A Spain Question Tour

Buenos dias! Depending on time frame, though, perhaps "Buenos Tardes" would be more appropriate? Spain's history and culture are famous the world over, but how much do you actually know about it?

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Cities 1: Capital of Andalusia

Seville

Cities 2: Northern city known for its controversial Guggenheim.

Bilbao

Cities 3: Capital of Galicia and an important pilgrimage location

Santiago de Compostela

Cities 4: Capital of the Balearic islands

Palma de Mallorca

Artificial Landmarks 1: Moorish palace located in Granada. Its name comes from the Arabic for "Red One."

Alhambra

Artificial Landmarks 2: The largest Renaissance structure in the world, home to a monastery, library, royal palace, and more.

El Escorial

Artificial Landmarks 3: Massive basilica in Zaragoza dedicated to an aspect of the Virgin Mary that allegedly appeared to the Apostle James the Greater in 40 CE

Nuestra Senora del Pilar

Artificial Landmarks 4: Madrid's most prestigious art museum

Prado

Natural Landmarks 1: Volcano located on the island of Tenerife, the highest mountain in Spain.

Mount Teide

Natural Landmarks 2: Spain's oldest national park, located at the confluence of three mountain ranges.

Picos de Europa

Natural Landmarks 3: This national park's volcanic fields formed from 1730 to 1736, when over one hundred volcanoes erupted and turned the landscape Martian-red.

Timanfaya

Natural Landmarks 4: Spain's largest national park, named for the mountain range found inside it. It shares its name with a region of California.

Sierra Nevada

People 1: Moorish scientist and philosopher whose analyses of Aristotle rekindled European interest in Greek science and philosophy, helping to pave the way for the Renaissance.

Ibn Rushd

People 2: Her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon led to the unification of Spain and the end of the Reconquista

Isabella I

People 3: Catalonian architect who designed many of Barcelona's landmarks, including the famous Sagrada Familia

Antoni Gaudi

People 4: Fascist dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975

Francisco Franco

History 1: Caliphate that initially conquered Spain

Umayyad

History 2: 1582 naval battle that led to Portugal's annexation into the Spanish Empire.

Battle of Vila Franca do Campo

History 3: The death of Charles II without any heirs led to this conflict from 1701-1714

War of the Spanish Succession

History 4: Basque nationalist group who killed, among others, Luis Blanco, head of fascist Spain's nuclear program, in 1973.

Euskadi Ta Azkatasuna

Culture 1: Hero of Miguel de Cervantes' most famous work and foe of windmills everywhere.

Don Quixote

Culture 2: Epic poem based on the life of the real-life Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar

Cantar de Mio Cid

Culture 3: Bovine-featuring festival that takes place in Pamplona

Running of the Bulls

Culture 4: Developed by the Gitanos (Spain's Romani population), this Andalusian dance has become synonymous with Spain as a whole

Flamenco

Painters 1: "Las Meninas," "La rendicion de Breda"

Diego Velazquez

Painters 2: "The Third of May 1808," "Saturn Devouring His Son"

Francisco de Goya

Painters 3: "Guernica," "Massacre in Korea"

Pablo Picasso

Painters 4: "The Persistence of Memory," "The Ecumenical Council"

Salvador Dali

Cuisine 1: Cold vegetable soup from southern Spain and Portugal

Gazpacho

Cuisine 2: Valencia's iconic rice dish

Paella

Cuisine 3: Chickpea-based stew hailing from Madrid

Cocido Madrileno

Cuisine 4: Stew developed by Basque fishermen containing tuna, peppers, and potatoes

Marmitako

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