Welcome to the Schools Link Spanish Quiz – with a nod to Central America!

Round 1 General Knowledge

1. What is the capital city of Spain?

What is the capital city of Guatemala? 2.

3. Complete this phrase from Terminator 2 “Hasta la -----, baby”

4. Which 3 countries border Spain?

5. Which four countries border Guatemala?

6. What is the name of the Spanish meal which is made of rice, fish, meat and seafood?

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

8. In the list of the most widely spoken languages in the world, where does Spanish rank?

9. What is a “siesta”?

10. How many people live in Spain?

11. How many people live in Guatemala?

Round 1 - Answers 1.Madrid 2.Guatemala City 3.VISTA 4.Portugal, Andorra and France 5.Mexico, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador 6.Paella 7.Pesetas 8.3 rd, after Mandarin and English 9.An afternoon nap million million

Round 2 Famous Faces

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Round 2 - Answers 1.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 3 Multiple Choice

1. What is the name of the Spanish King? a. King Juan Carlos I b. King Felipe VI 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? ABCABC

8. In which town does the running of the bulls take place? a.Zaragoza b.Bilbao c.Pamplona

Round 3 - Answers 1.A. King Felipe VI 2.C. 4 official languages in Spain 3.A. H&M 4.B. Werther’s Originals 5.A. Hot Chocolate 6.B. Tenerife 7.B. Mexican flag, the other 2 were the Portuguese and Indian flags. 8.C. Pamplona

Round 4 Geography

8 Name 8 Spanish Speaking countries

End of quiz!

Round 4 - Answers 1 point for any of… Mexico Cuba Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua El Salvador Costa Rica Panama EcuadorVenezuela Colombia Peru Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay Argentina United States Philippines Equatorial Guinea

Spanish Speaking countries

In which countries Spanish is spoken? More than 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 RicoGuatemala 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).

Guatemala, Central America There is no social security system in Guatemala. Thousands of people have to scavenge through the capital’s rubbish dump in order to survive. The dump is the largest landfill site in Central America.

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