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Spanish 1 culture
Spanish 1 culture Exam review Based off of McDougal Littel Avancemos, Florida Ed
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Capital of ecuador | Quito |
| Capital of Spain | Madrid |
| Capital of Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo |
| Capital of Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| Capital of Mexico | Mexico, D.F. (Ciudad de Mexico) |
| currency of Mexico | El peso mexicano |
| Currency of Puerto Rico | el dolar estadounidense |
| Where are quinceaneras popular? | Throughout Latin america |
| Currency of Spain | Euro |
| Typical foods in Spain | tortilla espana, gazpacho, y paella |
| What is a 'paella' mainly made of? | shrimp and el arroz (or rice) |
| What are two important soccer teams in Spain? | Madrid and Barcelona |
| Who was Pablo Picasso? | A famous Spanish Artist; he used traditional Spanish themes in his work. |
| Where is Feria de abril celebrated? | Spain |
| What do girls wear to feria de abril? | El traje de sevillana (traditional costume) |
| What is flamenco? | A dance commonly done in Spain |
| Where is Salvador Dali from? | Spain |
| What is Salvador Dali known for? | his surrealist paintings |
| What culture in Spain did Arab Muslims influence? | the music, the growth of olives, the architecture, and the language |
| Currency of Ecuador | el dolar estadounidense |
| Most popular sport in Ecuador | Soccer |
| What is Cotopaxi? | World's highest active volcanoe |
| What is shown in Las Floritas? | Indigenous women wearing traditional Clothing |
| Who made Las Floritas? | Camilo Egas |
| Who's Oswaldo Guayasamin? | Famous Artist from Ecuador |
| Where is Ecuador located? | On the equator |
| What is Mita del Mundo? | Monument that marks the location of the equator |
| What is Ushuaia? | the southernmost city in the world;located in argentina |
| What's the fiesta de quito? | weeklong festival honoring the founding of Quito |
| Where is salsa a popular dance? | panama |
| Where is el tamborito popular? | Panama |
| Where is el sanjuanito popular? | Ecuador |
| Currency of the Dominican Republic | el peso dominicano |
| most popular sport in Dominican Republic | baseball |
| What's the altar de la patria? | memorial dedicated for the heroes of the dominican republic's fight for freedom |
| What's la seria del caribe? | Baseball's carribean series |
| What countries are in la seria del caribe? | Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Mexico |
| Who's Jamie Colson? | wellknown artist in the dominican republic |
| what does the hat in Muchacho con cachucha represent? | the popularity of baseball in the dominican republic |
| a popular style of music and dance in the Dominican Republic | Merengue |
| What's the festival de Merengue? | A 10-day festival in the dominican republic |