Cultural test October 2014

Question 1

There are _________ Spanish-speaking countries in the world.

Answer 1

20

Question 2

The number of Spanish-speaking people is over ___________ million.

Answer 2

300

Question 3

Spanish is the _______ most-spoken language in the world.

Answer 3

3rd

Question 4

The words la madre patria mean ________.

Answer 4

Spain the Mother Land

Question 5

Spain shares the Iberian Peninsula with the country of _________________.

Answer 5

Portugal

Question 6

The __________ Mountains separate Spain from the rest of Europe.

Answer 6

Pyrenee

Question 7

The capital of Spain is ____________.

Answer 7

Madrid

Question 8

Spain’s second-largest city is the seaport of ______________.

Answer 8

Barcelona

Question 9

The Spanish explorer Balboa discovered the ______________ Ocean.

Answer 9

Pacific

Question 10

The Caribbean Sea is an area of the ______________ Ocean.

Answer 10

Atlantic

Question 11

The Greater Antilles are a group of _______________.

Answer 11

islands

Question 12

The largest island in the Caribbean Sea is _______________.

Answer 12

Cuba

Question 13

Cuba is only ___________ miles from the United States.

Answer 13

90

Question 14

The capital of the Dominican Republic is _________________.

Answer 14

Santo Domingo

Question 15

The people of Puerto Rico are citizens of the _________.

Answer 15

United States

Question 16

Mexico is the _______ largest Spanish-speaking country in land area.

Answer 16

2nd

Question 17

The ________ separates Mexico from the United States.

Answer 17

Rio Grande

Question 18

Mexico has over 6,000 miles of ______________________.

Answer 18

coastline

Question 19

Two ancient civilizations of Mexico are the __________ and the _______________.

Answer 19

Maya

Aztec

Question 20

Evidences of ancient civilizations are the temples and the _______________.

Answer 20

pyramids

Question 21

The capital of Mexico is ____________.

Answer 21

Mexico City

Question 22

Mexico City has a population of over _______________ people.

Answer 22

twenty million

Question 23

Mexico City is the __________ city in the world.

Answer 23

largest

Question 24

Mexico’s second-largest city is _________.

Answer 24

Guadalajara

Question 25

Central America is a narrow land bridge connecting __________ and ___________.

Answer 25

North America | South America

Question 26

There are _____ Spanish-speaking countries in Central America.

Answer 26

six

Question 27

The Central-American country with the largest population is ______________.

Answer 27

Guatemala

Question 28

The Central-American country with the largest land area is ____________.

Answer 28

Nicaragua

Question 29

The country with a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is ___________.

Answer 29

Panama

Question 30

Many of the people in Central America have mixed ___________and ___________ ancestry.

Answer 30

Indian | Spanish

Question 31

Three important products coming from Central America are _________, ________, and ___________.

Answer 31

cocoa rubber coconuts

Question 32

Chicle is the main ingredient in __________.

Answer 32

chewing gum

Question 33

Running through the continent of South America is the longest mountain range in the world, the __________ Mountains.

Answer 33

Andes

Question 34

The largest Spanish-speaking country is ____________. It's capital is __________.

Answer 34

Argentina | Buenos Aires

Question 35

The longest and skinniest country in South America is ________.

Answer 35

Chile

Question 36

Montevideo is the capital of South America's smallest Spanish-speaking country _______.

Answer 36

Uruguay

Question 37

Caracas is the capital of _________, one of the world's major oil producer.

Answer 37

Venezuela

Question 38

The capital of Columbia is ____________.

Answer 38

Bogota

Question 39

The Spanish word for equator gives ___________ it's name.

Answer 39

Ecuador

Question 40

The land of the ancient Incas is the modern day country of __________.

Answer 40

Peru

Question 41

La Paz, the highest capital city in the world, is the capital of ____________.

Answer 41

Bolivia

Question 42

The two South-American countries without a coast are __________ and ____________.

Answer 42

Paraguay | Bolivia

Question 43

There are approximately __________ million Americans of Hispanic origin in the United States.

Answer 43

twenty five

Question 44

One out of every ________ Americans is of Hispanic origin.

Answer 44

ten

Question 45

Spain is the world's number one country for attracting ______________.

Answer 45

tourists.

Question 46

The _________ Islands in the Mediterranean Sea are part of Spain.

Answer 46

Balearic

Question 47

Puerto Rico is a ________ of the U.S.

Answer 47

common wealth

Question 48

The island of Puerto Rico is ________ miles long.

Answer 48

100

Question 49

Acapulco and Cancun are resorts famous for their _________.

Answer 49

beach resorts

Question 50

Central America is more than _________ miles long.

Answer 50

200,000