introduction to spanish
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Round 1General Knowledge
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What is the capital city of Spain?
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Complete this phrase from Terminator 2
“Hasta la -----, baby”
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Which 2 countries border Spain?
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What is the name of the Spanish meal which is made of
rice, fish, meat and seafood?
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What was the currency in Spain before the Euro was introduced?
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In the list of the most widely spoken
languages in the world, where does
Spanish rank?
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What is a “siesta”?
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How many people live in Spain?
Round 1 - Answers1. Madrid2. Hasta la VISTA, baby!3. Portugal and France4. Paella5. Pesetas6. 3rd (after Mandarin and English)7. An afternoon nap8. 46 million
Round 2Famous Faces
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Round 2 - Answers1. Penelope Cruz (actress)2. Rafael Nadal (tennis player)3. Enrique Iglesias (singer)4. Fernando Torres (footballer)5. Fernando Alonso (F1 racing driver)6. Dora the Explorer (animation)7. Antonio Banderas (actor)8. Pablo Picasso (artist)
Round 3Multiple Choice
1. What is the name of the Spanish King?
a. King Juan Carlos I
b. King Alfonsoc. King George V
2. How many official languages are spoken in Spain?
a. 1b. 3c. 4
3. Which of these high street shops is not based in Spain?
a. H & Mb. Zarac. Mango
4. Which one of the following sweets does not come from Spain?
a. Chupa chups lollipops
b. Werther’s Originalsc. Smints
5. The Spanish introduced this Mexican drink to Europe.
a. hot chocolateb. coffeec. tea
6. Which of these is in the Canary Islands?
a. Mallorcab. Tenerife c. Ibiza
7. Which of these flags belongs to a Spanish speaking country?
a. b. c.
8. In which town does the running of the bulls take place?
a. Zaragozab. Bilbaoc. Pamplona
Round 3 - Answers1. A. King Juan Carlos I2. C. 4 official languages in Spain3. A. H&M4. B. Werther’s Originals5. A. Hot Chocolate6. B. Tenerife7. B. Mexican flag, the other 2 were the Portuguese
and Indian flags.8. C. Pamplona
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Round 4 - Answers1 point for any of…
– Mexico Cuba Dominican Republic – Puerto Rico Guatemala Honduras – Nicaragua El Salvador Costa Rica – Panama Ecuador Venezuela – Colombia Peru Bolivia – Paraguay Uruguay Argentina
United StatesPhilippines Equatorial Guinea
Spanish Speaking countries
In which countries Spanish is spoken?
• More than 350.000.000 people speak Spanish in the world. It is spoken in Spain and also:
• In most of the Latin American countries – Mexico Cuba Dominican Republic – Puerto Rico Guatemala Honduras – Nicaragua El Salvador Costa Rica – Panama Ecuador Venezuela – Colombia Peru Bolivia – Paraguay Uruguay Argentina – Chile
• In many places in the United States • In the Philippines • In Equatorial Guinea• And also between the Sephardic Jewish (they lived in Spain for several
centuries until they were expelled from the country in 1492 by the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella).
The 4 languages
• The Spanish/Castellano is the official language in Spain but there are another 3 languages spoken in Spain:
• Euskera, spoken in the Basque Country.• Catalan, spoken in Cataluña. A very similar
dialect is spoken in Valencia and the Balearic Islands.
• Gallego, spoken in Galicia.
The 4 languages
Castellano
Euskera
Catalan
Gallego
Let’s see some examples of words in the four languages:
Spanish Catalan Euskera Gallego
Hola Hola Kaixo Hola
¿Qué tal? ¿Com estas? ¿Zer moduz? ¿Que tal?
Adios Adeu Agur Adeus
Madre Mare Ama Nai
Padre Pare Aita Pai
Te quiero T’estimo Maite zaitut Querote
Buenos días Bon dia Egun on Bos dias
Buenas noches
Bona nit Gabon Boas noites
Muchas gracias
Moltes gracies
Mila ezker Moitas gracias