Spanish Quiz Bowl Term Set 4
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Peru
In which country does the Amazon River begin?
Gibraltar
What strait is located between Spain and Morocco?
Easter Island, La Isla de Pascua
What Chilean province, famed for its giant statues, is located over 2000 miles west of the South American coast?
San Salvador
What is the capital of El Salvador?
Paul
What is the English name that is equivalent to Pablo?
The Dominican Republic
What Spanish-speaking country is located on the island of Hispaniola?
In the main square, in el zĂłcalo, in la plaza
Where will you usually find the primary cathedral in a town?
Mexico
What is the northernmost Latin American country?
RĂo Bravo
What is another name for the RĂo Grande?
Argentina
What South American country is famous for gauchos?
Hispaniola
Which Caribbean island houses two nations, one French-speaking and one Spanish-speaking?
Mexico
The population is greater in which country, Spain or Mexico?
BogotĂĄ
What is the capital of Colombia?
United States, Guatemala, Belize
What countries border Mexico?
Barcelona
Where is the largest port in Spain?
9
How many Spanish-speaking countries are there in South America?
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, PanamĂĄ
Name five of the seven independent states of Central America.
The Mediterranean
Which sea borders Spain to the south and east?
Juan Carlos de BorbĂłn
Who was the king of Spain after Franco's rule?
Puerto Rico
From what Spanish-speaking area is Rita Moreno?
El Cid
What is Rodrigo DĂaz de Vivar's nickname?
Pittsburgh Pirates
For which national league baseball team did Roberto Clemente play?
Painter
What was Francisco Goya's profession?
Miguel de Cervantes
Who is the author of Don Quijote de la Mancha?
Cello, el violonchelo, el chelo
What music instrument did Pablo Casals play?
Francisco Franco
Who was the dictator of Spain during World War II?
Federico GarcĂa Lorca
Who is one of the most important 20th century Spanish writers who was executed in the Spanish Civil War?
Baseball player
Who was Roberto Clemente?
Bullfighter, torero
What is the profession of El Cordobés?
Book store
What is a librerĂa?
Moctezuma II, Montezuma II
Who was the Aztec emperor when Cortés conquered the empire?
Versos Sencillos
What poems became the words to the song "Guantanamera"?
CĂ©sar ChĂĄvez
What Mexican-American led migrant workers to better conditions through the United Farm Workers?
FĂ©lix Lope de Vega
What 16th -17th century dramatist is considered the father of Spanish theater?
Dawn
Which group sang with Tony Orlando?
Cuban
What was the nationality of the poet José Mart�
Puerto Rican
What is the nationality of the famous 70ÂŽs group "Menudo"?
La Sagrada Familia
What is the famous, unfinished church located in Barcelona?
Spanish
What is Enrique Iglesias' nationality?
LĂłpez de Santa Anna
What Mexican general negotiated the surrender of Mexico in the Mexican-American War?
A soccer player
What was Julio Iglesias' profession before he became a singer?
In a plane crash
How did Ritchie Valens die?
John Wayne
What famous American film star made his second home in Durango, Mexico?
Guitar
Name the musical instrument that Andrés Segovia played.
Gabriela Mistral
Who was the first Latin American woman poet to win the Nobel Prize?
Granada
What Spanish city is the site of GarcĂa Lorca's birth and death?
The Three Kings/Los Reyes Magos/ Three wise men
Who are Gaspar, Melchor and Baltasar?
The metro
What did they begin building in Mexico City in 1967 to improve the traffic situation?
Sancho Panza
Name Don Quixote's squire.
Don Quixote
La Mancha is home to what fictional character?
Right side
On what side of the street do Spaniards drive?
Rita Moreno
What famous Puerto Rican woman played in West Side Story?
Pablo Picasso
What famous painter was considered French and Spanish?
José Zorrilla
Who did write Don Juan Tenorio?
For good luck
Why do Spanish people eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Eagle and serpent
What two animals appear on the Mexican flag?
Hernån Cortés
What Spanish conquistador built a palace in Cuernavaca, Mexico?
Francisco Franco
What Spanish dictator is buried at the Valle de los CaĂdos Monument?
Four
How many trips did Columbus make to the new world?
El Cid -Rodrigo DĂaz de Vivar
Who is considered the national hero of Spain?
Quetzalcoatl
What was the name of the feathered-serpent Aztec god?
Los Reyes CatĂłlicosâFernando and Isabel
Who were the rulers who managed to expel the Moors from Spain?
LĂłpez de Santa Anna
Who was the Mexican leader at the Alamo?
Northern Africa
Where did the Moors come from?
Pancho Villa
Who led the northern revolutionary troops in the Mexican Civil War?
During Holy Week
When would you be able to see a Passion Play in Mexico?
Light blue and white
What are the colors of the Argentine flag?
Saint's Day
Many Hispanic people celebrate this day in addition to their birthday.
New Year's Eve
When is La Noche Vieja?
Juan
What is Juanito the nickname for?
Someone is stingy.
What does it mean when Hispanics tap their elbows with their hands?
Independence
What does the green stand for in the Mexican flag?
Bread
What would you buy in a panaderĂa?
Salud/JesĂșs
This expression is used when someone sneezes.
Tertulia
What are the afternoon discussions held in a house or salon?
Old men
What is depicted in "La danza de los viejitos"?
Telenovelas
What do you call a soap opera in Spanish?
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Oscar awarded sound track "Al Otro Lado del RĂo" is the sound track of which movie?
Pedro AlmodĂłvar
Name the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmaker.
RubĂ©n DarĂo
Who is the Nicaraguan writer known as the father of Modernism?
Penélope Cruz
Who is the Spanish actress that played the role of Raimunda in Volver?
Rigoberta MenchĂș
Who was the Guatemalan women that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992?
Luis Federico Leloir
The Argentinean doctor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1970.
Santiago RamĂłn y Cajal
The Spanish physician considered one of the founders of modern neuroscience.
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