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Mi nombre: ……………………………………………………….. Mi clase: …………………. Investigación 1: España Go to www.euroclub-schools.org . Enter the Spanish Zone. Click on Facts About Spain - part 1. By scrolling up and down the web page, can you find the answers to the following questions?

1. What is the official Spanish name of the kingdom of Spain? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 2. Write the motto of Spain and its meaning. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. What is the name of the Spanish flag? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 4. What is the symbol of Madrid? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. Write the colours of the flag of Spain in Spanish. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 6. How many surnames do Spanish people have? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. Who is the patron saint of Spain? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 8. Who is the current king of Spain? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9. Name three Spanish ‘coasts’. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….……… 10. What is the name of the main square in Madrid? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 11. Along with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra, Spain belongs to which large region? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 12. In Flamenco music, what is el cante ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 13. Name the festival that takes place in the city of Seville every spring. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 14. What is the name of the entrance to the festival of Seville? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 15. Name the traditional Spanish head dress worn on special occasions. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………

16. What is un abanico ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………

17. Where does the drink sherry come from? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 18. Name two famous Spanish artists. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 19. Name a Spanish car producer. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 20. Name two countries where Spanish is spoken (apart from Spain).

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Go to www.euroclub-schools.org . Enter the Spanish Zone. Click on Facts About Spain – part 2. By scrolling up and down the web page, can you find the answers to the following questions?

1. The city of Granada has the same name as a fruit. Which fruit? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 2. Name the pan in which a paella is cooked. Why is la paella yellow? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Write the following words in Spanish: the rice …………………………………… the horse ………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 4. Name the three ships of Christopher Columbus.

Write his name the Spanish way. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. What is the name of the Spanish national anthem? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 6. La tapa is a small plate of food but what does the word tapa actually mean? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. What is la tortilla española ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 8. What is carved into the stone wall of the University of Salamanca? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9. What is the name of the national football team of Spain? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….……. 10. Which cake is eaten on 6 January? What is this date known as? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 11. There is not a tooth fairy in Spain. Instead, what is there? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 12. What is eaten at midnight at New Year in Spain? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 13. In which city does the festival called Las Fallas take place? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 14. Which Spanish writer died on the same date as William Shakespeare? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….…………… 15. Name two Spanish newspapers. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………… 16. Find the following words in Spanish: the newspaper …………………………………………………………….. New Year’s Eve ….…………………………………..……….. the football World Cup …………………………………………….. Enjoy your meal! ………………………………………………

Go to www.euroclub-schools.org . Enter the Spanish Zone. Click on Facts About Spain – part 3. By scrolling up and down the web page, can you find the answers to the following questions?

1. What happened in the year 711? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 2. Which period of Spanish history ended in 1492? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Who were the King and Queen of Spain in 1492?

One of their daughters became Queen of England. Who was she?

They gave their support to which explorer? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 4. Name a Moorish tower in Seville. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. Name a complex of Moorish palaces in Granada.

What does the name of the complex actually mean? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 6. If a place is classed as a World Heritage Site , what are the Spanish words used?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. What takes place every year in the town of Buñol ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 8. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar is a hero from Spanish history. What are his nicknames?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 9. Write three Spanish words that have come from Arabic.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10. What takes place in the city of Pamplona each year? During which month? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 11. Write the motto of the city of Seville. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12. What does the mountain range la Sierra Nevada actually mean?

In which area of Spain is it situated? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 13. What does the name of the mountain Montserrat actually mean?

Which famous building is situated on the mountain? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………… 14. Who is La Moreneta ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15. In which area will you find an ancient, arched gateway called la Puerta de Elvira ?