Legends
Churches
Important people
Tallinn
Parliament
100
How did the hotel owner in the legend of the Devil's Wedding die?
He touched the fake gold (which turned to horse dung) and died immediately
100
How is Otto Johann Thuve or "Tallinn's Don Juan" related to St. Mary's Cathedral?
He is buried at the threshold of the church so that the praying of God-fearing people may salvage his soul
100
To which well-known Russian figure was Abraham Hannibal related to and how
He was a great-grandfather of Alexander Pushkin
100
What were/are the 4 names of Tallinn
Lyndanise, Kolyvan, Tallinn, Reval
100
When is the birthday of the Parliament?
23. April
200
What did The Old Town Pervert look like? (Name at least 1 characteristic)
High-class, opera glasses, nonchalant pose, respectable "Judges wig" haircut
200
What do the onion cupolas of Nevsky Cathedral symbolise?
The eternal flame
200
Tell the story of the beheading of baron von Uexkyll
He had his escaped serf captured and then beaten to death. The Town Council sentenced him to death for that.
200
When was Tallinn founded?
1219
200
In what architectural style is the building in?
Expressionist
300
What street is considered "The Eye of the Needle"?
Trepi street
300
Who does St. Mary's Cathedral belong to?
The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
300
Who gave Tallinn Lübeck rights? What was his nickname?
Danish king Erik IV, aka Erik the Ploughpenny
300
Who conducted municipal affairs in Tallinn lower town and how many of them were there?
Burghers, 24; also 4 burghomasters
300
What are the prevailing symbols in the Parliament building?
Spheres and triangles
400
Who was "The Bet that Changed It All" between?
Hans Heinrich Falck and commandant von Salza
400
Why was Alexander Nevsky Cathedral chosen to be placed in front of Toompea Castle?
To show the Lutheran locals who was in charge as a statue of Martin Luther had stood there previously
400
What titles did Alexander Nevsky have? (3)
Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev, Grand Prince of Vladimir
400
What did "The air in the city makes one free" mean back in the day?
According to the law, if a serf succeeded to hide in the city for a year and a day, he became free and his landlord lost his claim on him.
400
What building was there prior to the Parliament building?
A prison
500
Who owned the largest winery in Toompea?
Lüscher and Matisen
500
Name 3 notable people who are buried at St. Mary's
Pontus de la Gardie, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Admiral Samuel Greig of Fife
500
Name the important person whose family coat of arms this is
Count Jakob Pontus Stenbock
500
When did Tallinn get Lübeck city rights? (Date and year)
15. May 1248
500
Who were the architects of the Parliament building?
Eugen Habermann and Herbert Johanson