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Getting to know places that speak EL ESPAÑOL

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The total number of countries in the world is:

a)

195

b)

150

c)

210

d)

175

2.

The number of countries that speak Spanish as an official language is:

a)

20 countries + 1 US territory (Puerto Rico)

b)

15

c)

10

d)

25

3.

Which Spanish-speaking country has the largest population?

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Colombia

d)

Spain

4.

How many people in the world speak Spanish?

a)

229 million

b)

63 million

c)

222 million

d)

486 million

5.

Which Spanish-speaking country has the smallest population and where is it located?

a)

Uruguay, South America

b)

Dominican Republic, Caribbean

c)

Equatorial Guinea, Africa

6.

There is only one country in Europe that speaks Spanish. What is it?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

7.

Which 2 Central American countries are top coffee bean suppliers to Starbucks?

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Guatemala

d)

El Salvador

e)

Honduras

8.

This country connects Central and South America and is known for its famous shortcut between oceans. What is it?

a)

Panama

b)

Colombia

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Ecuador

9.

What country is the singer Shakira from?

a)

Colombia

b)

Brazil

c)

Argentina

d)

Peru

10.

Which country won the first ever FIFA World Cup in 1930?

a)

Uruguay

b)

Argentina

c)

Spain

d)

Bolivia

11.

Which city has the largest Spanish-speaking population?

a)

New York City, NY

b)

Los Angeles, CA

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

Miami, FL

12.

What country was the inspiration for the 2021 animated movie 'Encanto'?

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Cuba

c)

Colombia

d)

Costa Rica

13.

Which country is home to the potato (400 varieties), an ancient Inca civilization, part of the Amazon rainforest, & 1500 miles of Pacific Ocean coastline?

a)

Argentina

b)

Paraguay

c)

Guatemala

d)

Peru

14.

Which country's temperature can drop to -20 degrees Fahrenheit in its mountain regions and is known for great skiing & snowboarding?

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

Chile

d)

Ecuador

15.

Soccer is the favorite sport of most Spanish-speaking countries. However, these countries prefer a different one. What is it?

a)

baseball

b)

basketball

c)

swimming

d)

tennis

16.

Which of the following lists contains only US cities or states with names that come from the Spanish language?

a)

Los Angeles, San Diego, Nevada, Colorado, Florida, Santa Fe, Sacramento, San Antonio, Montana, El Paso

b)

New York, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Dallas, Seattle, Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix, Denver

c)

Philadelphia, Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland, Portland, Nashville, Memphis, Austin, Orlando, Tampa

d)

Washington, Oregon, Vermont, Kentucky, Maine, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii, Utah, Wyoming

17.

Which are two reasons that so many places in the United States have Spanish names?

a)
Spanish names were used to attract tourists.
b)

Spanish explorers and settlers named many places in the U.S. during their colonization.

c)

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.

d)

California is the setting in a Spanish novel and many of the other places are named after characters in the book.

18.

Match the state with the correct English translation of it's name.

a)

Colorado

1.

Colored red

b)

Montana

2.

Mountain

c)

Nevada

3.

Snow covered

d)

Florida

4.

Flowery

e)

Tejas

5.

Texas