INQUIZITION QUIZ NO 1
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 9:59 pmINQUISITION-DEFINITION; An act of detailed or relentless questioning.
A SPANISH INQUIZITION
1 Madrid and Barcelona are the two most highly populated cities in Spain. What is the third highest?
VALENCIA
2 Which decade of the 20th century witnessed the Spanish Civil War?
1930'S
3 At which port was Francis Drake said to have “singed the King of Spain’s beard”?
CADIZ
4 Which football club play their home matches in the capital of Spain at the Vincente Calderon Stadium?
ATHLETICO MADRID
5 Which 1964 musical features the song “The Rain in Spain”?
MY FAIR LADY
6 Standing at 3404m high, Mount Aneto is the highest peak in which Spanish range of mountains?
PYRENEES
7 In which Spanish city was Pablo Picasso born?
MALAGA
8 What is the name of Europe’s only desert, which lies in southeast Spain, near the city of Almeria?
TABERNAS
9 What is the closest African country to the Spanish mainland?
MOROCCO
10 What is the capital and main town of Majorca?
PALMA
11 Which Spanish author created the character of Don Quixote?
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
12 What is Spain’s largest Atlantic port?
BIZBAO
13 In which century was Madrid established as the capital of Spain?
THE 16TH CENTURY
14 Founded in 1218, the Salamanca, is Spain’s oldest what?
UNIVERSITY
15 Which Spanish duo topped the UK singles chart in 1977 with the song “Yes Sir I Can Boogie”?
BACCARA
A SPANISH INQUIZITION
1 Madrid and Barcelona are the two most highly populated cities in Spain. What is the third highest?
VALENCIA
2 Which decade of the 20th century witnessed the Spanish Civil War?
1930'S
3 At which port was Francis Drake said to have “singed the King of Spain’s beard”?
CADIZ
4 Which football club play their home matches in the capital of Spain at the Vincente Calderon Stadium?
ATHLETICO MADRID
5 Which 1964 musical features the song “The Rain in Spain”?
MY FAIR LADY
6 Standing at 3404m high, Mount Aneto is the highest peak in which Spanish range of mountains?
PYRENEES
7 In which Spanish city was Pablo Picasso born?
MALAGA
8 What is the name of Europe’s only desert, which lies in southeast Spain, near the city of Almeria?
TABERNAS
9 What is the closest African country to the Spanish mainland?
MOROCCO
10 What is the capital and main town of Majorca?
PALMA
11 Which Spanish author created the character of Don Quixote?
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
12 What is Spain’s largest Atlantic port?
BIZBAO
13 In which century was Madrid established as the capital of Spain?
THE 16TH CENTURY
14 Founded in 1218, the Salamanca, is Spain’s oldest what?
UNIVERSITY
15 Which Spanish duo topped the UK singles chart in 1977 with the song “Yes Sir I Can Boogie”?
BACCARA
