Quiztime Spain Quiz
1. What is the capital of Spain?
Madrid
2. Who ruled Spain from 1939 to 1975?
General Franco
3. Which is nearest to mainland Spain, Majorca, Minorca, or Ibiza?
Ibiza
4. In which sport is the ‘Vuelta’ contested in Spain?
Cycling
5. Which colours make up the flag of Spain?
Red and Gold with an eagle in its crest
6. Which language, spoken in northern Spain and south-west France, is unrelated to any other language?
Euskara (accept Basque)
7. In which country was King Juan Carlos of Spain born?
Italy
8. In Spain which is the “golden coast”?
Costa Dorado
9. Which region of Spain has Barcelona as its capital?
Catalonia
10. Which English Queen married Philip 2nd of Spain?
Mary I
11. Who is the Patron Saint of Spain?
St James
12. In the nursery rhyme, whose daughter "came to visit me, all for the sake of my little nut tree"?
The King of Spain
13. The cities of Seville and Cadiz are located in which region of Spain?
Andalucia
14. Which insect in Spain is known as La Cucaracha?
The Cockroach
15. In Spain what are Paradors?
State owned tourist hotels
16. In Spain, what is manchego?
Sheep’s cheese
17. Which range of mountains lies between Granada and the south coast of Spain?
Sierra Nevada
18. What is the national flower of Spain?
Carnation
19. Which important port in Spain was known to the Romans as Brigantium?
La Coruna OR Corunna
20. What is the most popular spectator sport in Spain?
Football of course… not Bullfighting!
21. Name the five largest cities in Spain (in population terms)?
Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza
22. The town of Jerez in Spain gave its name to which drink?
Sherry
23. Which dance (in which dancers make abrupt turns and perform complicated steps in syncopated rhythms) is considered to be the national dance of Spain?
Bolero
24. Born in Malaga, Andalusia in 1881, name the Spanish painter who, after 1901, simply signed his paintings with his mother’s maiden name?
Picasso
25. The most famous Spanish festival is the running of the bulls in July in which city?
Pamplona
26. Name the main city of the Basque region which has its own language and cultural identity?
Bilbao
27. If you were served ‘el helado’ in Spain, what would you have?
Ice Cream
28. Which famous sailor said that he ‘Singed the King of Spain’s beard’?
Sir Francis Drake
29. Which two groups of islands belong to Spain?
Balearic and Canary Islands
30. Which mountain range lies along the boundary of France and Spain?
Pyrenees
31. Who were Spain’s opponents in the War of Jenkins Ear?
Britain
32. Which town in Central Spain is famous for it’s swords and knives?
Toledo
33. Which form of Spanish is the official language of Spain?
Castillian
34. Born near Saragossa, who became court painter to Charles III of Spain in 1786?
Goya
35. Which fruit is the national symbol of Spain?
Pomegranate
36. Which area of Spain literally translates as the "Sunshine Coast"?
Costa del Sol
37. Which institution, founded in 1231 by Pope Gregory 9th, was revived in Spain in 1478 against Jews, Muslims and later Protestants?
Inquisition
38. What is Spain’s National Airline called?
Iberia
39. Madrid stands on which river?
Manzanares
40. What is Spain’s highest mountain?
Mount Teide - (Tenerife – 12,190 ft)
Tiebreaker - In which year did Spain become the first European country outside Britain to stage the Ryder Cup?
1997
