Spanish Language Bowl 1
1. What is the capital of Spain? Madrid
2. What is the capital of Colombia? Bogotá
3. What is the capital of Argentina? Buenos Aires
4. What is the capital of Venezuela? Caracas
5. What is the capital of Honduras? Tegucigalpa
6. What is the capital of Ecuador? Quito
7. What is the capital of Peru? Lima
8. What is the capital of Cuba? Havana
9. What is the capital of Chile? Santiago
10. What is the capital of Uruguay? Montevideo
11. What is the capital of Puerto Rico? San Juan
12. What is the capital of Costa Rica? San Jose
13. What is the capital of Paraguay? Asuncion
14. What is the capital of Bolivia? La Paz or Sucre
15. Where is the Dominican Republic? Next to Haiti
16. Where is Spain? Europe, next to Portugal, south of France
17. Where is Argentina? South America, east of Chile
18. Where is Venezuela? South America, east of Colombia
19. Where is Bolivia? South America, east of Peru and Chile
20. Where is Mexico? South of the U.S.
21. Where is Panama? Central America, south of Costa Rica
22. Where is Nicaragua? Central America, south of Honduras
23. What is the capital of Nicaragua? Managua
24. Where is El Salvador? Central America, west of Honduras
25. What is the capital of El Salvador? San Salvador
26. What is the largest Spanish speaking country? Argentina
27. What does “¡Hola!” mean? Hello
28. What does “¡Hasta luego!” mean? See you later
29. How do you say “thanks” in Spanish? Gracias
30. Who is the George Washington of South America? Simon Bolivar
31. Why is 1492 such an important date? Columbus discovered America
32. Where is Spanish spoken? 19 Latin American countries, Spain, parts of Africa and the
Philippines, plus in the U. S.
33. Who sent Columbus on his voyage? Isabel and Fernando
34. How do Spanish speakers often greet one another? A handshake or a kiss, sometimes a hug
35. What is the 8th biggest city in the world? Mexico City
Plus these language questions:
How do you say in Spanish
Hello Hola
Good morning Buenos dias
Good afternoon Buenas tardes
Good evening Buenas noches
Good bye Adios
How are you? ¿Cómo esta usted?
How old are you? ¿Cuántos anos tienes?
Where are you from? ¿De dónde eres?
Where is the bathroom? ¿Donde está el baño?
Do you speak Spanish? ¿Habla usted español?
German? alemán
French? francés
English? inglés
Spanish Language Bowl 2
1. Who is Raúl Castro? Dictator of Cuba
2. Where is the Pampa? Argentina
3. Where is the cultural center of the Incas? Machu Picchu
4. Who wrote Don Quixote de la Mancha? Miguel de Cervantes
5. Which is the longest river in South America? Amazon
6. Which Spanish painter completed Las Meninas? Diego Velazquez
7. Which Picasso painting is named for a city in Spain? Guernica
8. Which ingredient is essential in paella? Rice
9. What kind of money do they use in Mexico? Peso
10. What kind of money do they use in Spain? Euro
11. What is hora latina? People are expected to arrive a little late for a party
12. What is a paseo? Taking a stroll through the park, around the plaza, along the streets
13. What is the grading scale in Peru ? 1 to 20, with 11 the lowest passing score
14. What is the grading scale in Mexico? 1 to 10; 6 is passing
15. How do students take as many as 9 different courses? Their schedules vary from day to day
16. What is the difference between tu and usted? Usted is formal, used for respect for someone not
on a first name basis
17. When is it winter in Argentina? June-August
18. When does summer begin in Argentina? December
19. What are the two seasons in the tropics? Wet and dry
20. What is el compadrazgo? Relationship between parents and godparents of a child
21. How does the concept of privacy differ? People spend less time alone
22. When is breakfast in Spanish-speaking countries? Usually around 7 or 8 a.m.
23. What does someone from Ecuador eat for breakfast? Fruit, sweet roll
24. When is dinner often served in Spanish speaking countries? Around 2 p.m.
25. What is la cena? Light meal usually eaten around 8 p.m.
26. How do Spaniards usually hold their fork? Fork stays in the left hand, knife in the right
27. Where do Spanish speakers leave the left hand to be polite at meals? Resting on the table
28. What kind of money do they use in Costa Rica? Colones
29. What kind of money do they use in Ecuador? US Dollar
30. What kind of money do they use in Guatemala? Quetzal
31. What kind of money do they use in Venezuela? Bolivar
32. What is a quinceañera? Fifteenth birthday for Hispanic girls
33. Which famous painter is from Toledo in Spain? El Greco
34. What does salud mean? Health
35. What are the colors of Mexico’s flag? Red., green. White
Spanish Language Bowl 3
l. Where does the tango come from? Argentina
2. Where does the flamenco come from? Spain
3. Name two ancient Indian tribes from Mexico. Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecs, Olmecs
4. Name the rebels who fought against the government of Nicaragua. Contras
5. Who are the king and queen of Spain? Carlos and Sofia
6. Who painted “La Vista de Toledo”? El Greco
7. What is the most famous literature of Spain? Don Quijote de la Mancha
8. Who wrote Don Quijote? Cervantes
9. Who is the lady of Don Quijote? Dulcinea del Toboso
10. Who is a famous mural painter of Mexico? Diego Rivera
11. What was the capital of the Incas? Cuzco
12. What is Mexican Independence Day? September 16, 1810
13. Who conquered the Aztecs? Cortez
14. Who conquered the Incas? Pizarro
15. Who discovered the Pacific Ocean? Balboa
16. Who discovered the Mississippi River? De Soto
17. Who discovered Florida? Ponce de Leon
18. Who is the most famous hero of Spain? El Cid
19. Who was the liberator of Argentina? San Martin
20. Who was the liberator of Colombia? Bolivar
21. Where was Christopher Columbus born? Genoa, Italy
22. What is the name of the famous museum of Madrid? El Prado
23. What is mate? Herbal tea popular in Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay
24. Who is Gabriel García Márquez? Author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Nobel Prize in
Literature 1982
25. Who is Evita? Maria Eva Duarte De Peron, wife of Juan Peron, lst lady of Argentina, campaigned
for women’s suffrage and rights of working class
26. Who is Jamie Escalante? Educator upon whom they based the move Stand and Deliver
27. Who is Pancho Villa? Nickname for Doroteo Arango, outlaw and fighter of Mexican revolution,
assassinated in 1923.