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Hispanic Culture Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country did the Spanish language come from?

a)

Cuba

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

El Salvador

2.

Which country is a Commonwealth of the USA?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Venezuela

d)

Dominican Republic

3.

Which Spanish-speaking country is directly below the state of Texas in the USA?

(a)  

4.

What is the capital of Cuba? Think of a song...

a)

Copacabana

b)

New York

c)

Barcelona

d)

Havana

5.

"Don Quijote" is a world-renowned novel and its author is from...

(a)  

6.

This festival can get dangerous if accidentally gored by a bull's sharp horns.

a)

Fiesta de San Fermin

b)

La Epifanía

c)

Carnaval

7.

The focus of the fiesta is the creation and destruction of ninots (“puppets” or “dolls”), which are huge cardboard, wood, paper-machè and plaster statues. A popular theme is poking fun at corrupt politicians and Spanish celebrities. Each year, one of the ninots is spared from destruction by popular vote.

a)

Las Fallas in Valencia

b)

Mardi Gras in Louisiana, US

c)

Three Kings Day in Madrid

8.

Esta celebración es mexicana y se llama

a)

Día de Reyes

b)

Día de Muertos

c)

Cinco de Mayo

9.

Este festival se llama...

a)

La Tomatina

b)

Día de Muertos

c)

Pascua

10.

How do most Spanish speakers write their full names?

a)

Father's last name followed by mother's last name

b)

Mother's last name followed by father's last name

c)

Father's last name only

d)

Mother's last name only

11.

Check the boxes of the countries where Spanish is spoken.

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Venezuela

c)

Italy

d)

Panama

e)

Brazil

12.

What type of language is Spanish?

a)

Balto-Slavic

b)

Celtic

c)

Germanic

d)

Romance

13.

This Central American country is famous for its man-made canal, which links the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

a)

Panama

b)

Costa Rica

c)

El Salvador

d)

Guatemala

14.

This Mexican artist created this self portrait

a)

Diego Rivera

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Olga Costa

d)

Lola Alvarez Bravo

15.

What is a girl's 15th birthday called?

a)

Quinceañera

b)

Sweet 15

c)

Taqueria

d)

Quince años

16.
Who was known as the "Queen of Tejano" and was killed at a young age?
a)
Selena
b)
Shakira
c)
Cher
d)
Charo
17.
What country was Pablo Picasso from?
a)
Mexico
b)
Cuba
c)
Spain
d)
Argentina
18.

Las corridas de toros son una tradición...

a)

cubana

b)

argentina

c)

española

d)

brasileña

19.

Los platos de comida española son...

a)

tacos

b)

churros con chocolate

c)

pasta boloñesa

d)

tortilla de patatas

e)

paella

20.

El 24 de diciembre en la cultura hispana se llama...

a)

Noche Aburrida

b)

Noche Vieja

c)

Noche Aburrida

d)

Noche Buena

21.

La celebración del 31 de diciembre en los países hispanos se llama...

a)

Noche Buena

b)

Noche Tonta

c)

Noche Vieja

d)

Noche Antigua

22.

Una tradición importante del 31 de diciembre es...

a)

Bailar hasta las 5 de la mañana

b)

Comer 12 uvas con las campanadas

c)

Beber champán hasta las 12

d)

Dormirse a las 3 de la mañana

23.

El tango es un baile de...

(a)  

24.

La salsa es un baile de...

(a)  

25.

These are famous Spanish painters...

a)

Frida Kahlo

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Salvador Dalí

d)

Diego Rivera

e)

Fernando Botero