start the gymkhana you doing on December 16th.
We are visiting Palma. How much do you know about this beautiful city?
Copy the questions and
use the net to answer them.
1. How many lines and destinations has the
railway network got in Mallorca?
2. What does the figure in the pedestal of
Jaume I's statue represent?
3. What does the legend say about
Sant Miquel Church?
4. What was
Sant Miquel Church before being a christian church?
5. Name three kinds of activities organized by the
Museu Fundació Joan March?
6. What is la
Casa Negre? Where was it in Palma?
7. What's the intention of
Chillida's sculpture in La Rambla?
8. Which painter has a permanent exhibition of his works in the
Gran Hotel?
9. How old is
Can Joan de S'aiguo coffee shop?
10. What's the name of a popular bench in the central gallery of
Cort's building?
11. Say two different uses of
Cort's building before being the Town Hall?
12. Which poet is buried inside
Sant Francesc Church?
13. Who is the missioner of the statue outside the Church of
Sant Francesc?
14. When was the
Sea Consulate built?
15. What can we find in the
Sea Consulate building nowadays?
16. When was the
Almudaina Palace built?
17. Which activities are organized in the
Almudaina Palace nowadays?
18. Name two of the most famous sights in
La Seu.
19. According to tradition, why did Jaume I start building
La Seu?
20. Where are the
Arab Baths in Palma ?
21. Name three different uses of
Ses Voltes area since it was built.
22. What is
Es Baluard?
23. When was
Es Baluard inaugurated?
24. Name five artists in the permanent collection of
Es Baluard.
25. Which was the original purpose of
Sa Llotja?
26. Why was the
Font de ses Tortugues built?
27. What is the name of the exhibition hall in
Passeig del Born?
USEFUL LINKS:
Wikipedia
Official website of the Town Hall
