What is the encierro?

The morning running of the bulls

What do participants traditionally wear?

White clothes with a red neckerchief

San Fermín Quiz: Pamplona's Running of the Bulls History

Every July, crowds in white with red scarves pack Pamplona for nine days of music, parades and the famous morning runs, and this San Fermín quiz explores the festival's history. Play 10 interactive questions on Navarre, the chupinazo rocket, the encierro, the route to the bullring, white and red clothing, giants and bigheads, Hemingway, the closing Pobre de Mi and safety.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

City
In which Spanish city is San Fermín celebrated?
Dates
When does the festival run?
Start
What starts the festival?
Run
What is the encierro?
Length
Roughly how long is the bull run route?
Clothes
What do participants traditionally wear?
Saint
Who is the festival named after?
Writer
Which American writer made the festival famous abroad?
Parade
What are gigantes y cabezudos?
End
Which song closes the festival at midnight on July 14?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which Spanish city is San Fermín celebrated?
Answer: Pamplona
It is the capital of Navarre.
Q2: When does the festival run?
Answer: July 6 to 14
It begins at noon on July 6.
Q3: What starts the festival?
Answer: A rocket called the chupinazo
It is fired from city hall.
Q4: What is the encierro?
Answer: The morning running of the bulls
It begins at 8 a.m.
Q5: Roughly how long is the bull run route?
Answer: About 875 meters
It ends in the bullring.
Q6: What do participants traditionally wear?
Answer: White clothes with a red neckerchief
The red scarf is tied on July 6.
Q7: Who is the festival named after?
Answer: Saint Fermin
He is a patron of Navarre.
Q8: Which American writer made the festival famous abroad?
Answer: Ernest Hemingway
He wrote The Sun Also Rises.
Q9: What are gigantes y cabezudos?
Answer: Giants and bigheads in parades
Children love them.
Q10: Which song closes the festival at midnight on July 14?
Answer: Pobre de Mi
Crowds hold candles.

San Fermín Quiz – Pamplona's Running of the Bulls History

San Fermin is celebrated in Pamplona, capital of Navarre, from July 6 to 14. It begins at noon on July 6 with the chupinazo, a rocket fired from the city hall balcony, as crowds in white tie on red neckerchiefs.

Each morning at 8 a.m. the encierro sends bulls running about 875 meters through the old town to the bullring, usually in just a few minutes. Parades of gigantes y cabezudos, giants and bigheads, delight children.

Ernest Hemingway made the festival world-famous with his 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises. San Fermin ends at midnight on July 14, when crowds sing Pobre de Mi. Injuries happen every year, and safety rules have tightened.

What This Quiz Teaches

Culture and travel fans will enjoy these questions.

Where the festival happens
How it begins and ends
How the bull run works
What people wear
Who made it famous

Did You Know?

Runners sing a prayer to Saint Fermin before the run.
Many runners carry rolled newspapers.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors come each year.
A statue of Hemingway stands near the bullring.
Animal welfare groups protest the event.