WorksheetsEspaña
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of three ships Columbus left Spain with for his first voyage?
a)
Nina, Pinta, Santa Monica
b)
Peru, Lima, Marie
c)
Santa Maria, Pinta, Nina
d)
Nina, Pina, Santa Marina
2.
Who did Columbus ask to fund his voyage to the "The Indies"?
a)
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand
b)
President Obama and Queen Michelle
c)
King Charles and Princess Diana
d)
King Balboa and Queen Elizabeth
3.
How did Christopher Columbus convince Spain to fund his expedition to the Indies
a)
He told them he was very skilled.
b)
He lied and said he already knew how to get there.
c)
He told them her could get there cheaper and quicker.
d)
He gave them 100 pounds of gold as a bribe.
4.
What was the name of the native group Columbus met when he reached land?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Incas
c)
Taino
d)
Peru
5.
Where is Spain?
a)
In North America
b)
In South America
c)
In Asia
d)
In Europe
6.
What's Spain's official language?
a)
French
b)
English
c)
Spanish
d)
Portuguese
7.
What's the capital of Spain?
a)
Madrid
b)
Barcelona
c)
Pamplona
d)
Granada
8.
In what Spanish city does the Running of the Bulls take place?
a)
Córdoba
b)
Madrid
c)
Pamplona
d)
Paris
9.
What is Flamenco?
a)
A pink bird
b)
A flaming dessert
c)
Water falls
d)
A type of Dance
10.
What is the artist, Picasso's first name?
a)
Pablo
b)
Pico
c)
Puebla
d)
Paco
11.
What is Jai Alai?
a)
A type of food in Spain
b)
A city in Spain
c)
A famous sport played in Spain
d)
The name of a famous Spanish person
12.
Who is Don Quixote?
a)
A famous fictional character in a Spanish novel
b)
A famous Spanish cheese maker
c)
A zookeeper
d)
The owner of a famous restaurant
13.
What is Paella (pronounced pah-EH-yah)?
a)
A type of currency
b)
A type game
c)
A famous Spanish dessert
d)
A famous Spanish rice dish
14.
What is a tortilla in Spain?
a)
A flat piece of bread
b)
A type of sandwich
c)
A type of dessert
d)
An omelet in Spain
15.
What is Saffron?
a)
A very expensive spice
b)
A game children play
c)
A place to visit in Spain
d)
A castle
16.
What is Spain's currency (money)?
a)
Peso
b)
Dollar
c)
Euro
d)
Peseta
17.
What countries border Spain?
a)
Portugal and France
b)
Portugal
c)
Portugal and Germany
d)
France
18.
What is Spain's currency (money)?
a)
Peso
b)
Dollar
c)
Euro
d)
Peseta
19.
Bullfighting takes place in the following three locations:
a)
France, Latin America, and Spain.
b)
Spain, Portugal, and France.
c)
Spain, Mexico and Central Africa.
d)
Spain, Portugal, and Mexico
20.
Matador is a ____________.
a)
person who kills the bull
b)
a conquistador
21.
How are the bulls killed?
a)
strangled
b)
stabbed with rods with blades at end
c)
spear
22.
____________ is a type of Catalan folk dance.
a)
Salsa
b)
Sardana
c)
Cumbia
d)
Bachata
23.
____________ is an artform native to the Spanish regions of Andalusia,Extremadura and Murica. It includes singing, guitar playing, dancing, hand clapping, and finger snapping.
a)
Merengue
b)
Karate
c)
Flamenco
24.
Soda in Spain is called?
a)
refrescos
b)
churros
c)
tacos
d)
jugo fresco
25.
Churros are eaten in??
a)
Spain
b)
Both
c)
Mexico
d)
Iowa
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