Quiz: Walking Along Prästgatan

Stop 1: Mårten Trotzig’s Alley

  1. How narrow is Mårten Trotzig’s alley at its narrowest point?
    a) 50 cm
    b) 90 cm
    c) 120 cm
    d) 2 meters
  2. Who was Mårten Trotzig?
    a) A Swedish king
    b) A German merchant and burgher
    c) A monk from the Dominican monastery
    d) A Stockholm mayor

Stop 2: German Stables (Tyska Stallplan)

  1. Which group first used the land where the German stables are located?
    a) Monks
    b) Soldiers
    c) Blacksmiths
    d) Tailors
  2. True or False: The site was associated with the German congregation’s stables in the 17th century.

Stop 3: German Brinken & German Church

  1. What is the name of the church located at German Brinken?
    a) St. Nicholas
    b) St. Gertrud
    c) St. Clara
    d) St. Mary
  2. What architectural style characterizes the German Church’s tower built in the 17th century?
    a) Gothic
    b) Romanesque
    c) Baroque
    d) Renaissance

Stop 4: Kåkbrinken

  1. What important artifact is built into the wall at Prästgatan/Kåkbrinken?
    a) A medieval sword
    b) A Viking runestone
    c) A cannonball
    d) A church relic
  2. The name “Kåkbrinken” comes from which medieval punishment device?
    a) Stocks
    b) Pillory (“kåken”)
    c) Iron cage
    d) Whipping post

Stop 5: Storkyrkobrinken

  1. What was the area north of Storkyrkobrinken called in the 15th century?
    a) Prästegatan
    b) Helvetesgränd (“Hell Alley”)
    c) German Quarter
    d) Stadsholmen
  2. Which powerful Swedish chancellor had a palace built here in the 1650s?
    a) Gustav Vasa
    b) Axel Oxenstierna
    c) Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm
    d) Johan III

Stop 8: Stora Nygatan

  1. Who was lynched at Stora Nygatan in 1810?
    a) Gustav III
    b) Axel von Fersen
    c) Karl August
    d) Magdalena Rudenskiöld
  2. True or False: The soldiers of the Svea Life Guards actively protected Axel von Fersen during the attack.

Stop 9: Royal Palace – Museum Tre Kronor

  1. What disaster destroyed the Tre Kronor castle in 1697?
    a) An earthquake
    b) A fire
    c) An enemy attack
    d) Flooding
  2. What century do the oldest preserved basement parts of Tre Kronor come from?
    a) 12th century
    b) 13th century
    c) 14th century
    d) 15th century

Quiz: Walking Along Prästgatan – With Answers

Stop 1: Mårten Trotzig’s Alley

  1. How narrow is Mårten Trotzig’s alley at its narrowest point?
    b) 90 cm
  2. Who was Mårten Trotzig?
    b) A German merchant and burgher

Stop 2: German Stables (Tyska Stallplan)

  1. Which group first used the land where the German stables are located?
    a) Monks
  2. True or False: The site was associated with the German congregation’s stables in the 17th century.
    True

Stop 3: German Brinken & German Church

  1. What is the name of the church located at German Brinken?
    b) St. Gertrud
  2. What architectural style characterizes the German Church’s tower built in the 17th century?
    c) Baroque

Stop 4: Kåkbrinken

  1. What important artifact is built into the wall at Prästgatan/Kåkbrinken?
    b) A Viking runestone
  2. The name “Kåkbrinken” comes from which medieval punishment device?
    b) Pillory (“kåken”)

Stop 5: Storkyrkobrinken

  1. What was the area north of Storkyrkobrinken called in the 15th century?
    b) Helvetesgränd (“Hell Alley”)
  2. Which powerful Swedish chancellor had a palace built here in the 1650s?
    b) Axel Oxenstierna

Stop 8: Stora Nygatan

  1. Who was lynched at Stora Nygatan in 1810?
    b) Axel von Fersen
  2. True or False: The soldiers of the Svea Life Guards actively protected Axel von Fersen during the attack.
    False

Stop 9: Royal Palace – Museum Tre Kronor

  1. What disaster destroyed the Tre Kronor castle in 1697?
    b) A fire
  2. What century do the oldest preserved basement parts of Tre Kronor come from?
    c) 14th century