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Plazas Culture Quiz
SPN 1120 PC, C1 & C2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| There are over ............................... of Spanish. Spanish ranks second as the language most widely spoken by native speakers. It is slightly ahead of English (about 380 million), but far behind Chinese (about 1.3 billion). | 460 million native speakers |
| There are ...................... where Spanish is used as an official language: one country in Europe, one country in Africa, one country in North America, nine countries in Central America and the Caribbean, and nine countries in South America. | 21 countries |
| LANGUAGES THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE SPANISH LANGUAGE Spanish developed from ........................... with influences from ............................, Basque, | |
| ............................., and German, in addition to elements from Nahuatl in Mexico and Quechua in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru, as well as other Native American languages. | Latin/Greek & Arabic |
| Spain and Portugal make up the .................................. The population of Spain includes speakers of Castilian Spanish, as well as speakers of regional languages in certain autonomous communities, such as Catalan in Cataluña. | Iberian Peninsula |
| One of the most famous Moorish palaces to visit in Spain is ................................., which is situated on the southeastern border of the city of Granada. | La Alhambra |
| The population of Mexico is ethnically diverse: 60 percent of the population is | |
| ...................................(indigenous-Spanish), 30 percent is indigenous, 9 percent is white, and 1 percent is classified as "other." | mestizo |
| ...................................... (300 B.C.-450 A.C.) is one of the largest pre-Columbian cities in the Americas. The city is located 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Mexico City. It was a multiethnic site. | Teotihuacan |
| In Central America, with the exceptions of ............., all the countries have two coasts: one on the Pacific Ocean and one on the Atlantic Ocean. Panama's control of the ................. is of international importance due to global trade. | El Salvador and Belize/Panama Canal |
| Despite their similar names, .............................. make North America and South America opposites of sorts. Since South America is situated in the southern hemisphere, ............................... to those of North America. | their geographic situations/its seasons are opposite |
| One of the most important figures in Latin America is ................................, .His victories over the Spaniards won independence for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. He is known as ................................... | Simón Bolívar/El Libertador (The Liberator) |
| The estimated Hispanic population of the United States as of July, 2013, constituted ...............of the nation's total population. This percentage makes people of Hispanic origin the nation's ............................. | 16.1%/largest ethnic minority |
| The U.S. Hispanic population is the ............................. as of 2013. Only ......................... (116 million) had a larger Hispanic population than the United States (50.5 million). | second largest worldwide/Mexico |
| Over half of the Hispanic population in the United States resided in just three states: ..................................... | California, Texas, and Florida |
| The city of ................................ , Florida is the oldest one of Hispanic origin in the US. The ................................ (1672-1695) is shaped like a star. The ............................., was used in its construction. | San Agustín/el Castillo de San Marcos/"coquina" |
| ....................................(1954- ) is .......................... of Hispanic origin (2009) and the third woman in the US Supreme Court. | Sonia María Sotomayor/the first judge |
| ............................... is one of the oldest artistic expressions. The prominent Mexican muralist ............................. is famous for his realistic murals full of social issues. | Painting murals/Diego Rivera |
| Nowadays it is very common for artists to do collaborations. In some cases, such collaborations surpass .................................. | boundaries and musical styles |
| There are many Hispanic groups of various nationalities in the US. In cities such as ................................., the Mexican-American influence is visible in the music and the food. | San Antonio, Texas |
| ............................... represents a fifth of the USA's territory. It is almost three times the size of Texas. | The area of México |
| The capital city of México is ............................ | Distrito Federal (DF or Ciudad de México) |
| ........................... are Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla & Tijuana. | The main cities of México |
| Mexico's money is ................................ | el peso |
| Apart from Spanish, many Native American languages such as ............................ are spoken in México. | maya and náhuatl |
| The Spaniards built the ......................... over the ruins of the aztec city called Tenochtitlán. | Guadalupe Cathedral and the Virrey Palace |
| ........................... , located in the center of Tenochtitlán, is the fourth largest town square in the world as well as México's political and religious center. | The Zócalo |
| ........................... , a large avenue, begins in the "Zócalo" town square and extends throughout a large part of the city. | The "Paseo de la Reforma" |
| The "Monumento a la Independencia" (located on the avenue "Paseo de la Reforma") is also known as .......................... | "Victoria Alada" or the "Ángel". |
| ............................. , which is also located on the avenue "Paseo de la Reforma", is very important when learning about the ancient people of México. | The "Museo de Antropología" |
| The "Museo de Antropología" has several versions of the ......................... , a type of calendar used to measure astronomical cycles. There are also many pre-Columbian artifacts. | "Piedra del Sol" (literal meaning: stone of the sun) |
| .................... is the state located on the south of México. It has jungles, volcanic mountains, rivers, hard-working Native American communities and interesting Mayan ruins. | Chiapas |
| ............................ is the name of the city built by the Mayans between the years 200 and 600 after Christ (después de Cristo). | "Palenque" |
| ............................... are some of the native American groups who live in the region of México. | Olmecas, toltecas, zapotecas, mayas and aztecs |
| In the ............................., women are very important for the family economy since they prepare all the food for the family and for the celebrations, work with ceramics, and take care of children and animals. | mayan culture |
| ................................. are one of the most famous spouses in the Mexican art world. | Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera |
| ................................. is autobiographical with elements of fantasy. | Kahlo's art |
| Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's house located in Coyoacán, ciudad de México, is a museum called ................................ | "La casa azul" |
| .............................. is famous worldwide. "Maná" is a Polynesian word that means positive energy. The group formed by the Caballeros brothers begins to play rock in 1987. | The Mexican music group Maná |
| Maná has their star in the ............................ (Walk of Fame) in Hollywood. | "Paseo de la Fama" |
| ......................... is political and presents the struggle of the working people. | Rivera's work |
| In .............................., the Cuban American customs like playing .............................., drinking coffee and eating the Cuban sandwich ................................ are very popular. | /Miami, Florida/dominoes/"el cubanito" |
| For instance, Royce Rojas, a bachata singer of Latin origin from New York, known as .............................., sings and collaborates with Mexican singer ............................. | Prince Royce/Thalía |
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