Q 01/05

Before it began turning into a street in the 15th century, what ran along the course of La Rambla?

A) A seasonal stream

B) A Roman aqueduct

C) A defensive moat

D) A medieval cattle track

Answer · why

A) A seasonal stream

A seasonal stream, usually dry, drained rainwater off the hills until it was diverted outside new walls in 1440. The promenade's wavy paving still nod...

Q 02/05

Which artist created the colourful 1970s mosaic set into the pavement of Barcelona's La Rambla?

A) Salvador Dalí

B) Pablo Picasso

C) Joan Miró

D) Eduardo Chillida

Answer · why

C) Joan Miró

Joan Miró grew up a short walk away in the Gothic Quarter. His mosaic is so much a part of the paving that many people cross it without noticing.

Q 03/05

By legend, what happens to anyone who drinks from the lamp-topped fountain at the top of La Rambla?

A) They marry within a year

B) They return to the city

C) They never go thirsty

D) They find true love

Answer · why

B) They return to the city

They return to the city, a promise spelled out in an inscription on the ground beside it. The ornate fountain has stood on the spot since 1892.

Q 04/05

Which covered food market, first recorded in 1217 as meat stalls by a city gate, opens off La Rambla?

A) Santa Caterina

B) La Concepció

C) El Ninot

D) La Boqueria

Answer · why

D) La Boqueria

La Boqueria began as open-air tables selling meat near a gate in the old wall, and waited until 1914 for the metal roof it has today.

Q 05/05

Which opera house on La Rambla, opened in 1847, was long the largest in Europe by capacity?

A) The Liceu

B) The Tívoli

C) The Coliseum

D) The Apolo

Answer · why

A) The Liceu

The Liceu held that record for more than a century. It grew out of a music school's student productions, which is why its name means lyceum.