Q 01/05

At what time each morning does the Pamplona bull run begin?

A) 6 a.m.

B) 7 a.m.

C) 8 a.m.

D) 5 a.m.

Answer · why

C) 8 a.m.

Before 1924 it started two hours earlier, and from 1924 to 1974 one hour earlier than today.

Q 02/05

On which dates does the festival of San Fermín run each year?

A) 24 June to 2 July

B) 10 to 18 July

C) 1 to 9 July

D) 6 to 14 July

Answer · why

D) 6 to 14 July

It opens at noon on the 6th and closes at midnight on the 14th; the bulls run every morning from the 7th.

Q 03/05

How long is the Pamplona bull-run route?

A) 700 metres

B) 425 metres

C) 875 metres

D) 575 metres

Answer · why

C) 875 metres

It crosses four streets of the old town and the Town Hall square before funnelling into the bullring through a tunnel.

Q 04/05

How many fighting bulls are released in a normal Pamplona encierro?

A) Twelve

B) Seven

C) Eight

D) Six

Answer · why

D) Six

They are the same six animals fought in the bullring at six o'clock that afternoon.

Q 05/05

What is the job of the steers that run alongside the fighting bulls?

A) Being fought first as a warm-up

B) Guiding the herd to the ring

C) Shielding runners from a charge

D) Slowing the herd for the runners

Answer · why

B) Guiding the herd to the ring

Six run inside the herd and three more follow to sweep up any bull that stops or turns back.

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