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1. The official name of the country is.
A. Spain
B. The Republic of Spain
C. The Kingdom of SpainD. The Spanish Federation of Autonomous Communities
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2. In Spain the film "The Sound of Music" goes by the name of.
A. Tu y Yo (You and I)
B. El Sonido de La Musica (The Sound of Music)
C. Sonrisas y Lagrimas (Smiles and Tears)D. Maria y El Capitan (Maria and the Captain)
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3. A small part of Spain is located within.
A. Morocco - The Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melillla are located on the coast of Morocco, not within it.
B. France The enclave of LliviaC. Portugal
D. Italy
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4. With an average altitude of 660 meters, Spain has the ____ highest average altitude of any country in Europe..
A. 15th
B. 5th
C. 22nd
D. 2nd - only Switzerland has a higher average altitude.
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5. In the year 1600 the largest city in Spain was
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A. Segovia
B. Madrid
C. Toledo - The population was 44,000.
D. Seville
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6. Spain has ____ Autonomous Communities..
A. 32
B. 12
C. 15
D. 17 - A follow-up question. Can you name them?
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7. Which Autonomous Community contains the cities of Cadiz, Granada, Malaga and Seville?.
A. Andalusia
B. Extremadura
C. Castile and Leon
D. Castile La Mancha
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8. How many Autonomous Communities consist entirely of islands?.
A. 6
B. 2 - The Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands.
C. 0
D. 3
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9. Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in which Autonomous Community?.
A. Madrid - The Autonomous Community of Madrid is composed of several cities and towns including Madrid, Alcalá de Henares, Aranjuez, Getafe, San Lorenzo de El Escorial and others.
B. Castile La Mancha
C. Castile and Leon
D. Andalusia
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10. Where was Pablo Picasso from?.
A. Catalonia
B. Andalusia - He was born in the city of Malaga, to be exact.
C. Murcia
D. Guernica - this the title of one of his most famous paintings, which is named after a Spanish town that was bombed by Nazi planes during the Spanish Civil War..
11. Which dance originated in Andalusia?.
A. Tango
B. Merengue
C. Salsa
D. Flamenco.
12. Spain used to be.
A. ruled by Muslims.
B. a Republic. - Spain was twice a Republic - between Feb. 11, 1873 and Dec. 29, 1874 and again from April 14, 1931 until April 1, 1939.
C. an empire.
D. all of the above..
13. The Canary Islands are in the
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A. Mediterranean
B. Sargasso Sea
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Caribbean
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14. The Canary Islands were named after
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A. dogs - From the Latin for dog, "cane" or "canis."
B. birds
C. a rich Spanish family
D. None of the above
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15. Salvador Dalí was.
A. Catalan - He was born and died in the city of Figueres, to be exact.
B. Andalusian
C. Galician
D. Basque
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16. Spain has a Parliament and.
A. a President of the Government.
B. a Prime Minister.
C. a Chancellor.
D. A and B. - The Spanish Prime Minister is referred to as the President of the Government. He is not, however, the Spanish Head of State, who is King Juan Carlos.
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17. In the 19th century Spain fought wars with.
A. Britain
B. France
C. the USA
D. B and C - Spain fought Napoleon at the beginning of the century and the Spanish-American war near the end of it.
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18. There.
A. is one language that is official throughout all of Spain (Castilian Spanish).
B. is a total of four official languages in Spain: Castilian Spanish throughout the country and three languages that are co-official in their respective Autonomous Communities (Catalan, Basque and Galician).
C. are four unofficial regional languages (Asturian, Aragonese, Aranese and Valencian).
D. All of the above. - Plus there are dialects like Andalusian and Canarian.
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19. Tomatoes, potatoes, avocados, tobacco and cacao
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A. were all brought to Europe and then spread around the world by the Spaniards.
B. are all words that were adopted by the English language from Spanish.
C. All of the above.
D. None of the above.
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20. The cities with the largest populations in Spain, from largest to smallest, are.
A. Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza
B. Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Zaragoza - Only Seville and Zaragoza are under 1 million.
C. Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Seville
D. Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza
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How did you do?
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1 - 4 correct - you are a true "guiri."
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5 - 9 - you are a fan.
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10 - 14 - you are an aficionado.
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15 - 19 - you are a Spanish lover.
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20 - you probably live here - and if you don't, you probably should!
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