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Spanish culture

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Spanish is the _____ most spoken language in the world with 450 million speakers worldwide.

a)

2nd

b)

1st

c)

3rd

d)

4th

2.

Spanish is the official language of ____ different countries.

a)

21

b)

25

c)

22

d)

23

3.

___ make up the largest minority population in the United States of America.

a)

Hispanics

b)

Latinos

4.

Spanish is the most-studied foreign language in the ____.

a)

United States

b)

entire world

c)

northern hemisphere

d)

western world

5.

Knowing Spanish makes it easier to understand other romance languages such as ____.

a)

Italian, French, and Portuguese.

b)

Italian, Russian, and Czech.

c)

French, German, and Chinese.

d)

Portuguese, Swedish, and Finnish.

6.

This country is located in South America and its capital is Buenos Aires.

a)

Argentina

b)

Bolivia

c)

Perú

d)

Dominican Republic

7.

This country is home to the Iguazú falls which consists of 1.67 miles of waterfalls. It includes one part known as The Devil's Throat.

a)

Argentina

b)

Bolivia

c)

Cuba

d)

Costa Rica

8.

This country is the origin of the modern-day tango dance which was popularized there.

a)

Argentina

b)

Bolivia

c)

Chile

d)

Costa Rica

9.

This country is home to the famous gauchos, or cowboys.

a)

Argentina

b)

Chile

c)

Bolivia

d)

Costa Rica

10.

This country is very famous for soccer. Its national team has won two World Cups was was the runner up three time.

a)

Argentina

b)

Cuba

c)

Bolivia

d)

Dominican Republic

11.

This country is located in South America and its capitals (yes, two) are La Paz and Sucre.

a)

Bolivia

b)

Argentina

c)

Chile

d)

Costa Rica

12.

The capital city of this country, La Paz, is the highest capital city in the world with an altitude of 11,942 feet.

a)

Bolivia

b)

Argentina

c)

Chile

d)

Costa Rica

13.

This country was named after Simón Bolívar who liberated much of South American from Spain.

a)

Bolivia

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Chile

d)

Cuba

14.

This country is home to the world's most dangerous road, El Camino De La Muerte (The Road of Death). It's a popular tourist attraction for adventurers and cyclists.

a)

Bolivia

b)

Argentina

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Dominican Republic

15.

Lake Titicaca, South America's largest lake, is located on the border Perú and this country.

a)

Bolivia

b)

Argentina

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Chile

16.

This country, whose capital is Santiago, is a long, narrow country that is the same length as from Canada to Florida, but averages only 100 miles in width.

a)

Chile

b)

Bolivia

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Costa Rica

17.

The Atacama Desert is located in the northern part of this country. It's the driest place in the world where some areas haven't seen rain in over 400 years.

a)

Chile

b)

Bolivia

c)

Argentina

d)

Costa Rica

18.

This country is home to Easter Island, famous for the giant stone statues. The stones were carved from the rock of an extinct volcano, dragged across the island and put on platforms.

a)

Chile

b)

Bolivia

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Cuba

19.

This country is one of the leading producers of grapes in the world and is famous for its wine.

a)

Chile

b)

Cuba

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Argentina

20.

This country is the world's largest producer and exporter of copper.

a)

Chile

b)

Argentina

c)

Bolivia

d)

Costa Rica

21.

With the capital of Bogotá, this country is the only South American country with coasts on the Atlantic AND Pacific oceans.

a)

Colombia

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Argentina

d)

Dominican Republic

22.

El museo del oro (The Museum of Gold) in this country has more than 33,000 items of gold and emeralds.

a)

Colombia

b)

Chile

c)

Bolivia

d)

Argentina

23.

This country was named after Christopher Colombus who discovered the Americas.

a)

Colombia

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Cuba

d)

Chile

24.

This country is known for beautiful emeralds. About 80% of the world's emeralds come from here.

a)

Colombia

b)

Chile

c)

Bolivia

d)

Dominican Republic

25.

Two of this country's main exports are delicious coffee and beautiful fresh-cut flowers.

a)

Colombia

b)

Cuba

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Argentina

26.

This country's capital is San José, and it's located in Central America. It only makes up .1% of the Earth's land mass, but it's home to 5% of the planet's biodiversity.

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Cuba

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Argentina

27.

This country is the only country in the Western Hemisphere without an army or military of any kind.

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Cuba

c)

Argentina

d)

Perú

28.

In this country, "pura vida" means "pure life," but it is a common phrase or slogan used to mean good, great or OK.

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Cuba

c)

Chile

d)

Colombia

29.

Tortuguero National Park protects a vital nesting ground for green sea turtles here every year June-October. An estimated 30,000 turtles come ashore during this period to lay their eggs.

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Chile

c)

Cuba

d)

Argentina

30.

Canopy tours originated in this country by scientists who were trying to view the flora and fauna of the country without disturbing it. Several series of ziplines allow people to get a beautiful bird’s eye view of the rainforest.

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Cuba

c)

Chile

d)

Dominican Republic

31.

This country is located 90 miles south of Florida, and its capital is Havana.

a)

Cuba

b)

Chile

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Colombia

32.

The U.S. has had a trade embargo against this country since 1960. In 2015, Obama announced plans to re-establish relations.

a)

Cuba

b)

Argentina

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Colombia

33.

This country is a "living museum" of 1950s American Cadillacs, Chevrolets, etc. which have been kept running since the Revolution because no new US cars can be imported.

a)

Cuba

b)

Chile

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Argentina

34.

In 2006, Fidel Castro’s younger brother Raúl took over the presidential responsibilities of this country because of Fidel’s failing health.

a)

Cuba

b)

Chile

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Bolivia

35.

The famous writer Ernest Hemingway wrote The Old Man and the Sea and For Whom the Bell Tolls while living in this country.

a)

Cuba

b)

Chile

c)

Bolivia

d)

Costa Rica

36.

Santo Domingo is the capital of this country, the oldest city in the New World.

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Cuba

c)

Chile

d)

Bolivia