WorksheetsGetting to know places that speak EL ESPAÑOL
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
The total number of countries in the world is:
195
150
210
175
The number of countries that speak Spanish as an official language is:
20 countries + 1 US territory (Puerto Rico)
15
10
25
Which Spanish-speaking country has the largest population?
Mexico
Cuba
Colombia
Spain
How many people in the world speak Spanish?
229 million
63 million
222 million
486 million
Which Spanish-speaking country has the smallest population and where is it located?
Uruguay, South America
Dominican Republic, Caribbean
Equatorial Guinea, Africa
There is only one country in Europe that speaks Spanish. What is it?
Spain
France
Italy
Germany
Which 2 Central American countries are top coffee bean suppliers to Starbucks?
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
This country connects Central and South America and is known for its famous shortcut between oceans. What is it?
Panama
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
What country is the singer Shakira from?
Colombia
Brazil
Argentina
Peru
Which country won the first ever FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay
Argentina
Spain
Bolivia
Which city has the largest Spanish-speaking population?
New York City, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Chicago, IL
Miami, FL
What country was the inspiration for the 2021 animated movie 'Encanto'?
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Colombia
Costa Rica
Which country is home to the potato (400 varieties), an ancient Inca civilization, part of the Amazon rainforest, & 1500 miles of Pacific Ocean coastline?
Argentina
Paraguay
Guatemala
Peru
Which country's temperature can drop to -20 degrees Fahrenheit in its mountain regions and is known for great skiing & snowboarding?
Mexico
Spain
Chile
Ecuador
Soccer is the favorite sport of most Spanish-speaking countries. However, these countries prefer a different one. What is it?
baseball
basketball
swimming
tennis
Which of the following lists contains only US cities or states with names that come from the Spanish language?
Los Angeles, San Diego, Nevada, Colorado, Florida, Santa Fe, Sacramento, San Antonio, Montana, El Paso
New York, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Dallas, Seattle, Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix, Denver
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland, Portland, Nashville, Memphis, Austin, Orlando, Tampa
Washington, Oregon, Vermont, Kentucky, Maine, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii, Utah, Wyoming
Which are two reasons that so many places in the United States have Spanish names?
Spanish explorers and settlers named many places in the U.S. during their colonization.
Spanish has been spoken in the U.S. since long before English arrived, and almost half the U.S. was part of Mexico until 1848.
California is the setting in a Spanish novel and many of the other places are named after characters in the book.
Match the state with the correct English translation of it's name.
Colorado
Colored red
Montana
Mountain
Nevada
Snow covered
Florida
Flowery
Tejas
Texas
