Kuressaare/Rakvere castle
Where is Rakvere castle located? (county)
Lääne-Virumaa county
With what kind of legend is Haapsalu castle associated with?
The legend of the White Lady
Where was the Estonian National Museum first founded in 1909?
In Tartu
Who are the animals that are closely related to alpacas?
The llamas
What kind of approach uses the AHHAA centre? (käed külge)
Hands-on approach
During whose rule was Kuressaare castle modenised in the 16th century?
During tha Danish rule.
Who targeted the lighthouse in August 1941?
The German bombers.
When is the Estonian National Museum open?
From Tuesday to Sunday: from 10AM TO 6PM
Where is the Alpaca farm situated in Estonia?
Near Pärnu-Jaagupi / Pärnu
With what prisons was the Rummu open-air prison merged with?
Murru prison and Harku women's prison
What kind of events are held in Kuressaare castle?
Kuressaare Castle Days;
Museum night “There are patterns at night”
Who ordered the construction of Kõpu lighthouse?
The Hanseatic League
What kind of temporary exhibitions can we see in the Estonian National Museum right now?
Fairytale Exhibition: Once Upon a Time
How long can last the period of overflowing in Tuhala Witch's Well?
It can last from one day to 3 weeks
What are 3 summer activities that you can do in Rummu quarry?
Swimming; scuba diving; rafting
What kind of spooky rooms can we find in Rakvere castle?
Torture Chamber;
Death room and hell
How high is Kõpu lighthouse from the sea level?
102 metres
What kind of exhibitions can we see in the Estonian National Museum? (4)
Echo of the Urals
Encounters
Temporary exhibitions
Virtual exhibitions
Why does Tuhala Witch's Well overflow?
It is part of an underground river and overflows during times of high-water.
For what purpose was the Rummu quarry used in the late 1930s?
It was used to excavate limestone and Vasalemma marble.
At the end of the 14th and beginning of the 15th century, a wall was built around Saaremaa castle. How long was it? (+/-20 metres)
625 metres
Please retell the story behind the legend of the White Lady
There was a canon who fell in love with an Estonian girl. The girl was brought to the castle as a choirboy. The bishop heard about the choirboys angelic voice and came to the castle to hear it. He had doubts that the boy was in fact a girl. He ordered an investigation and the girls identity was revealed. She was immured in the wall of the chapel. She started to appear after she died on the window of the castle in every August full moon.
Explain please what does the exhibition the "Encounters" contain of?
"Encounters" talks about the regular Estonian people who have lived here through the ages. Visitors are invited to peek into their daily lives, to observe the way they have fought to get by, living in either the city or the countryside - but also the way they have navigated the social norms of their times, the powers that be of any period in history, or the greater processes of world history
At a speed of how many litres per second does the Tuhala Witch 's well overflow?
It overflows at a speed of 100 litres per second.
What kind of exhibitions, workshops are there in AHHAA centre right now?