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Portugal

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of Portugal derives from the joined Romano-Celtic name?

a)

Gallaeci

b)

Celtici

c)

Portus Cale

d)

Phoenicians

2.

What's the name of this monument?

a)

Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar

b)

Roman Temple of Évora

c)

Centum Cellas

d)

Celtic Castro

3.

Portugal became a member of the Schengen Area in?

a)

1996

b)

1678

c)

1999

d)

1991

4.

Who is the current president of portugal?

a)

Teófilo Braga

b)

Sidónio Pais

c)

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

d)

Bernardino Machado

5.

Portugal's prehistory is shared with the rest of the?

a)

Ibéria muçulmana

b)

Península Ibérica

c)

Galécia

d)

Portugal

6.

Citânia de Briteiros is located in?

a)

Sao Salvador de Briteiros

b)

Beja

c)

São paulo

d)

Salvador

7.

What is the name of this temple?

a)

Temple of Matilde

b)

Astunes Temple

c)

Diana Temple

d)

North Temple

8.

With the end of the war, Portugal began the process of ___________ and _________ known as Discoveries.

a)

exploration and expansion

b)

hunger and war

c)

discoveries and fortunes

d)

potatoes and bananas

9.

Which of these figures won the title "the Navigator"?

a)

D. João II

b)

Henry

c)

Gil Eanes

d)

João V

10.

John I of Castile, husband of Beatrice of Portugal and son-in-law of Ferdinand I of Portugal, claimed the throne of Portugal in?

a)

1383

b)

1833

c)

1384

d)

1373

11.

In 1415, Portugal acquired the first of its overseas colonies by conquering?

a)

Madeira

b)

Ceuta

c)

Brazil

d)

China

12.

In 1498, Vasco da Gama accomplished what Columbus set out for and brought?

a)

economic prosperity to Portugal

b)

economic prosperity to Ingland

c)

economic prosperity to Germany

d)

economic prosperity to Spain

13.

The Treaty of Tordesillas was made by Pope Alexander VI, the mediator between?

a)

Spain and China

b)

Ingland and Spain

c)

Spain and Germany

d)

Portugal and Spain

14.

In the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established the?

a)

Good Hope

b)

first global empire

c)

Muslim

d)

regional governments

15.

Portuguese cinema has a long tradition, reaching back to the birth of the medium in the late?

a)

10th century

b)

19th century

c)

5th century

d)

28th century

16.

Who was the famous poet and adventurer who wrote "the Lusíadas"?

a)

Fernando Pessoa

b)

Leonel Vieira

c)

Fernando Lopes

d)

Luís de Camões

17.

What is the famous sport in Portugal?

a)

Football

b)

taekwondo

c)

Rugby

d)

surfing

18.

One of the most prolific neoclassical painters was?

a)

Adoration of the Magi

b)

Fons Vitae

c)

The Deposition of Christ at the Tomb

d)

Panels of São Vicente de Fora

19.

Portugal has several summer music festivals, such as?

a)

The Gift

b)

MTV Europe Music Award

c)

Madredeus

d)

Festival Sudoeste

20.

Portuguese wines have enjoyed international recognition since the times of the Romans, who associated Portugal with their god?

a)

Semele

b)

Bacchus

c)

Demeter

d)

Persephone