Mrs Walker’s Oober
Doober fabulous Easter
Quiz
Round one – General
knowledge Spain
Answer the question A, B, C, or D
1. What is the capital of Spain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lyon
Paris
Berlin
Madrid
2. What is the currency of Spain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Dollar
Sterling
Franc
Euro
3. Which of these is a mountain range in
Spain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Atlas
Sierra Nevada
Alps
Himalayas
4. What is the longest river in Spain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rhine
Seine
Tagus
Thames
5. What food is Spain famous for?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sushi
Pasta
Paella
Pizza
6. What drink is Spain famous for?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ouzo
Beer
Sangría
Champagne
7. Which of these is a famous landmark in
Barcelona?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sagrada Familia
Eiffel Tower
Empire State Building
Fernsehturm
8. What do Spanish people call their
afternoon nap?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fiesta
Tiesta
Siesta
Ciesta
9. What is El Toreo?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cycling
Marathon running
Swimming
Bullfighting
10. What colours are the Spanish flag?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Green, black and yellow
Red and green
Red, white and blue
Red and yellow
11. Which of these is a Spanish painter?
a. Van Gogh
b. Monet
c. Dali
d. Manet
12. Which of these was a famous general who
became dictator of Spain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Franco
Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Wellington
Charles de Gaulle
13. Which of these South American
countries is NOT Spanish-speaking?
a. Chile
b. Peru
c. Argentina
d. Brazil
14. What event takes place at Pamplona
each year?
a. Film festival
b. Marathon
c. Running with bulls
d. Boat race
15. Which animal is found in Gibraltar?
a. Panther
b. Bear
c. Ape
d. Koala
16. Which of these words used in English
comes from Spanish?
a. Fiasco
b. Paella
c. Kindergarten
d. Rendezvous
17. Which of these is a famous Spanish
actor?
a. Robert de Niro
b. Al Pacino
c. Antonio Banderas
d. Tom Cruise
18. What is the ‘Nou Camp’?
a. A statue
b. A painting
c. A football stadium
d. A region of Spain
19. On which of these Caribbean islands is
Spanish spoken?
a. Haiti
b. Guadeloupe
c. Martinique
d. Dominican Republic
20. Which of these is a famous Spanish
footballer?
a. Zinedine Zidane
b. Roger Federer
c. Cesc Fabregas
d. Serge Betsen
21. What is ‘horchata de chufas’?
a. A sandwich
b. A drink
c. A dance
d. A sport
22. What is ‘Alhambra’?
a. A palace
b. A town
c. A river
d. A mountain
23. What is the Spanish for airport?
a. L’aeroport
b. Flughafen
c. Aeroporto
d. Aeropuerto
24. What is the name of the Spanish
National Airline?
a. Air España
b. Iberia
c. España Air
d. Españair
25. Who is the king of Spain?
a. They don’t have one
b. King Juan
c. King Carlos
d. King Juan-Carlos
26. What Spanish delicacy is called
‘calamares’?
a. Squid
b. Mussels
c. Shark
d. Snails
Round two – Easter
memory game
• You will have 2 minutes to remember as
many of the following words as you
can ... All related to Easter in Spain. And
then you have to correctly write them
according to a set of clues given.
Un lazo
Un conejo
Un nido
Una gallina
Una azucena
Una campana
Unos huevos
Un pajarito
Un cordero
Una cesta
Now remember these ...?
27 Nest – N (4)
28 Eggs – H (6)
29 Lamb – C (7)
30 Ribbon – L (4)
31 Hen – G (7)
32 Bell – C (7)
33 Rabbit – C (6)
34 Lily of the valley – A (7)
35 Chick – P (8)
36 Basket – C (5)
Round three – Easter in
Spain
37 What’s Happy Easter in Spanish?
38 What’s Holy Week (the week leading up to
Easter) in Spanish ?
39 What happens at Easter around Seville?
40 When is April Fools day in Spain?
41 What do the Spanish call April fools?
42 What do the Spanish carry through the
streets at Easter?
43 When do the processions begin and end?
44 What are the people who carry the floats
called?
45 Who buys the children easter eggs?
46 What is the main religion in Spain?
47 What are Easter eggs in Spanish?
48 What do the children take to church on Palm
Sunday?
49 What are the “torrijas”?
50 What do godfathers do on Easter Sunday?
Round 4 Name the celeb ... 51 - 59
60. What is the phrase spelt out by
the first letter of their names??
