The History of the Spanish Language

True or False: By 2050, 10% of the world population will speak Spanish.

• False

• True

The country with more Spanish speakers in 2050 will be….

• Arabia

• Spain

• Mexico

• United States

What language is said to be the 'Mother and the Father of Spanish'?

• the Romance Languages

• Latin

• Castillian

• Arabic

True or False: Spanish and Latin are the same.

• False

• True

Who invaded Spain and introduced Arabic?

• Christopher Columbus

• Don Quijote

• Moors

• King Alfonso X

About 4,000 words in Spanish dictionaries come from what language?

• the Romance Languages

• Latin

• Castillian

• Arabic

True or False: Many words in the fields of science, agriculture and technology have their origin in Arabic.

• True

• False

After 700 years of a power struggle between Muslims and Christians in Spain, King Alfonso X declared what language should be used in all official documents?

• Arabic

• Castillian

• Latin

• German

True or False: Spanish is a Castilian dialect.

• True

• False

In what year was Spain united after the last Muslim stronghold of Granada fell?

• 900

• 1492

• 700

• 2050