Test your travel smarts: VENICE

by Julia Bainbridge | See more Condé Nast Traveler quizzes ›

No place dazzles quite like Venice—and we've got the brain busters below to prove it. For more on this city of canals, read historian John Julius Norwich's article "Showstopper" in Conde Nast Traveler's December 2008 issue.

Questions

1. The last private gondola was owned by:

A. Grace Kelly

B. Marcello Mastroianni

C. Peggy Guggenheim

D. Begum Aga Khan

2. Behind the high altar at the 12th Century Church of San Donato hangs:

A. A Byzantine-era mosaic of the Last Judgment

B. A tapestry of the Virgin standing in a sea of gold

C. The gigantic rib cage of the dragon slain by Saint George

D. The tongue of St. Anthony

3. You can walk from one end of Venice to the other in about:

A. 30 minutes

B. 1 hour

C. 1 hour and 30 minutes

D. 2 hours

4. In May of this year, Venice authorities banned what common tourist activity?

A. Asking gondoliers to sing "That's Amore!"

B. Feeding the pigeons of St. Marks Square

C. Ordering light beer at Harry's Bar

D. Wearing a fanny pack inside of St. Mark's Basilica

5. Venice shares one of its nicknames with which European city:

A. Berlin

B. Oslo

C. Madrid

D. Paris

6. When Caffe Florian first opened in the early 18th century, it was the only coffee house in Venice that:

A. Allowed women

B. Sold Gasparo Gozzi's newspaper, Gazzetta Veneta

C. Printed the results of matches involving local favorite, AC Venezia

D. Served chai lattes

7. Why did the Italians build a city in a lagoon?

A. They wanted to fish right from their bedroom windows

B. Real estate on the mainland was too expensive

C. They knew it would be good for tourism several centuries later

D. Given the whole barbarian thing, it seemed prudent

8. ______ are not allowed tooling around Venice.

A. Decaffeinated coffee stands

B. Automobiles

C. Strollers

D. Sailboats

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