Schönbrunn Palace Quiz: Maze, Gloriette and the Imperial Zoo

This Schönbrunn Palace quiz explores the Habsburg summer residence on the edge of Vienna. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on its many rooms, Empress Maria Theresa, young Mozart's performance in 1762, the Gloriette on the hill, the maze and labyrinth, the world's oldest operating zoo, the Palm House, Franz Joseph and UNESCO status.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

City
Which city is Schönbrunn Palace in?
Family
Which dynasty used Schönbrunn?
Rooms
About how many rooms does the palace have?
Empress
Which empress shaped the palace in the 1700s?
Mozart
Who performed there as a six-year-old in 1762?
Gloriette
What is the Gloriette?
Zoo
What record does the Schönbrunn zoo hold?
Maze
What can visitors try in the gardens?
Palm
What is the Palm House?
Emperor
Which emperor was born and died at Schönbrunn?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which city is Schönbrunn Palace in?
Answer: Vienna
It was the Habsburg summer home.
Q2: Which dynasty used Schönbrunn?
Answer: The Habsburgs
They ruled a vast empire.
Q3: About how many rooms does the palace have?
Answer: About 1,441
Only some are open to visitors.
Q4: Which empress shaped the palace in the 1700s?
Answer: Maria Theresa
She raised many children there.
Q5: Who performed there as a six-year-old in 1762?
Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
He played in the Hall of Mirrors.
Q6: What is the Gloriette?
Answer: A columned structure on a hill
It overlooks the gardens and city.
Q7: What record does the Schönbrunn zoo hold?
Answer: Oldest zoo still operating
It opened in 1752.
Q8: What can visitors try in the gardens?
Answer: A hedge maze
There is a labyrinth too.
Q9: What is the Palm House?
Answer: A large glass greenhouse
It opened in 1882.
Q10: Which emperor was born and died at Schönbrunn?
Answer: Franz Joseph I
He reigned for 68 years.

Habsburg Summers, Mozart and the World's Oldest Zoo

Schönbrunn Palace on the edge of Vienna was the summer residence of the Habsburgs. It has about 1,441 rooms, and Empress Maria Theresa shaped much of it in the 1700s. In 1762 six-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed for her family in the Hall of Mirrors.

The formal gardens stretch up a hill to the Gloriette, a columned structure with views over the city. Visitors can wander a hedge maze and labyrinth, admire the Neptune Fountain and visit the Palm House, a glass greenhouse opened in 1882. Schönbrunn's zoo, opened in 1752, is the oldest zoo still operating.

Emperor Franz Joseph I was born at Schönbrunn in 1830 and died there in 1916 after reigning for 68 years. The palace and gardens became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, and its distinctive yellow color became known across the empire.

What This Quiz Teaches

History fans will enjoy these questions.

Who lived there
Who performed there
What the gardens hold
What the zoo is known for
Which emperor's life it framed

Did You Know?

Christmas markets fill the palace forecourt in December.
Concerts are held in the Orangery.
Napoleon stayed at Schönbrunn.
The Roman Ruin in the garden was built as a fake ruin.
Carriages are displayed in the Imperial Carriage Museum.