What is the Hot Spring known for?

Shooting water about 12 meters high

Karlovy Vary Quiz: Spa Colonnades, Hot Springs and Becherovka

This Karlovy Vary quiz sips the mineral water of West Bohemia's grand spa town. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Charles IV and the hunting legend, the Hot Spring geyser, the main mineral springs, porcelain spa cups, the Mill Colonnade, Becherovka called the 13th spring, spa wafers, the film festival and the Great Spa Towns of Europe listing.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country is Karlovy Vary in?
Founder
Which ruler is the town named after?
Legend
How does legend say the springs were found?
Geyser
What is the Hot Spring known for?
Springs
About how many main mineral springs are there?
Cups
What do visitors drink the water from?
Colonnade
Which colonnade has many columns and several springs?
Liqueur
Which herbal liqueur is called the 13th spring?
Wafers
Which sweet snack is sold at the springs?
Film
Which major event is held each summer?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country is Karlovy Vary in?
Answer: Czechia
It is in West Bohemia.
Q2: Which ruler is the town named after?
Answer: Charles IV
Karlovy Vary means Charles's Baths.
Q3: How does legend say the springs were found?
Answer: During a royal hunt
A deer led hunters to them.
Q4: What is the Hot Spring known for?
Answer: Shooting water about 12 meters high
Its water is about 73°C.
Q5: About how many main mineral springs are there?
Answer: Thirteen
Each has a different temperature.
Q6: What do visitors drink the water from?
Answer: Porcelain cups with spouts
The spout helps sip hot water.
Q7: Which colonnade has many columns and several springs?
Answer: Mill Colonnade
It was finished in 1881.
Q8: Which herbal liqueur is called the 13th spring?
Answer: Becherovka
It has been made since 1807.
Q9: Which sweet snack is sold at the springs?
Answer: Spa wafers
They are thin and round.
Q10: Which major event is held each summer?
Answer: An international film festival
It awards the Crystal Globe.

Hot Springs, Colonnades and a Crystal Globe

Karlovy Vary in West Bohemia is named after Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. Legend says the springs were found during a royal hunt in the 1300s when a deer led hunters to the steaming water. The town grew into one of Europe's grand spa towns.

About thirteen main mineral springs flow there, each at a different temperature. The Hot Spring shoots water about 12 meters high at roughly 73°C. Visitors stroll through colonnades like the Mill Colonnade, sipping from porcelain cups with built-in spouts and nibbling thin spa wafers.

Becherovka, a herbal liqueur made in the town since 1807, is nicknamed the 13th spring. Each summer the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival awards its Crystal Globe. In 2021 the town was listed by UNESCO as one of the Great Spa Towns of Europe.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travel fans will enjoy these questions.

Who the town is named after
What its springs are like
How visitors drink the water
Which treats it is known for
Which events it hosts

Did You Know?

The Grandhotel Pupp appeared in a James Bond film.
Spa cures were prescribed by doctors.
Funiculars climb the wooded hills.
Moser glass is made in the town.
The Teplá River runs through the center.