Tapas Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which was the first major city on Polly's trip? - CORRECT ANSWER - San Sebastian
Know the orgin(s) of tapas - CORRECT ANSWER - The king of Spain ordered the
bartenders to serve drinks with pieces of bread to keep the people sober
The ETA movement is centered around independence for which group? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Basque
We know that Generalismio Francicso Franco must have been a really bad person because Hitler
said this: - CORRECT ANSWER - He rather have his teeth pulled than to meet him again
Outline the objective of the Reconquest - CORRECT ANSWER - Christians trying to get
Spain back from Moors
Who were the king and queen of Spain during the Reconquest? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Fernando and Isabel
Spain is widely famous for this type of meet - CORRECT ANSWER - iberico (pig meat)
The patron of Spain is - CORRECT ANSWER - James (Santiago de Composteia)
"col" would be defined as - CORRECT ANSWER - hill
Felipe II and Carlos I are famous for quirky collections: what is it? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Felipe II- collected body parts (103 heads)
Carlos I- collected clocks
, Jaca is a city along which chain of mountains? - CORRECT ANSWER - the Pyrenees
Francisco de Goya is a famous spanish painter whose work can be found where? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Museo del Prado
With whom is Goya purported to have had an affair? - CORRECT ANSWER - Duchess
What themes are most prominent in Goya's work? - CORRECT ANSWER - pride and
realism
Goya is considered Spain's greatest painter of the ____th century. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 18
Which dynasty currently controls Spain? - CORRECT ANSWER - House of Bourbon
Which geographic group of people hold on to their own language as an outward expression of
their autonomy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Catalans
Definition of rauxa and seny - CORRECT ANSWER - rauxa- letting loose
seny- having common sense
Which soccer team did Franco support? - CORRECT ANSWER - Real Madrid
According to a Catalan proverb, "where there is ______, there is happiness." - CORRECT
ANSWER - hair
The name of Barcelona's mst famous street, __________, is Arabic for "riverbed" - CORRECT
ANSWER - Las Rambia
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which was the first major city on Polly's trip? - CORRECT ANSWER - San Sebastian
Know the orgin(s) of tapas - CORRECT ANSWER - The king of Spain ordered the
bartenders to serve drinks with pieces of bread to keep the people sober
The ETA movement is centered around independence for which group? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Basque
We know that Generalismio Francicso Franco must have been a really bad person because Hitler
said this: - CORRECT ANSWER - He rather have his teeth pulled than to meet him again
Outline the objective of the Reconquest - CORRECT ANSWER - Christians trying to get
Spain back from Moors
Who were the king and queen of Spain during the Reconquest? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Fernando and Isabel
Spain is widely famous for this type of meet - CORRECT ANSWER - iberico (pig meat)
The patron of Spain is - CORRECT ANSWER - James (Santiago de Composteia)
"col" would be defined as - CORRECT ANSWER - hill
Felipe II and Carlos I are famous for quirky collections: what is it? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Felipe II- collected body parts (103 heads)
Carlos I- collected clocks
, Jaca is a city along which chain of mountains? - CORRECT ANSWER - the Pyrenees
Francisco de Goya is a famous spanish painter whose work can be found where? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Museo del Prado
With whom is Goya purported to have had an affair? - CORRECT ANSWER - Duchess
What themes are most prominent in Goya's work? - CORRECT ANSWER - pride and
realism
Goya is considered Spain's greatest painter of the ____th century. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 18
Which dynasty currently controls Spain? - CORRECT ANSWER - House of Bourbon
Which geographic group of people hold on to their own language as an outward expression of
their autonomy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Catalans
Definition of rauxa and seny - CORRECT ANSWER - rauxa- letting loose
seny- having common sense
Which soccer team did Franco support? - CORRECT ANSWER - Real Madrid
According to a Catalan proverb, "where there is ______, there is happiness." - CORRECT
ANSWER - hair
The name of Barcelona's mst famous street, __________, is Arabic for "riverbed" - CORRECT
ANSWER - Las Rambia
