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What is paella?
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a rice dish, seasoned with saffron, and topped with seafoods and other meats
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What are tapas?
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appetizers
snacks eaten before dinner dishes to be shared |
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Which of these toreros actually kills the bull?
picador, matador, or banderillero |
matador
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Fernando Rojas wrote La Celestina. Is it a story about a knight and his adventures, a tragic love story, or a story about bullfighting?
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La Celestina is a tragic love story similar to Romeo and Juliet.
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What are the three religions that have played important roles in Spain's history?
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Christian (Roman catholicism)
Judaism (the Jews) Islam (the Muslims) |
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Alfonso X was known as “El Sabio” because he collected great works of the knowledge of the world. “El Sabio” means “the wise one” but a better translation referring to Alfonso X was what?
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the knowledgeable one
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The inquisition by the Roman catholic church sought to rid Spain of whom?
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people of all other religions
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Spanish music and dance using a 12-beat rhythm started by gypsies is called what?
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flamenco
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a famous art museum in Madrid
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El Prado (it means "the meadow")
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The Moors did great things with water. Give 2 examples.
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fountains, gardens, aqueducts, irrigation systems, water delivery systems, water conservation, erosion control
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Who were the “Catholic kings”?
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Ferdinand and Isabel
Ferdinand and Isabella |
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What year did Ferdinand and Isabella unite Spain, defeating the last stronghold of the Moors, Granada?
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In 1492, the Reconquista ended when the Moors surrendered Granada.
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What year did Columbus set sail towards the west, not knowing there were whole continents between Spain and the Orient (China and India)?
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In 1492, Isabella, Queen of Spain financed his trip.
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What was the re-conquest of Spain (reconquista)?
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Attempts by Christians to take Spain back from the Moors. It lasted from 711 AD until 1492.
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