What Greek students know about Spain.

1. Which of these Spanish celebrities was born in Greece?

• THE SINGER DAVID BISBAL

• QUEEN SOFÍA, THE MOTHER OF OUR CURRENT KING, FELIPE VI

• THE WRITER MIGUEL DE CERVANTES

• THE PAINTER PABLO PICASSO

Answer explanation

Sofía of Greece and Denmark was born in Psykhikó. She is the first child of King Paul of Greece and Frederica of Hanover.

2. What is the name of these Spanish Islands?

• BALEARIC

• CANARY

• AZORES

• MADEIRA

Answer explanation

The most famous Balearic Islands are Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza.

3. Which Hollywood actors were born in Spain?

• ANTONIO BANDERAS AND WILL SMITH

• WILL SMITH AND PENÉLOPE CRUZ

• ANTONIO BANDERAS AND PENÉLOPE CRUZ

• BRAD PITT AND PENÉLOPE CRUZ

Answer explanation

Antonio Banderas was born in Andalucía and Penélope Curz in Madrid.

4. Which option is incorrect?

• LA COLMENA WAS WRITTEN BY CAMILO JOSÉ CELA

• LA VIDA ES SUEÑO WAS WRITTEN BY LOPE DE VEGA

• LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA WAS WRITTEN BY FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA

• EL QUIJOTE WAS WRITTEN BY PÉREZ REVERTE

Answer explanation

Don Quijote de la Mancha was written by Miguel de Cervantes. It was translated into more than 140 languages !!!

5. Which sentence about painters is not correct?

• FRANCISCO DE GOYA PAINTED SATURN DEVOURING HIS SON

• PABLO PICASSO PAINTED

  EL GUERNICA

• EL GRECO PAINTED

  THE CLOTHED MAJA

• DIEGO VELÁZQUEZ PAINTED

  LAS MENINAS

Answer explanation

The Clothed Maja was painted by Goya and it is located in Prado Museum (Madrid) next to The Nude Maja.

6. Which famous sports men were born in Spain?

• PAU GASOL

  AND

  RAFA NADAL

• PAU GASOL

  AND

  LIONEL MESSI

• RAFA NADAL

  AND

  LIONEL MESSI

• CRISTIANO RONALDO

  AND

  RAFA NADAL

Answer explanation

Pau Gasol was born in Barcelona and Rafa Nadal in Menorca.

7. Which is the longest Spanish river?

• RIVER GUADALQUIVIR

• RIVER TAJO

• RIVER EBRO

• RIVER GUADIANA

Answer explanation

River Ebro rises in Cantabria and flows 930 kilometres.

8. This city does not belong to Spain.

• BARCELONA

• OPORTO

• SEVILLA

• BILBAO

Answer explanation

Oporto is a Portuguese city.

9. Spain won the Eurovision Song Contest in....

• 1972

  (SINGER ENRIQUE INGLESIAS)

• 1966

  (SINGER MASSIEL)

• 2018

  (SINGER DAVID BISBAL)

• 2010

  (SINGER SHAHIRA)

Answer explanation

Massiel sang the song La, la, la and it won the Eurovision song contest in 1966.

10. The origin of this male name is Greek.

• MIGUEL

• MOISÉS

• AARÓN

• ANDRÉS

Answer explanation

Andrés is a Greek male name, from ανήρ (anēr), genitivo ανδρός (andrós), opposite to woman.