The document summarizes the results of a quiz given to Portuguese students about geography and culture in Spain. It shows the percentage of correct answers students provided for 25 multiple-choice or short-answer questions. Scores ranged from 7% to 94% correct depending on the question, with higher scores for basic questions about capital cities, currencies and prominent dishes, and lower scores for questions about specific regions, languages, and members of the royal family.
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2. Portuguese Students’
1. What's the capital of Spain?? % of correct answers
Answer: Madrid 90%
2. What is the Ebro?
Answer: A river. 65%
3. When did Spain join the European Union?
Answer: 1986 64%
4. Who is Fernando Alonso?
Answer: A F1 pilot. 59%
5. Who was Cervantes?
Answer: A writer. 73%
6. Write the name of a typical Spanish dish.
Answers: paella; tortilla; fabada 79%
7. Write the name of an important Spanish artist.
Answers: Picasso, El Greco, Gaudi, Julio Iglesias, Enr. Iglesias, Ant. Banderas.. 56%
8. Who wrote Don Quijote de La Mancha?
Answer: Cervantes 48%
9. How many autonomous communities are there in Spain?
Answer: 17 52%
10. Name a typical Spanish musical instrument.
Answer: guitar, castanets, bagpipe 58%
11. What are the names of the Spanish Royal family members?
Answer: Juan Carlos I , Sofía (queen), Felipe (prince) and Leticia (princess) 1%
1 member: 17% 2 members: 3% 3 members: 4%
12. Do you know any Spanish actor and actress?
Answers: Ant. Banderas, Penél. Cruz, Javier Bardem, Mario Marzo,Elena Anaya.. 40%
13. What languages are spoken in Spain?
Answer: Spanish , catalonian, gallician and euskera 17%
14. What are the colours of the Spanish flag?
Answer: Red and yellow. 67%
15. Has Spain got any islands?
Answer: Yes. (Canary Islands, Balearic Islands,...). 59%
16. Is paella the most typical dish?
Answer: Yes. 74%
17. What seas has Spain got?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean, Cantabric Sea and Mediterranean Sea. 23%
18. What countries has Spain border with?
Answer: France and Portugal. 65%
19. Which is the longest river in Spain?
Answer: The Tajo river. 46%
20. Is the euro the Spanish currency?
Answer: Yes. 94%
21. Which is the sea on the north of Spain?
Answer: Cantabric Sea 35%
22. Which is the typical drink in Asturias?
Answer: Cider. 78%
23. Where is Asturias located?
Answer: In the north of Spain. 85%
24. What are the Picos de Europa?
Answer: Very high mountains in Asturias. 90%
25. What colour is the Asturian flag?
Answer: Blue. 7%
