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
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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
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8
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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
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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
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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
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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