Multiple Choice City Quiz – Lisbon

Can you answer these multiple-choice questions about Lisbon?

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1. What color are Lisbon's distinctive trams?

Green

Purple

Red

Yellow

2. What explorer is buried at Jerónimos Monastery?

Christopher Columbus

Vasco da Gama

Marco Polo

Amerigo Vespucci

3. On what river is Lisbon located?

Ebro

Tagus

Tiber

Vistula

4. What city in Brazil is named after a district in Lisbon?

Belém

Fortaleza

Goiânia

Recife

5. What almost completely destroyed the city in 1755?

A meteor impact

A volcanic eruption

An earthquake and tsunami

Bombardment by the French navy

6. Which of these dishes is Lisbon famous for?

Couscous

Egg custard tart

Hot chocolate

Jellied eels on toast

7. How is Lisbon spelled in its native language?

Lisboa

Lisbão

Lixbin

Lizbin

8. What music genre comes from Lisbon?

Bossa nova

Fado

Flamenco

Merengue

9. Who are Lisbon's most successful football team?

Atletico

Benfica

Inter

Nacional

10. Who, according to legend, founded Lisbon at the western edge of the world?

Alexander the Great

Hannibal

Poseidon

Ulysses

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6 Comments

Level 89

May 4, 2025

Hmm... I've never even heard of Fado, so I eliminated it pretty quickly.

Level 69

Jan 7, 2026

You could have just known your world music genres...

Level 95

May 5, 2025

I picked it for the exact same reason - the others I knew were from Brazil, Spain and Hispaniola. Once you’ve eliminated the wrong, what’s left is the right. Elementary!

PS: You could at least have Sporting as an option in the football question, surely?

Level 56

Aug 30, 2025

The question asks for the most successful team: Benfica have won far more league titles and Taças de Portugal (the main cup competition) that Sporting.

Level 26

Aug 30, 2025

I think they mean I should've put it as an option so it would be harder. (and maybe I should've)

Level 47

May 28, 2025

first time ever getting all right the first time, I was so lucky