Q 01/05

In which year did the Spanish Civil War begin?

A) 1937

B) 1938

C) 1936

D) 1939

Answer · why

C) 1936

It ran until the Nationalist victory in the spring of 1939.

Q 02/05

Which general was appointed supreme leader of the Nationalists on 1 October 1936?

A) Emilio Mola

B) José Sanjurjo

C) Francisco Franco

D) Gonzalo Queipo de Llano

Answer · why

C) Francisco Franco

He ruled Spain until his death in November 1975.

Q 03/05

Franco declared victory in Madrid on which date in 1939?

A) 1 January

B) 1 July

C) 1 April

D) 1 October

Answer · why

C) 1 April

The last Republican forces surrendered the same day.

Q 04/05

Which two countries were the Republic's only open and full supporters?

A) France and Britain

B) Portugal and Italy

C) Mexico and the USSR

D) Poland and Czechoslovakia

Answer · why

C) Mexico and the USSR

Mexico gave $2 million in aid and later sheltered around 50,000 Republican refugees.

Q 05/05

Which Basque town was bombed by German aircraft on 26 April 1937?

A) Bilbao

B) Durango

C) Gijón

D) Guernica

Answer · why

D) Guernica

The raid killed perhaps 200 to 300 civilians and inspired Picasso's most famous painting.