Q 01/05

Which currency did Spain use before it adopted the euro?

A) Peseta

B) Escudo

C) Lira

D) Drachma

Answer · why

A) Peseta

The peseta was Spain's currency from 1868 until euro notes and coins replaced it in 2002, at 166.386 pesetas to the euro; the central bank went on exc...

Q 02/05

Which Spanish architect designed the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona?

A) Santiago Calatrava

B) Antoni Gaudí

C) Rafael Moneo

D) Ricardo Bofill

Answer · why

B) Antoni Gaudí

Antoni Gaudí took over the Sagrada Família in 1883, a year after Francisco de Paula del Villar began it, and devoted the rest of his life to it until ...

Q 03/05

What is the traditional Spanish rice dish typically made with saffron, seafood, or meat?

A) Fideuà

B) Cocido

C) Paella

D) Fabada

Answer · why

C) Paella

Paella takes its name from the wide, shallow pan it is cooked in, traditionally outdoors over a wood fire; the word is simply Catalan for a frying pan...

Q 04/05

Which football club plays its home matches at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium?

A) Real Madrid

B) Atlético Madrid

C) FC Barcelona

D) Real Betis

Answer · why

A) Real Madrid

Real Madrid has played at the ground since it opened in December 1947; in 1955 it was renamed for Santiago Bernabéu, the former player who was club pr...

Q 05/05

What is gazpacho?

A) A hot meat stew

B) A cured pork sausage

C) A fried pastry

D) A cold vegetable soup

Answer · why

D) A cold vegetable soup

Gazpacho is a cold vegetable soup that is older than its best-known ingredients: the tomatoes and peppers blended into it reached Spain from the Ameri...