Mrs Walker’s Oober Doober fabulous Easter Quiz

Round one – General knowledge Spain Answer the question A, B, C, or D

1. What is the capital of Spain? Lyon Paris Berlin Madrid

2. What is the currency of Spain? Dollar Sterling Franc Euro

3. Which of these is a mountain range in Spain? Atlas Sierra Nevada Alps Himalayas

4. What is the longest river in Spain? Rhine Seine Tagus Thames

5. What food is Spain famous for? Sushi Pasta Paella Pizza

6. What drink is Spain famous for? Ouzo Beer Sangría Champagne

7. Which of these is a famous landmark in Barcelona? Sagrada Familia Eiffel Tower Empire State Building Fernsehturm

8. What do Spanish people call their afternoon nap? Fiesta Tiesta Siesta Ciesta

9. What is El Toreo? Cycling Marathon running Swimming Bullfighting

10. What colours are the Spanish flag? Green, black and yellow Red and green Red, white and blue Red and yellow

11. Which of these is a Spanish painter? Van Gogh Monet Dali Manet

12. Which of these was a famous general who became dictator of Spain? Franco Duke of Marlborough Duke of Wellington Charles de Gaulle

13. Which of these South American countries is NOT Spanish-speaking? Chile Peru Argentina Brazil

14. What event takes place at Pamplona each year? Film festival Marathon Running with bulls Boat race

15. Which animal is found in Gibraltar? Panther Bear Ape Koala

16. Which of these words used in English comes from Spanish? Fiasco Paella Kindergarten Rendezvous

17. Which of these is a famous Spanish actor? Robert de Niro Al Pacino Antonio Banderas Tom Cruise

18. What is the ‘Nou Camp’? A statue A painting A football stadium A region of Spain

19. On which of these Caribbean islands is Spanish spoken? Haiti Guadeloupe Martinique Dominican Republic

20. Which of these is a famous Spanish footballer? Zinedine Zidane Roger Federer Cesc Fabregas Serge Betsen

21. What is ‘horchata de chufas’? A sandwich A drink A dance A sport

22. What is ‘Alhambra’? A palace A town A river A mountain

23. What is the Spanish for airport? L’aeroport Flughafen Aeroporto Aeropuerto

24. What is the name of the Spanish National Airline? Air España Iberia España Air Españair

25. Who is the king of Spain? They don’t have one King Juan King Carlos King Juan-Carlos

26. What Spanish delicacy is called ‘calamares’? Squid Mussels Shark Snails

Round two – Easter memory game You will have 2 minutes to remember as many of the following words as you can ... All related to Easter in Spain. And then you have to correctly write them according to a set of clues given.

Un lazo Un nido Una azucena Un cordero Una cesta Un conejo Una gallina Una campana Unos huevos Un pajarito

Now remember these ...? 27 Nest – N (4) 28 Eggs – H (6) 29 Lamb – C (7) 30 Ribbon – L (4) 31 Hen – G (7) 32 Bell – C (7) 33 Rabbit – C (6) 34 Lily of the valley – A (7) 35 Chick – P (8) 36 Basket – C (5)

Round three – Easter in Spain 37 What’s Happy Easter in Spanish?

38 What’s Holy Week (the week leading up to Easter) in Spanish ?

39 What happens at Easter around Seville?

40 When is April Fools day in Spain?

41 What do the Spanish call April fools?

42 What do the Spanish carry through the streets at Easter?

43 When do the processions begin and end?

44 What are the people who carry the floats called?

45 Who buys the children easter eggs?

46 What is the main religion in Spain?

47 What are Easter eggs in Spanish?

48 What do the children take to church on Palm Sunday?

49 What are the “torrijas”?

50 What do godfathers do on Easter Sunday?

Round 4 Name the celeb ... 51 - 59

60. What is the phrase spelt out by the first letter of their names??

Solutions

1. What is the capital of Spain? Lyon Paris Berlin Madrid d. Madrid

2. What is the currency of Spain? Dollar Sterling Franc Euro d. Euro

3. Which of these is a mountain range in Spain? Atlas Sierra Nevada Alps Himalayas b. Sierra Nevada

4. What is the longest river in Spain? Rhine Seine Tagus Thames c. Tagus

5. What food is Spain famous for? Sushi Pasta Paella Pizza c. Paella

6. What drink is Spain famous for? Ouzo Beer Sangria Champagne c. Sangria

7. Which of these is a famous landmark in Barcelona? Sagrada Familia Eiffel Tower Empire State Building Fernsehturm a. Sagrada Familia

