Test your knowledge of this incomparable and complex land!
Brough to you by
Torquemadita Didius

1 It is thought that the ancient name of Spain - Hispania - comes from the Punic "Spanija", which means...
2 Spain was the birthplace of three excellent Roman emperors. Find one of them in this group...
3 The centuries-long Christian process of grabbing the land which the Moors had grabbed in 711, is called...
4 Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, Spain's legendary Medieval hero was given a special title by the Moors. It was...
5 And the name of this hero's horse was...
6 Miguel de Cervantes' loss of the use of one arm was due to...
7 Dulcinea del Toboso was the name of Don Quixote's...
8 Spain's favorite spectator sport is...
9 During bullfights, the crowds often express their passions over the spectacle in the arena by crying...
10 Religious processions with floats are an integral part of Holy Week in many Spanish towns. In the South, particularly, the passionate devout often throw "saetas" at the passing floats. These are...
11 When a beautiful woman goes by, a "piropo" is what she can expect to hear at times from Spanish men. It is...
12 Everyone in Spain hopes to benefit from "El Gordo". It is...
13 It is customary in Spanish bars to serve "tapas" along with drinks. Intended to help sidestep the perils of drunkenness, they are...
14 Francisco Franco Bahamonte was in power from 1939 until his death in 1975. He was called...
15 What is the name of the present reigning head of Spain?
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