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Semana Santa

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you say ‘Easter week’ in Spanish?

a)

La Semana Sana

b)

La Navidad

c)

La Semana Santa

2.

How do you say ‘Palm Sunday’?

a)

Domingo de Flores

b)

Domingo de Ramos

c)

Domingo de Pascua

3.

What is "Lent" en Español?

a)

Cuarto de sigo

b)

Cuaresma

c)

Cuatro

d)

Cuarenta y cinco

4.

A "float" in the procession is called ...

a)

Semana Santa

b)

Torrija

c)

Los pasos

d)

la saeta

5.

A religious Spanish gypsy song in Spain is called una ...

a)

Semana Santa

b)

Torrija

c)

pasos

d)

saeta

6.
A person who carries the float in the procession
a)
El costalero
b)
El capataz
c)
La saeta
d)
El paso
7.

What are "cascarones" in Mexico? 

a)
Painted eggs full of confetti or other treats
b)
Scrambled eggs
c)
A special type of chocolate
d)
Real eggs that you throw at others
8.
What Holiday does Semana Santa celebrate?
a)
Christmas
b)
Day of the Dead
c)
Easter
d)
Carnaval
9.

Hay un ________ especial durante la Semana Santa en Valencia, España. Se llama la mona.

a)

helado

b)

perro caliente

c)

pastel

d)

pavo

10.

Durante la Semana Santa, los españoles no esconden (hide) ___________________ porque no tienen patios. (yards)

a)

las galletas

b)

los pavos

c)

el pastel

d)

los huevos

11.

La religión predominante del mundo hispano es...

a)

el judaísmo (Judaism)

b)

el catolicismo (Catholicism)

c)

el musulmán (Muslim)

d)

el budismo (Buddism)

12.

What do the Holy Week processions in Guatemala commemorate?

a)

The end of the year celebrations

b)

The beginning of spring

c)

The independence of Guatemala

d)

The passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ

13.

What are the 'carpets' made of that decorate the streets for the processions?

a)

Fabric

b)

Paper

c)

Colored sawdust and flowers

d)

Plastic

14.

What is the religion of most Spanish people?

a)

Protestant

b)

Muslim

c)

Catholic

d)

Buddhism

15.

The people dressed in hoods are called _________.

a)

los nazarenos

b)

los capirotes

c)

los costaleros

d)

los penitentes

16.

La Semana Santa is a deeply-rooted tradition in Spain.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso