Q 01/05

Monaco is bordered on three sides by which country?

A) France

B) Italy

C) Spain

D) Switzerland

Answer · why

A) France

The Mediterranean forms the fourth side, and Italy is about 15 km to the east.

Q 02/05

Monaco is the second-smallest sovereign state in the world; which is the smallest?

A) San Marino

B) Nauru

C) Liechtenstein

D) Vatican City

Answer · why

D) Vatican City

Monaco covers just 2.08 square kilometres.

Q 03/05

Which family has ruled Monaco, with brief interruptions, since 1297?

A) Bourbon

B) Savoy

C) Grimaldi

D) Medici

Answer · why

C) Grimaldi

They were an ousted branch of a Genoese clan.

Q 04/05

How did Francesco 'Malizia' capture the fortress of Monaco in 1297?

A) By bribing the garrison

B) Disguised as a Franciscan friar

C) In a night assault by sea

D) By marrying the governor's daughter

Answer · why

B) Disguised as a Franciscan friar

His nickname meant 'the cunning one'.

Q 05/05

Monaco was refounded in 1215 as a colony of which maritime republic?

A) Venice

B) Genoa

C) Pisa

D) Florence

Answer · why

B) Genoa

Genoa had been granted the site in 1191 in return for cracking down on pirates.