Spanish 2: Spain Quiz

Typically a traveler in Costa del Sol tips a cab driver ___________ .

10%

The Moors were driven from Sevilla in _________ and all of Spain in ______________ .

1248, 1492

The Plaza de Toros holds __________ seats.

14000

La Fiesta de San Fermín (deaths)

15 deaths since 1922, in 2016 5 people gored in one day (4 of them were Americans)

The Royal Palace has over ________ rooms with over _______ working clocks.

2000 ; 150

In _______ the ___________ came from Africa and conquered Spain.

711, Muslim Moors

The pantheon is a ______ foot long chamber.

870

The normal school day in Madrid is from ________.

8:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Typical work hours in Spain are __________.

9 AM to 2 PM

The ____________ was built in the 13-14th century. It is the symbol of ___________ .

Alhambra; retreat

Flamencos has a _____________ and ______________ influence.

Arabic; Gypsy

___________________________ is Andalucía's finest hill town.

Arcos de la Frontera

The ________________ was the Jewish quarters during the Muslim rule.

Barrio de Santa Cruz

Felipe V began the ___________ family dynasty.

Bourbon

______________ are only available in restaurants after rainstorms.

Carcones

Four paul bearers hold the tomb of ___________________.

Christopher Columbus

The three explorers __________________ ,___________________, and ____________ all sailed from Sevilla.

Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Amerigo Vespucci

Bullfights run most Sundays from ___________ through ___________ .

Easter, October

Felipe II built _____________.

El Escorial

Andalucía is the home of the ________________.

Flamenco

The famous Spanish dictator __________________ was buried at the Valley of the Fallen.

Francisco Franco

Madrid was under _______ rule for 8 years.

French

The painting ___________________ is a three section painting depicting man's weaknesses. The 3 sections are _________________ , _______________ , ________________ .

Garden of Earthly Delights; man and women born in a bubble, people lured by pleasures, the bubble pops

The __________________ is the symbol of the might of the monarchy of King Philip the V.

Golden Lions

The ________________ was the starting and ending point for trade with the New World.

Golden Tower

The artist _________'s paintings decorate the walls of the Royal Palace.

Goya

Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand are buried in ________ .

Grenada

____________ was the capital of Costa del Sol for 500 years. From _________ to ____________ Grenada was the capital.

Grenada; 12th century; 1492

Picasso's painting _______________ was in response to the bombing of a small village.

Guernica

The bombing was approved by Franco but carried out by ___________ .

Hitler

Spain is part of the _____________ peninsula.

Iberian

The three religions that are present in Toledo are __________ , __________ , _____________ .

Islam, Judaism, Catholicism

Carnaval (origin)

Italian merchants brought traditions to Cadiz; masks, costumes, confetti are part of the italian influence; people in costumes make fun of regular day life in society; lots of fantasy celebrated

___________ is a favorite food of Madrid with many different types of classifications.

Jamón

The Town Square, Plaza Nueva, honors ________________, for freeing Sevilla from the ___________ in the _________ century.

King Ferdinand III; the Moors; 13th

Velazquez's famous painting _______________ hangs in the Prado Museum.

Las Meninas

The capital of Spain is ____.

Madrid

Las Fallas (description)

March 15-19 (5 days), takes place in Valencia, creation and destruction of ninots (big structures), los ninots are satirical figures (tv/movie characters, random, famous, politicians), city grows from 1-3 million

Spain was said to have the ____________ touch during their reign.

Midus

Don Quixote was written by ____________.

Miguel de Cervantes

The Iberian Peninsula sits north of ___________ .

Morocco

The Royal Palace is known as the __________________ .

Palacio Real

Las Fallas (origin)

Patron Saint San Jose burned old things in front of his shops and on the street; in the 18th century, Fallas produced to combustible materials; Carnaval and Las Fallas was banned in 1870, movement in 1885 to bring back festivals, city of Valencia awarded the 1st municipal awards of the ninots in 1901, poster contest in 1932 to promote party, Las Fallas festival began in 1932

The Royal Palace was built by __________________ .

Philip the Fifth or Felipe V

The ____________________ once hosted bullfights in its center (Madrid).

Plaza Mayor

The _________ is the largest art gallery in the world with 8600 painting.

Prado Museum

____(person)____ added a more Christian like wing.

Queen Isabel

The _________________ is the last bit of the British Empire. It has a ___________ foot summit. For centuries it was considered __________________.

Rock of Gibraltar; 1400; an edge of the world

The resting place of former kings and queens is known as the _________________.

Royal Pantheon

(Costa del Sol) The mountains to the South are the ______________.

Sierra Nevada

In 711 the Moors crossed ____________ to conquer the Iberian Peninsula.

Streets of Gibraltar

The 500 foot granite cross signifies the _______________ which is monument for the victims of Spain's civil war.

Valley of the Fallen

The ______________ is the protector of Matadores.

