Buda Castle Quiz Series: Test your Knowledge about the Funicular

Here’s a quiz based on the Buda Castle Funicular’s rich history. The Funicular celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2020 so it may give you a clue.

Buda Castle Quiz: History of the Buda Castle Funicular

1. **In what year was the Buda Castle Funicular opened?**
– a) 1850
– b) 1870
– c) 1890
– d) 1910
– e) by the Ancient Greeks. Everything was done by the Greeks or the Romans.

2. **Who initiated the construction of the Funicular?**
– a) Count István Széchenyi
– b) Count Ödön Széchenyi
– c) Kálmán Széll
– d) Franz Joseph
– e) a 6 year old child named Ferenc Bagoly

3. **What was one reason for building the Funicular?**
– a) Transport of goods
– b) Easier access to Castle District offices
– c) Special vertical Catwalk for Fashion Shows
– d) Scenic rides for tourists
– e) Military defence

4. **Which famous emperor rode the Funicular?**
– a) Emperor Meiji
– b) Napoleon III
– c) Ramses II
– d) Brazilian Emperor Pedro II
– e) Cleopatra I, II and III

5. **What type of power originally drove the Funicular?**
– a) Electric
– b) Steam
– c) Horse-drawn
– d) Manual
– e) Solar

6. **How many cabins did each carriage originally have?**
– a) One and a half
– b) Two at the front and two at the back
– c) Three all the time
– d) Four, but one was always switched off in rest mode
– e) Five: one standing, one sitting, one bed, one smoking, one for the animals and bicycles

7. **During which major event was the Funicular heavily damaged?**
– a) The Hungarian Revolution against Austria of 1848-1849
– b) The Siege of Budapest, World War II
– c) The Great Fall of the Led Zeppelin from the Sky
– d) The Millennium Celebrations in 1898
– e) The 1956 Uprising against the Soviets

8. **When was the Funicular finally reconstructed and reopened?**
– a) 1945 right after the WW2 ended
– b) 1953 when Hungary beat England 6-3
– c) 1986 the year of the Olympics
– d) 1989 the year of the Change of Regime
– e) 2006 when Austria took the EU presidency

9. **What powers the Funicular today?**
– a) Diesel and Petrol mix
– b) Electric motors
– c) Retro Steam engines
– d) Fairy Wing panels
– e) Solar panels of course

10. **Which two names were given to the Funicular carriages after reconstruction?**
– a) Named after landmarks: Margit and Gellért
– b) Named after yummy pastries: Strudel and Flodni
– c) Named after two sides: Buda and Pest
– d) Named after Hungarian paprika regions: Szeged and Kalocsa
– e) Named after the rivers: Danube /Duna and Tisza

Below the picture you will find the replies to all the quiz questions about the Buda Castle Funicular. How did you score? Let us know in the comments below.

### Answers:
1. b) 1870
2. b) Count Ödön Széchenyi
3. b) Easier access to Castle District offices
4. d) Brazilian Emperor Pedro II
5. b) Steam
6. c) Three
7. b) The Siege of Budapest, World War II
8. c) 1986
9. b) Electric motors
10. a) Margit and Gellért