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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What largest country on the Iberian Peninsula has its capital at Madrid? | Spain |
| What Catalan city is home to Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família and the street La Rambla? | Barcelona |
| In what Spanish town does the annual La Tomatina festival take place where people throw tomatoes? | Buñol |
| In what Spanish city did the annual San Fermín festival and the Running of the Bulls originate? | Pamplona |
| What only major navigable river in Spain flows through Andalusia? | Guadalquivir River |
| What Spanish Mediterranean archipelago includes Mallorca, Menorca, Formentera, and Ibiza? | Balearic Islands |
| What two Spanish autonomous exclaves are located on the northern coast of Morocco in Africa? | Ceuta and Melilla |
| What is the highest mountain peak on mainland Spain, located in the Cordillera Penibética? | Mulhacén |
| What famous Roman lighthouse located in A Coruña, Spain, is the oldest still in use in the world? | Tower of Hercules |
| What famous saffron-infused rice dish originated in the Spanish region of Valencia? | Paella |
| What unique whistled language is used by inhabitants on the Spanish island of La Gomera in the Canaries? | Silbo Gomero |
| What famous Basque soccer club enforces a "cantera" policy of only signing players of Basque origin? | Athletic Bilbao |
| What medieval pilgrimage route terminating in Galicia is traditionally represented by a scallop shell symbol? | Way of Saint James (Camino de Santiago) |
| What Spanish festival in Valencia involves constructing and publicly burning satirical puppets called ninots? | Las Fallas |
| What cold, tomato-based raw vegetable soup originated in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia? | Gazpacho |