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Spain & France

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what is the name of the Peninsula that Spain and Portugal are located on?
Iberian Peninsula
*What is the name of the waterway that connects the atlantic ocean to the mediterranean sea and separates Spain from Morocco?
Strait of Gibraltar
What is the ancient Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula (Spain)?
Hispania
What are two examples of Roman architecture still found in Spain?
1. aqueduct of segovia
2. tower of hercules
Who conquered the iberian peninsula in the year 711 ad?
the moors
what is the name of the huge moorish castle located in granada, spain?
alhambra
in what year was the Spanish Reconquesta?
1492
what is the present day capital city of Spain?
Madrid
Who is the king of Spain (constitutional monarch)?
Felipe VI
Name two types of dishes common in Spanish Cuisine...
Paella and Tapas
What happens in the town of Bunol, Spain during the annual "La Tomatina" festival in August?
Tomato Fight
Barcelona is the 2nd largest city in Spain and it is the capital of an autonomous region of Spain called...
Catalonia
*What is the name of the famous unfinished cathedral in barcelona?
La Sagrada Familia
What ethnic group wants to form their own country by separating themselves from Spain and France?
Basques
What is the name of the Terrorist group associated with the above cause (declared ceasefire in 2011)?
ETA
What Spanish city holds the fiesta de san fermin and the running of the bulls (July 6-14)?
Pamplona
What American writer made the running of the bulls known internationally?
Ernest Hemingway
What is the name of the mountain range that separates most of Spain from France?
Pyrenees
What is the capital and largest city in France?
Paris
What river is Paris, France located on?
Seine River
The most famous landmark in France is
Eiffel Tower
What is the name of the famous Gothic Cathedral in Paris completed in 1345?
Notre Dame de Paris
What famous monument is located at the Western end of the Champs-Elysees?
Arc de Triomphe
*The Louvre is the most visited art museum in the world- what is the most famous painting inside?
Mona Lisa
What is the name of the Royal Palace where the Kings and Queens of France used to live?
Palace of Versailles
What is the famous French appetizer?
escargot (snails)
*Approx. 80% of France's electricity comes from...
Nuclear Power
What is the name of the annual bicycle race in France?
Tour de France
What is another name for the SE French coastline with the Mediterranean (cote d'azure in France)?
French Riviera
What is the name of France's Second largest city?
Marseille
From which religion are most of france's current immigrants?
Islam
What is the name of the far-right (xenophobic0 french nationalist political party?
national front
*what is the term for french secularism (separation of church and state)?
Laicite
What did the 2004 French law on secularity do?
banned the wearing of any conspicuous religious symbols in French Public Schools
What is the name of the satirical french newspaper that was attacked by terrorists because it prints caricatures of the prophet Muhammad?
Charlie Hebdo
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