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Round 1General Knowledge

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What is the capital city of Spain?

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Complete this phrase from Terminator 2

“Hasta la -----, baby”

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Which 2 countries border Spain?

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What is the name of the Spanish meal which is made of

rice, fish, meat and seafood?

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What was the currency in Spain before the Euro was introduced?

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In the list of the most widely spoken

languages in the world, where does

Spanish rank?

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What is a “siesta”?

8.

How many people live in Spain?

Round 1 - Answers1. Madrid2. Hasta la VISTA, baby!3. Portugal and France4. Paella5. Pesetas6. 3rd (after Mandarin and English)7. An afternoon nap8. 46 million

Round 2Famous Faces

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Round 2 - Answers1. Penelope Cruz (actress)2. Rafael Nadal (tennis player)3. Enrique Iglesias (singer)4. Fernando Torres (footballer)5. Fernando Alonso (F1 racing driver)6. Dora the Explorer (animation)7. Antonio Banderas (actor)8. Pablo Picasso (artist)

Round 3Multiple Choice

1. What is the name of the Spanish King?

a. King Juan Carlos I

b. King Alfonsoc. King George V

2. How many official languages are spoken in Spain?

a. 1b. 3c. 4

3. Which of these high street shops is not based in Spain?

a. H & Mb. Zarac. Mango

4. Which one of the following sweets does not come from Spain?

a. Chupa chups lollipops

b. Werther’s Originalsc. Smints

5. The Spanish introduced this Mexican drink to Europe.

a. hot chocolateb. coffeec. tea

6. Which of these is in the Canary Islands?

a. Mallorcab. 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. Zaragozab. Bilbaoc. Pamplona

Round 3 - Answers1. A. King Juan Carlos I2. C. 4 official languages in Spain3. A. H&M4. B. Werther’s Originals5. A. Hot Chocolate6. B. Tenerife7. B. Mexican flag, the other 2 were the Portuguese

and Indian flags.8. C. Pamplona

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Round 4 - Answers1 point for any of…

– Mexico Cuba Dominican Republic – Puerto Rico Guatemala Honduras – Nicaragua El Salvador Costa Rica – Panama Ecuador Venezuela – Colombia Peru Bolivia – Paraguay Uruguay Argentina

United StatesPhilippines Equatorial Guinea

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 Dominican Republic – Puerto Rico Guatemala Honduras – Nicaragua El Salvador Costa Rica – Panama Ecuador Venezuela – Colombia Peru Bolivia – Paraguay Uruguay Argentina – Chile

• 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.

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