Round 1 General Knowledge 1. What is the capital city of Spain? 2. Complete this phrase from Terminator 2 “Hasta la -----, baby” 3. Which 2 countries border Spain? 4. What is the name of the Spanish meal which is made of rice, fish, meat and seafood? 5. What was the currency in Spain before the Euro was introduced? 6. In the list of the most widely spoken languages in the world, where does Spanish rank? 7. What is a “siesta”? 8. How many people live in Spain? Round 1 - Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Madrid Hasta la VISTA, baby! Portugal and France Paella Pesetas 3rd (after Mandarin and English) An afternoon nap 46 million Round 2 Famous Faces 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Round 2 - Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Penelope Cruz (actress) Rafael Nadal (tennis player) Enrique Iglesias (singer) Fernando Torres (footballer) Fernando Alonso (F1 racing driver) Dora the Explorer (animation) Antonio Banderas (actor) Pablo Picasso (artist) Round 3 Multiple Choice 1. What is the name of the Spanish King? a. King Juan Carlos I b. King Alfonso c. King George V 2. How many official languages are spoken in Spain? a. 1 b. 3 c. 4 3. Which of these high street shops is not based in Spain? a. H & M b. Zara c. Mango 4. Which one of the following sweets does not come from Spain? a. Chupa chups lollipops b. Werther’s Originals c. Smints 5. The Spanish introduced this Mexican drink to Europe. a. hot chocolate b. coffee c. tea 6. Which of these is in the Canary Islands? a. Mallorca b. Tenerife c. Ibiza 7. Which of these flags belongs to a Spanish speaking country? a. b. c. 8. In which town does the running of the bulls take place? a. Zaragoza b. Bilbao c. Pamplona Round 3 - Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. A. King Juan Carlos I C. 4 official languages in Spain A. H&M B. Werther’s Originals A. Hot Chocolate B. Tenerife B. Mexican flag, the other 2 were the Portuguese and Indian flags. 8. C. Pamplona Round 4 Geography Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 60 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 59 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 58 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 57 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 56 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 55 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 54 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 53 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 52 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 51 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 50 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 49 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 48 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 47 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 46 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 45 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 44 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 43 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 42 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 41 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 40 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 39 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 38 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 37 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 36 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 35 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 34 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 33 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 32 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 31 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 30 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 29 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 28 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 27 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 26 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 25 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 24 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 23 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 22 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 21 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 20 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 19 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 18 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 17 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 16 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 15 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 14 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 13 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 12 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 11 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 10 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 9 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 8 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 7 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 6 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 5 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 4 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 3 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 2 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 1 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries 0 End of quiz! End of quiz! Round 4 - Answers 1 point for any of… – Mexico – Puerto Rico – Nicaragua – Panama – Colombia – Paraguay United States Philippines Equatorial Guinea Cuba Guatemala El Salvador Ecuador Peru Uruguay Dominican Republic Honduras Costa Rica Venezuela Bolivia Argentina Spanish Speaking countries In which countries Spanish is spoken? • More than 350.000.000 people speak Spanish in the world. It is spoken in Spain and also: • In most of the Latin American countries – – – – – – – • • • • Mexico Cuba Puerto RicoGuatemala Nicaragua El Salvador Panama Ecuador Colombia Peru Paraguay Uruguay Chile Dominican Republic Honduras Costa Rica Venezuela Bolivia Argentina In many places in the United States In the Philippines In Equatorial Guinea And also between the Sephardic Jewish (they lived in Spain for several centuries until they were expelled from the country in 1492 by the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella). The 4 languages • The Spanish/Castellano is the official language in Spain but there are another 3 languages spoken in Spain: • Euskera, spoken in the Basque Country. • Catalan, spoken in Cataluña. A very similar dialect is spoken in Valencia and the Balearic Islands. • Gallego, spoken in Galicia. The 4 languages Euskera Gallego Catalan Castellano Let’s see some examples of words in the four languages: Spanish Catalan Euskera Gallego Hola Hola Kaixo Hola ¿Qué tal? ¿Com estas? ¿Zer moduz? ¿Que tal? Adios Adeu Agur Adeus Madre Mare Ama Nai Padre Pare Aita Pai Te quiero T’estimo Maite zaitut Querote Buenos días Bon dia Egun on Bos dias Buenas noches Bona nit Gabon Boas noites Muchas gracias Moltes gracies Mila ezker Moitas gracias