Questions

Question 1

1. Which monarch reigned in Spain for most of the 19th century?
   a) Ferdinand VII
   b) Isabella II
   c) Alfonso XII

Answer 1

b) isabella

Question 2

What event marked the end of the monarchy in Spain in 1931?
a) The Revolution of 1868
b) The proclamation of the Second Republic
c) The coup d’état of Primo de Rivera

Answer 2

b) The proclamation of the Second Republic

Question 3

3. Who led the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War?

a) Francisco Franco
b) José Antonio Primo de Rivera
c) Manuel Azaña

Answer 3

c) Manuel Azaña

Question 4

4. How many years did the dictatorship of General Franco last in Spain?
   a) 10 years
   b) 20 years
   c) 40 years

Answer 4

c) 40 years

Question 5

5. What is the supreme legislative institution in Spain?
   a) The Senate
   b) The Congress of Deputies
   c) The Constitutional Court

Answer 5

b) The Congress of Deputies

Question 6

6. Who is the Head of State in Spain?
   a) The President of the Government
   b) The King
   c) The President of the Supreme Court

Answer 6

b) The King

Question 7

7. What is the main function of the Constitutional Court in Spain?
   a) To interpret the Constitution
   b) To approve laws
   c) To supervise elections

Answer 7

a) To interpret the Constitution

Question 8

8. What institution is responsible for the administration of justice in Spain?
   a) The General Council of the Judiciary
   b) The Supreme Court
   c) All of the above

Answer 8

c) All of the above

Question 9

9. What is the basic territorial division of Spain?
   a) Provinces
   b) Autonomous Communities
   c) All of the above

Answer 9

c) All of the above

Question 10

10. When was the current Spanish Constitution approved?
    a) 1931
    b) 1978
    c) 1986

Answer 10

b) 1978

Question 11

11. Who was the first president of the Government in Spanish democracy?
    a) Adolfo Suárez
    b) Felipe González
    c) José María Aznar

Answer 11

a) Adolfo Suárez

Question 12

12. How many Autonomous Communities does Spain have?
    a) 15
    b) 17
    c) 19

Answer 12

b) 17

Question 13

13. What are the Autonomous Communities in Spain?
    a) Local entities with limited autonomy
    b) Regions with legislative and executive powers
    c) Administrative divisions without political power

Answer 13

b) Regions with legislative and executive powers

Question 14

14. What competencies are transferred to the Autonomous Communities in Spain?
    a) Education and Health
    b) Defense and Foreign Relations
    c) Economy and Finance

Answer 14

a) Education and Health

Question 15

15. What competency is not transferred to the Autonomous Communities in Spain?
    a) Justice
    b) Public Safety
    c) Environment

Answer 15

b) Public Safety

Question 16

16. What competency is shared between the State and the Autonomous Communities in
    Spain?
    a) Health
    b) Education
    c) Justice

Answer 16

c) Justice

Question 17

17. What institution is responsible for resolving competence conflicts between the State
    and the Autonomous Communities?
    a) Supreme Court
    b) Constitutional Court
    c) Council of State

Answer 17

b) Constitutional Court

Question 18

18. What is the official language of Spain?
    a) Catalan
    b) Galician
    c) Castilian

Answer 18

c) Castilian

Question 19

19. What type of traditional Spanish music is characterized by the use of guitar and
    singing?
    a) Flamenco
    b) Zarzuela
    c) Sardana

Answer 19

a) Flamenco

Question 20

20. Which of these painters is considered one of the greatest exponents of Spanish art?
    a) Pablo Picasso
    b) Salvador Dalí
    c) Diego Velázquez

Answer 20

c) Diego Velázquez

Question 21

21. What Spanish festival is characterized by the running of the bulls?
    a) La Tomatina
    b) Las Fallas
    c) San Fermín

Answer 21

c) San Fermín

Question 22

22. Which of these typical Spanish dishes is made with rice, vegetables, and seafood?
    a) Paella
    b) Spanish omelette
    c) Gazpacho

Answer 22

a) Paella

Question 23

23. What architectural style is characteristic of Spain, with examples like the Sagrada
    Familia?
    a) Baroque
    b) Gothic
    c) Modernist

Answer 23

b) Gothic

Question 24

24. Which of these Spanish writers is considered one of the most important in universal
    literature?
    a) Miguel de Cervantes
    b) Federico García Lorca
    c) Benito Pérez Galdós

Answer 24

a) Miguel de Cervantes

Question 25

25. What traditional Spanish dance is characterized by energetic movements and
    footwork?
    a) Jota
    b) Sevillanas
    c) Sardana

Answer 25

b) Sevillanas

Question 26

26. Which of these Spanish monuments is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
    a) The Alhambra
    b) The Aqueduct of Segovia
    c) Both

Answer 26

c) both

Question 27

27. What Spanish festival is characterized by a tomato fight?
    a) La Tomatina
    b) Las Fallas
    c) San Fermín

Answer 27

a) La Tomatina