What legend surrounds the monks' departure?

They cursed future owners of the island

Lokrum Island Quiz: Peacocks, Monks and Dubrovnik's Green Isle

This Lokrum Island quiz takes the short boat ride from Dubrovnik's old harbor in Croatia. Play 10 interactive questions on the Benedictine monastery founded in 1023, the monks' legendary curse, Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg, his gardens and peacocks, the Dead Sea saltwater lake, the botanical garden, rocky swimming spots, the Iron Throne display and why no one may stay overnight.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

City
Which city is Lokrum Island near?
Monks
Which monks founded a monastery there in 1023?
Curse
What legend surrounds the monks' departure?
Owner
Which Habsburg archduke bought Lokrum in 1859?
Birds
Which birds did he bring to the island?
Lake
What is the island's small Dead Sea?
Garden
What else grows on Lokrum?
Throne
Which TV prop replica is displayed on the island?
Night
What rule applies to visitors?
Status
How is Lokrum protected?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which city is Lokrum Island near?
Answer: Dubrovnik
A boat ride takes about 15 minutes.
Q2: Which monks founded a monastery there in 1023?
Answer: Benedictines
Its ruins remain.
Q3: What legend surrounds the monks' departure?
Answer: They cursed future owners of the island
Several owners met bad fates.
Q4: Which Habsburg archduke bought Lokrum in 1859?
Answer: Maximilian
He later became Emperor of Mexico.
Q5: Which birds did he bring to the island?
Answer: Peacocks
Their descendants still roam.
Q6: What is the island's small Dead Sea?
Answer: A salty lake linked to the sea
Swimmers float easily.
Q7: What else grows on Lokrum?
Answer: A botanical garden
Exotic plants from many continents grow there.
Q8: Which TV prop replica is displayed on the island?
Answer: The Iron Throne
Game of Thrones filmed there.
Q9: What rule applies to visitors?
Answer: No one may stay overnight
Boats leave before evening.
Q10: How is Lokrum protected?
Answer: As a nature reserve
Its pine forests are preserved.

Peacocks, Monks and a Curse Off Dubrovnik

Lokrum is a green island a short boat ride from Dubrovnik's old harbor in Croatia. Benedictine monks founded a monastery there in 1023. When they were forced to leave centuries later, legend says they cursed anyone who would own the island, and several owners did meet unhappy fates.

In 1859 Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg bought Lokrum, restored buildings and planted gardens. He brought peacocks, whose descendants still roam freely. Maximilian later became Emperor of Mexico and was executed in 1867, which some see as proof of the curse.

Today Lokrum is a nature reserve with pine forests, a botanical garden and a small salty lake called the Dead Sea, where swimmers float easily. Game of Thrones filmed there, and a replica of the Iron Throne is displayed. No one may stay overnight, so the last boats leave before evening.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travel fans will enjoy these questions.

Where Lokrum is
Who lived there first
Which legends surround it
Which animals roam there
Which rules visitors follow

Did You Know?

Rabbits also live on the island.
Rocky shores are popular for swimming.
A fort on the hilltop offers views of Dubrovnik.
Part of the island has a naturist area.
Smoking and fires are banned to protect the forest.