Virgin of Macarena

For a woman to be buried in El Escorial she has to meet what two conditions?

a queen and a mother of a king

In 1992, Sevilla hosted ___________.

a world's fair

Bullfighting is not considered barbaric or cruel but rather an ____________ .

art

The story of Jesus' life is told from ___________ to _____________ in ____________ scenes.

birth, resurrection, vivid

The king Charles the V watched his own private _________________ in his courtyard.

bull fights

Royalty used to watch _______ and _______ in the Plaza Mayor.

bullfighting; dancing

Plan to see these activities in Morocco: __________________, _________________, and __________________ .

camel riding; snake charming; kodak moments

_____________ are like a doughnut that are often dipped in chocolate.

churros

The Moors made great advancements in ____________ , __________ , ____________ .

engineering; medicine; Greek classical studies

La Tomatina (description)

festival celebrated in city of Bunol (only in this place), last Wednesday of August, people throw tomatoes at each other, only lasts one hour, starts and ends with a shot

The Moors ruled for ______________.

five centuries

Sevilla is Spain's __________ largest city with _____________ people.

fourth; 700,000

Las Fallas (activities of the celebration)

las corridas-exhibitions, los desifiles-parades, los concursos de comida-food, belleza-beauty, los fuegos artificiales-fireworks

La Fiesta de San Fermín (activities of the celebration)

launch rocket on 1st day, the run which consists of a path half mile from bull pen to bull ring, people run with the bulls everyday of festival starting at 8 AM, bullfight starts everyday at 6:30 PM (6 bulls), The Giants of Pamplona (a parade): has paper-mache structures & 4 couples represent races and continents of the world (Europe, Asia, Africa, America)

To the Moors, water is the symbol of ____________ .

life

The city of Toledo is an important city because ______________ , ________________ , ______________ , _______________ .

lots of architecture styles, capital of Spain for a while, built on a hill, it is a medieval city

La Fiesta de San Fermín (origin)

medieval times as a trade fair and non-religious festival, 13th century: bullfights organized as part of tradition-man vs beast (showing off bravery), 17th century: the run began, bulls brought by a fool- people started running with them (from pen to the ring)

La Tomatina (the fight)

more than 200,000 people, around 260,000 pounds of tomatoes, few percent (8%) are from Spain, tomatoes are poor quality and grown specifically for the event, taste not suitable for consumption

Charles V built his palace in ________________ .

morish splendor

Carnaval (description)

most famous festival of Spain, is 2 weeks long, everyone wears costumes, occurs before lent

La Fiesta de San Fermín (the rules)

must be 18 years old, can not climb police barriers, can not watch from prohibited areas, can not have open doors along route, must wear appropriate clothing/footwear such as closed-toe footwear and tight clothing, can not take pictures from street

The Alcazar is a ____________.

palace

Carnaval (activities of the celebration)

parades (singing, acting, children), musical competitions, fireworks, street parties all day and all night, Burial of the Sardine

La Tomatina (activities of the celebration)

parades, fireworks, cooking contests (paella-seafood and rice)(people camp out and cook food), the climbing of the pole (before fight)(for the ham at the top), the fight (tomatoes)

Spain used __________ before changing to the Euro. After Euro prices __________ and salaries ____________.

pesetas; increased; stayed the same

Morocco used to be overrun by ___________ .

pirates

The most common job for young people in Madrid is ___________.

pizza delivery

Madrid comes from an Arabic word that means ___________.

place of many springs

The oreja del toro is what type of food?

sauteed pig ears

The three most traditional accessories worn by women are:

shawls, mantillas, fans

The twelve lions (to the Moors) represent the ____________.

signs of the zodiac

Andalucía is a ___________ province, while ____________ is the region's leading city.

southern; Sevilla

Las Fallas (ninots)

structures that take a year to build, costs $75,000 to build, often sponsored, each year there is a contest of the best which is put in a museum and the others are blown up, holes cut in the back and filled with fireworks, they are burned at 1 AM

La Fiesta de San Fermín (description)

takes place in Pamplona (of Spain), starts in city square, is jam-packed, with launch of the chupinazo (rocket) from balcony of City Hall, starts at noon on July 6th and ends on July 14th with song at midnight (Pobre de mi), lasts 24 hours per day

Small snacks in Madrid are known as __________ which comes from the verb ___________.

tapas; tapar

The Moors ruled from ________________ .

the Alcazar

Heretics was publically strangled in the Plaza Mayor during _________________ .

the inquisition

The three elements of Flamenco are:

the song (cante), the dance (baile), the guitar playing (guitarra)

The Santa Cruz Cathedral is the_________________ in Europe and the largest _____________ anywhere.

third largest; gothic church

Why did Spaniards cover their plates?

to keep out the flies

La Tomatina (origin)

various theories, most reliable happened in 1945; children were fighting and started throwing tomatoes, people repeated the event on the same last Wednesday of August the following year, townspeople made a committee in 1975 and organized the event, the city council took responsibility to organize in 1980

Sour orange trees provide:

vitamins, perfume, marmalade,shade

La Tomatina (rules)

you can throw tomatoes, not allowed to rip/grab clothes, tomatoes must be squished before throwing, people must be careful of the trucks, 2nd shot fired ends the fight, recommended that people wear goggles and closed toe shoes to protect skin