1. Mrs Walker’s Oober Doober fabulous Easter Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. 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.

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

31. 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)

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

33. 38 What’s Holy Week (the week leading up to Easter) in Spanish ?

34. 39 What happens at Easter around Seville?

35. 40 When is April Fools day in Spain?

36. 41 What do the Spanish call April fools?

37. 42 What do the Spanish carry through the streets at Easter?

38. 43 When do the processions begin and end?

39. 44 What are the people who carry the floats called?

40. 45 Who buys the children easter eggs?

41. 46 What is the main religion in Spain?

42. 47 What are Easter eggs in Spanish?

43. 48 What do the children take to church on Palm Sunday?

44. 49 What are the “torrijas”?

45. 50 What do godfathers do on Easter Sunday?

46. Round 4 Name the celeb

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

48. Solutions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

58. 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

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

60. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

73. 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

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

75. 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

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

77. 38 What’s Holy Week (the week leading up to Easter) in Spanish ?
Semana Santa

78. 39 What happens at Easter around Seville?
Straw dolls of famous people are put up and torn down and set on fire.

79. 40 When is April Fools day in Spain?
 Not even in April it’s on December 28th

80. 41 What do the Spanish call April fools?
Dia de los santos inocentes

81. 42 What do the Spanish carry through the streets at Easter?
Effigies of religious figures/ saints

82. 43 Who buys the children easter eggs?
Usually the God parents.

83. 44 When do the processions begin and end?
Palm Sunday  Easter Sunday

84. 45 What are the people who carry the floats called?
‘Costaleros’

85. 46 What is the main religion in Spain?
Roman Catholic

86. 47 What are Easter eggs in Spanish?
Huevos de chocolate
(weh-boss-deh-cho-co-lah-tay)

87. 48 What do the children take to church on Palm Sunday?
Palm leaves to be blessed by the priest.

88. 49 What are the “torrijas”?
Delicious bread in milk, sugar & egg, fried in olive oil, served with wine, syrup, honey, sugar or cinnamon.

89. 50 What do godfathers do on Easter Sunday?
On this day, a godfather presents his godchild with a cake known as ‘La Mona’

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

91. 60 Name the phrase
Me encanta