stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Iberian Peninsula Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
24 terms
·
StudBud Administration
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
24 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
24
Answers
1
What is the name of the traditional Portuguese music genre?
Flamenco
Mariachi
Tango
Fado
2
Which festival in Spain involves running in front of bulls?
Feria de Abril
La tomatina
Semana Santa
San Fermin
3
In what year did Portugal become a republic, ending its monarchy?
1808
1910
1822
1492
4
What is the Capital of Spain?
Barcelona
Madrid
Seville
Valencia
5
Which famous explorer, originally from Portugal, led the first circumnavigation of the world?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes?
Vasco de Gama
6
What year did the Moors invade the Iberian Peninsula?
476 AD
1492 AD
711 AD
1212 AD
7
Spain shares a border with which small country in the Pyrenees?
Liechtenstein
Monaco
Vatican City
Andorra
8
What mountain range separates Spain from France?
Cantabrian Mountains
Alps
Sierra Nevada
Pyrenees
9
Which Spanish king financed Christopher Columbus' voyage?
Philip II
Charles V
Ferdinand II
Alfonso X
10
What two countries make up the Iberian Peninsula?
Spain and France
Portugal and Italy
Spain and Portugal
Spain and Andorra
11
What is the official language of Spain?
Catalan
Spanish
Portuguese
Basque
12
Who was the famous Portuguese explorer that sailed around the Cape of Good Hope?
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Henry the Navigator
Bartolomeu Dias
13
What is the name of the southernmost region of Spain?
Catalonia
Basque Country
Galicia
Andalusia
14
Which region of Spain has the strongest movement for independence?
Galicia
Catalonia
Castilla y Leon
Andalusia
15
Which city is famous for its Alhambra palace?
Granada
Valencia
Seville
Madrid
16
Portugal was once part of which ancient empire?
Byzantine
Ottoman
Roman
Persian
17
What is the national dish of Spain?
Gazpacho
Tapas
Paella
Churros
18
What is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula?
Tagus
Douro
Guadiana
Ebro
19
Which major event occurred in Spain in 1492?
The signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas
The start of the Reconquista
The fall of Granada and Columbus' voyage to America
The Spanish Armada was defeated
20
What is the currency of Spain and Portugal?
Peso
Euro
Dollar
Peseta and Escudo
21
Which ancient civilization first colonized the Iberian Peninsula?
Phoenicians
Moors
Romans
Visigoths
22
Which Spanish artists painted Guernica?
Francisco Goya
Salvador Dali
Pablo Picasso
Joan Miro
23
Portugal is famous for producing which type of wine?
Port
Chianti
Sangria
Rioja
24
What is the capital of Portugal?
Porto
Braga
Faro
Lisbon
