Quiz - What trace of you will be left behind in 500 years?

Which of these objects is most likely to outlive you?

A sketchbook whose drawings have slowly been erased over the centuries.

A smartphone with a cracked screen.

A book that's seen better days with some beautiful illuminations on the cover.

An analogue camera with its film missing.

Which bit of the castle are you most curious about?

The arrow-loops and their glorious view over the lake.

The way the water reflects onto the walls of the prison.

The chevron patterns in the Castellan's Dining Hall.

Master Chiquart's cookbook, with all his delicious recipes.

How do you best express yourself?

Text

Digitally

Drawings

Photo

During the excavation, the archaeologists find a piece of paper (a real relic from the past!) belonging to you. What's on it?

"Friday 18/09/2032, 2pm. Family day out to the castle – don't forget baby bottles!"

"C H I L L O N C A S T L E"

An annotated visitor brochure with the map of the castle redrawn.

A drawing of a fleur-de-lis

Your favourite room in the castle

The Castellan's Dining Hall

The Camera domini

The prison

The keep

What will be written on your gravestone?

The names of your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A semi-visible House of Savoy coat of arms.

A digital tomb – with a screen showing portraits of you throughout the years.

Strange markings in an ancient language that has yet to be identified.

Which of these do you identify with most?

Monk

Romantic hero / heroine

Archeologist

Witch

Your favourite saying

To have eyes bigger than your belly

Every cloud has a silver lining

Cat got your tongue?

To spin a yarn

When you picture modern-day Chillon, the first thing that comes to mind is...

A work of art

A sanctuary

A preserved site

Passing on our heritage

Résultats

Carefully count the number of different symbols you got (depending on which answers you selected).

Your score

Mostly circles

A photographic relic – Enjoy every moment!

In 2500, archaeologists stumble upon your physical photo album – in a decomposed box – inside are family portraits, the monument's architectural features, wide shots of flowers and the surrounding fauna. They deduce that you had a strong emotional attachment to the castle and discover patterns on the doors that they hadn't noticed before.

A few photographs that have been found

One selection in particular grabs the researchers' attention: 38 different shots from the pontoon, each showing 5 particularly flustered-looking children, following by several blurry images.

Their hypothesis? You must have really enjoyed taking in the surrounding landscape and nature. Surprising, as it has all but disappeared over the centuries.

Mostly squares

The motif relic – Repetition = comfort

In 2500, archaeologists are carrying out excavation work at your old house and stumble upon the ruins of a room. It contains paintings and further analysis detects traces of acrylic. There is a fleur-de-lis motif that is very meticulously repeated across the walls.

Archivists suggest this is a match for an artwork displayed at ECAL in 2037. Only a few fragments of the signage were successfully archived, including reference to 'repetition brings comfort to the princess'.
Their hypothesis? Your community built a cult around Princess Bonne of Bourbon – a regent who lived at the castle and whose coat of arms bore this symbol. The archaeologists admire the patience and precision that went into these motifs, given the sheer number that have been drawn.

Portraits of the princess

Mostly triangles

The digital relic – Relevant now and always!

In 2500, archaeologists uncover plans to introduce virtual reality tours of the monument on your cloud storage. They test your device using a pair of old glasses they found – since rendered obsolete and very tricky to find – and, to their surprise, find a host of precious historical sources.
After digging deeper into your files, they are astounded to discover several videos of you to camera, explaining how you would like to share the recorded tour with future generations. You talk all about how your passion for history and teaching inspired you to kick-start this mammoth inventory and archiving task.
Filled with gratitude for your scientific precision and the project overall, they decide to showcase your work in an exhibition entitled 'Relics of the Past'.

A rare drawing found in your school archives – created using a graphics tablet

The typography relic – Boundless passion

In the year 2500, archaeologists discover engravings of Lord Byron's signature in the castle stones – in over 30 different fonts. They speak to the archivists who discover that you were an expert in graphotechnics. Your skills enabled you to crack numerous cases and determine the origin of various fraudulent 'official' documents and statements. They are astounded to learn this long-forgotten profession even existed.
Their hypothesis? Could you be the person behind the engraving in the castle prison? Or were you simply investigating it yourself? I guess we'll never know. Either way, you are a talented detective who never got the recognition you deserved in your day, but whose work could spell a breakthrough today.

Lord Byron’s famous signature – in the castle prison

Quiz – What trace of you will be left behind in 500 years?

Quiz – What trace of you will be left behind in 500 years?