Solutions
1. What is the capital of Spain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lyon
Paris
Berlin
Madrid
d. Madrid
2. What is the currency of Spain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Dollar
Sterling
Franc
Euro
d. Euro
3. Which of these is a mountain range in
Spain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Atlas
Sierra Nevada
Alps
Himalayas
b. Sierra Nevada
4. What is the longest river in Spain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rhine
Seine
Tagus
Thames
c. Tagus
5. What food is Spain famous for?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sushi
Pasta
Paella
Pizza
c. Paella
6. What drink is Spain famous for?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ouzo
Beer
Sangria
Champagne
c. Sangria
7. Which of these is a famous landmark in
Barcelona?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sagrada Familia
Eiffel Tower
Empire State Building
Fernsehturm
a. Sagrada Familia
8. What do Spanish people call their
afternoon nap?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fiesta
Tiesta
Siesta
Ciesta
c. Siesta
9. What is El Torreo?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cycling
Marathon running
Swimming
Bullfighting
d. Bullfighting
10. What colours are the Spanish flag?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Green, black and yellow
Red and green
Red, white and blue
Red and yellow
d. Red and yellow
11. Which of these is a Spanish painter?
a. Van Gogh
b. Monet
c. Dali
d. Manet
c. Dali
12. Which of these was a famous general who
became dictator of Spain?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Franco
Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Wellington
Charles de Gaulle
a. Franco
13. Which of these South American
countries is NOT Spanish-speaking?
a. Chile
b. Peru
c. Argentina
d. Brazil
d. Brazil
14. What event takes place at Pamplona
each year?
a. Film festival
b. Marathon
c. Running with bulls
d. Boat race
c. Running with bulls
15. Which animal is found in Gibraltar?
a. Panther
b. Bear
c. Ape
d. Koala
c. Ape
16. Which of these words used in English
comes from Spanish?
a. Fiasco
b. Paella
c. Kindergarten
d. Rendezvous
b. Paella
17. Which of these is a famous Spanish
actor?
a. Robert de Niro
b. Al Pacino
c. Antonio Banderas
d. Tom Cruise
c. Antonio Banderas
18. What is the ‘Nou Camp’?
a. A statue
b. A painting
c. A football stadium
d. A region of Spain
c. Football stadium
19. On which of these Caribbean islands is
Spanish spoken?
a. Haiti
b. Guadeloupe
c. Martinique
d. Dominican Republic
d. Dominican Republic
20. Which of these is a famous Spanish
footballer?
a. Zinedine Zidane
b. Roger Federer
c. Cesc Fabregas
d. Serge Betsen
c. Cesc Fabregas
21. What is ‘horchata de chufas’?
a. A sandwich
b. A drink
c. A dance
d. A sport
b. A drink
22. What is ‘Alhambra’?
a. A palace
b. A town
c. A river
d. A mountain
a. A palace
23. What is the Spanish for airport?
a. L’aeroport
b. Flughafen
c. Aeroporto
d. Aeropuerto
d. Aeropuerto
24. What is the name of the Spanish
National Airline?
a. Air España
b. Iberia
c. España Air
d. Españair
b. Iberia
25. Who is the king of Spain?
a. They don’t have one
b. King Juan
c. King Carlos
d. King Juan-Carlos
d. King Juan-Carlos
26. What Spanish delicacy is called
‘calamares’?
a. Squid
b. Mussels
c. Shark
d. Snails
a. Squid
ROUND TWO –
Now remember these ...?
27 Nest – N Un nido
28 Eggs – H Unos huevos
29 Lamb – C Un cordero
30 Ribbon – L Un lazo
31 Hen – G Una gallina
32 Bell – C Una campana
33 Rabbit – C Un conejo
34 Lily of the valley – A
Una azucena
35 Chick – P Un pajarito
36 Basket – C Una cesta
Round three
37 What’s Happy Easter in Spanish?
• Feliz Pascua
• (fay-lith-pas-kwa)
38 What’s Holy Week (the week leading up to
Easter) in Spanish ?
• Semana Santa
39 What happens at Easter around Seville?
• Straw dolls of famous people are put up and
torn down and set on fire.
40 When is April Fools day in Spain?
• Not even in April it’s on December 28th
41 What do the Spanish call April fools?
• Dia de los santos inocentes
42 What do the Spanish carry through the
streets at Easter?
• Effigies of religious figures/ saints
43 Who buys the children easter eggs?
• Usually the God parents.
44 When do the processions begin and end?
• Palm Sunday  Easter Sunday
45 What are the people who carry the floats
called?
• ‘Costaleros’
46 What is the main religion in Spain?
• Roman Catholic
47 What are Easter eggs in Spanish?
• Huevos de chocolate
• (weh-boss-deh-cho-co-lah-tay)
48 What do the children take to church on Palm
Sunday?
• Palm leaves to be blessed by the priest.
49 What are the “torrijas”?
• Delicious bread in milk, sugar & egg, fried in
olive oil, served with wine, syrup, honey,
sugar or cinnamon.
50 What do godfathers do on Easter Sunday?
• On this day, a godfather presents his godchild
with a cake known as ‘La Mona’
Round 4 Name the celeb ... 51 - 59
60 Name the phrase