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Spanish history trivia
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Language - Spanish
11th Grade
05/27/2009

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How many trips did Columbus make to the new world?
Definition
4
Term
Who was the general who became dictator of Spain after the Spanish Civil War?
Definition
Francisco Franco
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What animals did the Spaniards introduce to the Americas?
Definition
Horses
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Who were the monarchs who financed Columbus' Voyage?
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Ferdinand and Isabella
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What was the name of the white-skinned Aztec god?
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Quetzalcoatl
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Which Spanish explorer conquered the Inca Empire?
Definition
Pizarro
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Who was the first communist leader of Cuba?
Definition
Fidel Castro
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What Mexican president was a Zapotec Indian?
Definition
Benito Juarez
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What Indian tribe spoke Quechua?
Definition
Incans
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In what year did Panama assume control of the Canal Zone?
Definition
1979
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Who as the Spanish explorer who searched for the Fountain of Youth?
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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What sickly child grew up to be a conqueror or Mexico?
Definition
Hernan Cortes
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Who was considered the Father of Cuban Independence?
Definition
Jose Marti
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Who was the mexican dictator during the Mexican-American War?
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Santa Ana
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What two animals appear on the Mexican flag?
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eagle and serpent
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What Spanish conquistador built a palace in Cuernavaca, Mexico?
Definition
Hernan Cortes
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Who is considered the national hero of Spain?
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El Cid
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How did Maximilian die?
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executed by a firing squad
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What group of people were the first to use arches in architecture?
Definition
the Moors
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What was the capital city of the Incas of Peru?
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Cuzco
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What are the dates of both Mexican Independence Days?
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September 15 and 16
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What country destroyed the Spanish Armada?
Definition
England
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Who was the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella?
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Juana la Loca
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Who was the Mexican leader at the Alamo?
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Santa Ana
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What group of people built the mosques in Spain?
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the Moors
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What does Pre-Columbian mean?
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before Columbus' arrival in the New World
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Of what country was Panama formerly a part?
Definition
Colombia
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For which king did Columbus claim the New World?
Definition
Fernando
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Name Columbus' three ships
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Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria
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When was the Golden Age of Spanish literature?
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16th and 17 centuries
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How many centuries did the Moors stay in Spain?
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over 8 centuries
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What was Juan Peron's first wife's name?
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Evita
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Who were Spain's moriscos?
Definition
Moslem converts to Christianity
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What is the name of the institution which persecuted Jews and Moslems in Spain?
Definition
the Spanish Inquisition
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