8. What do Spanish people call their afternoon nap? Fiesta Tiesta Siesta Ciesta c. Siesta

d. Bullfighting 9. What is El Torreo? Cycling Marathon running Swimming Bullfighting d. Bullfighting

10. What colours are the Spanish flag? Green, black and yellow Red and green Red, white and blue Red and yellow d. Red and yellow

11. Which of these is a Spanish painter? Van Gogh Monet Dali Manet c. Dali

12. Which of these was a famous general who became dictator of Spain? Franco Duke of Marlborough Duke of Wellington Charles de Gaulle a. Franco

13. Which of these South American countries is NOT Spanish-speaking? Chile Peru Argentina Brazil d. Brazil

14. What event takes place at Pamplona each year? Film festival Marathon Running with bulls Boat race c. Running with bulls

15. Which animal is found in Gibraltar? Panther Bear Ape Koala c. Ape

16. Which of these words used in English comes from Spanish? Fiasco Paella Kindergarten Rendezvous b. Paella

17. Which of these is a famous Spanish actor? Robert de Niro Al Pacino Antonio Banderas Tom Cruise c. Antonio Banderas

c. Football stadium 18. What is the ‘Nou Camp’? A statue A painting A football stadium A region of Spain c. Football stadium

19. On which of these Caribbean islands is Spanish spoken? Haiti Guadeloupe Martinique Dominican Republic d. Dominican Republic

20. Which of these is a famous Spanish footballer? Zinedine Zidane Roger Federer Cesc Fabregas Serge Betsen c. Cesc Fabregas

21. What is ‘horchata de chufas’? A sandwich A drink A dance A sport b. A drink

22. What is ‘Alhambra’? A palace A town A river A mountain a. A palace

23. What is the Spanish for airport? L’aeroport Flughafen Aeroporto Aeropuerto d. Aeropuerto

24. What is the name of the Spanish National Airline? Air España Iberia España Air Españair b. Iberia

d. King Juan-Carlos 25. Who is the king of Spain? They don’t have one King Carlos King Juan-Carlos d. King Juan-Carlos

26. What Spanish delicacy is called ‘calamares’? Squid Mussels Shark Snails a. Squid

ROUND TWO – Now remember these ...? 27 Nest – N Un nido 28 Eggs – H Unos huevos 29 Lamb – C Un cordero 30 Ribbon – L Un lazo 31 Hen – G Una gallina 32 Bell – C Una campana 33 Rabbit – C Un conejo 34 Lily of the valley – A Una azucena 35 Chick – P Un pajarito 36 Basket – C Una cesta

Round three 37 What’s Happy Easter in Spanish? Feliz Pascua (fay-lith-pas-kwa)

38 What’s Holy Week (the week leading up to Easter) in Spanish ? Semana Santa

39 What happens at Easter around Seville? Straw dolls of famous people are put up and torn down and set on fire.

40 When is April Fools day in Spain?  Not even in April it’s on December 28th

41 What do the Spanish call April fools? Dia de los santos inocentes

42 What do the Spanish carry through the streets at Easter? Effigies of religious figures/ saints

43 Who buys the children easter eggs? Usually the God parents.

44 When do the processions begin and end? Palm Sunday  Easter Sunday

45 What are the people who carry the floats called? ‘Costaleros’

46 What is the main religion in Spain? Roman Catholic

47 What are Easter eggs in Spanish? Huevos de chocolate (weh-boss-deh-cho-co-lah-tay)

48 What do the children take to church on Palm Sunday? Palm leaves to be blessed by the priest.

49 What are the “torrijas”? Delicious bread in milk, sugar & egg, fried in olive oil, served with wine, syrup, honey, sugar or cinnamon.

50 What do godfathers do on Easter Sunday? On this day, a godfather presents his godchild with a cake known as ‘La Mona’

Round 4 Name the celeb ... 51 - 59 Eddie Murphy Nick Jonas Emma Watson Madonna Christina Aguilera Adam Sandler Nicole Kidman Andy Murray Taylor Lautner

60 Name the phrase Me encanta