Spanish & French Culture

Spanish & French Culture Quiz

By Miss Sturman

There are more than just the countries France & Spain that have French/Spanish as their official or co-official language. But do you know how many?

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How widely spoken are they?

Multiple Choice

How many countries in the world speak French?

• 9

• 19

• 29

• 39

Multiple Choice

How many countries in the world speak Spanish?

• 12

• 22

• 2

• 20

Yes there are 29 Francophone (French speaking) countries around the world. But which ones do you know..?

French

Well done if you said 22 Spanish speaking countries, you're correct! How many of them do you know..?

​​Spanish

Multiple Select

Select the French speaking countries (there are more than 1!!!)

• The Seychelles

• Ivory Coast

• Kenya

• Canada

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, the Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo and Vanuatu.

​Francophone Countries

Multiple Select

Select the Spanish speaking countries (there are more than 1!!!)

• Brazil

• Chile

• Honduras

• Bolivia

Spanish Speaking Countries

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct flag (A French speaking country)

​This is the flag for Switzerland

In Switzerland they speak French, German, Italian & Romansh.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct flag (A Spanish speaking country)

​This is the flag for Guatemala

It's located in Central America next to Mexico & Honduras.

Now we know...

That there are 29 French speaking countries & 22 Spanish speaking countries. But how many people is that?

Multiple Select

How many Spanish speakers are there worldwide?

• 10 million

• 99 million

• 350 million

• 559 million

Multiple Select

How many French speakers are there worldwide?

• 30 million

• 150 million

• 275 million

• 400 million

Yes there are 275 million speakers around the world. Not just in Francophone countries either!

French

There's a whopping 559 million Spanish speakers around the globe! Many of them residing in North, Central & South America.

​​Spanish

A country is more than just the language they speak. We also need to know about a their culture: food, drink, music, dance, clothes customs, traditions, festivals etc.

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Culture

Open Ended

List anything you know about French/Spanish culture

(Food, drink, dance, music, traditions, festivals etc.)

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is a French festival?

• Mardi Gras

• La Feria de abril

• Corpus Christi

• Día de los Muertos

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany and happening on the day before Ash Wednesday, aka Shrove Tuesday.

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It's a period filled with celebrations, parades, balls, and parties.

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Mardi Gras

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is a Spanish festival?

• Oak Apple Day

• Nice Carnival

• Corpus Christi

• Las Fallas

Las Fallas celebrates the arrival of spring and is a religious holiday during which Valencians commemorate Saint José (the patron saint of carpentry) on March 19.

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In addition to the daily firecracker extravaganzas, many other events also form part of Las Fallas. Festival goers can enjoy an extensive list of activities like bullfights, music, parades, paella contests, flower offerings, and beauty pageants around the city​.

Las Fallas de Valencia

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is a typical French food?

• Pasta

• Custard tart

• Soufflé

• Pierogi

Some typical French dishes are:

• ​Onion soup

• ​Bœuf bourguignon

• ​Ratatouille

• ​Salade Niçoise

• ​Tarte Tatin

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​French food

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is a typical Spanish food?

• Gazpacho

• Pizza

• Pastel de Nata

• Gyros

Some typical Spanish dishes are:

• ​Paella

• Spicy potatoes

• Chorizo

• ​Spanish omelette

• ​Turrón

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Spanish food

Multiple Choice

What is the currency of both Spain and France?

• Zloty

• Pounds

• Euros

• Lira

Multiple Choice

Who is this famous painter from Spain?

• Pablo Picasso

• Vincent Van Gogh

• Leonardo di Vinci

• Edvard Munch

Pablo Picasso

Multiple Choice

Who is this famous painter from France?

• Frida Kahlo

• Vincent Van Gogh

• Michelangelo

• Claude Monet

Claude Monet

Multiple Choice

Who is this famous Spanish speaker?

• Jennifer Lopez

• Whitney Houston

• Shakira

• Selena Gomez

Multiple Choice

Who is this famous French speaker?

• Enrique Iglesias

• Stromae

• Patrick Bruel

• Lionel Richie

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this famous Spanish dance?

• Salsa

• Flamenco

• Tap dance

• Jazz

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this famous French dance?

• Ballet

• Hip hop

• Folk

• Salsa

Multiple Choice

Is this a French or Spanish song playing?

• French

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

Is this a French or Spanish song playing?

• French

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

Is this a French or Spanish song playing?

• French

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

Is this a French or Spanish song playing?

• French

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

Name this famous French landmark

• Cathédrale Notre-Dame

• Sacré-Cœur

• Eiffel Tower

• Arc de Triomphe

Multiple Choice

Name this famous French landmark

• Reina Sofia Museum

• Palacio de Cibeles

• Royal Palace

• La Plaza Mayor