WorksheetsTomatina and San Fermin
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When does La Tomatina take place?
First Wednesday in August
Last Wednesday in August
Middle Wednesday in August
Last weekend of August
What town does La Tomatina take place in?
Madrid
Pamplona
Buñol
Barcelona
What is La Tomatina?
A tomato growing competition
A tomato fight
A tomato costume parade
A tomato eating competition
What is the name of the greasy pole they try to climb to start the festival?
palo jabón
manguera
tomates
palo alto
What is at the top of the greasy pole that must be touched to start the festival?
some tomatoes
a firework
a ham
a chicken
What indicates that the tomato fight can start (and when it's time to finish)?
a firework
a siren
a foghorn
a drum
How do all the tomatoes get brought into the town?
people have to go and pick them themselves
on a train
on carts
on lorries
What year is La Tomatina thought to have started?
1935
1945
1955
1965
How many kilos of tomatoes are thrown each year?
125,000
100,000
150,000
75,000
How do they clean up the town afterwards?
They don't, they wait for it to rain
Fire engines use their hoses
Each person uses their own hose
Buckets of water from the river
When do Los San Fermines take place each year?
May
June
July
August
How long does Los San Fermines last?
1 day
5 days
9 days
7 days
Where do Los San Fermines take place?
Madrid
Barcelona
Buñol
Pamplona
What is the main event during Los San Fermines?
a big tomato fight
bull runs through the streets
paella eating contest
dancing
What is the chupinazo?
a bull run
the firework at the opening ceremony
a street party
a song
What is an 'encierro'?
a bull run through the streets
the opening ceremony
the closing ceremony
a dance
What time does the bull run start each morning?
8 am
10am
2pm
6pm
How long is each bull run?
About 400m
About 800m
About 1500m
About 2000m
What is 'pobre de mí'?
the firework at the opening ceremony
the song at the closing ceremony
the bull run
the parade of giants and bigheads
What is the 'toro de fuego'?
a wooden bull with fireworks
the fastest bull that year
the bull that tramples the most people
the last bull in the run
