Vocab
Problema
Problem
Which Spanish speaking country lies just across the heavily patrolled southern border of the United States of America?
Mexico
Present Tense; Yo; Hablar
Hablo
Are el, la, los, las definite or indefinite articles?
Definite Articles
What are the two most popular sports in Latin America?
Football and Baseball
Agua
Water
Name two of the five countries that share a land border with Spain.
France, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar, Morocco
Present Tense; Ellos(as), Ustedes; Ser
Son
Why is the sentence "el pequeño niño es en la español clase" incorrect? Correct the sentence.
Because nouns precede adjectives in Spanish, rather than the opposite in English. "El niño pequeño es en la clase de español".
What was the official language the Holy Roman Empire which became the base language of the five modern day romance languages (Italian, Romanian, French, Portuguese & Spanish)?
Latin
Horse
Caballo
What is the closest mainland Spanish speaking country to New Zealand geographically?
Chile
Present Tense; Él, Ella, Usted; Tener
Tiene
What does "¿Cómo se dice?" mean?
How do you say that?
How many countries list Spanish as an official language?
21
Lunch
El Almuerzo
Los Islas Galápagos, where Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution are a part of which Spanish speaking country?
Ecuador
Present Tense; Yo; Conocer
Conozco
What is the only country where "vosotros" (+ its conjugations) is used?
Spain
What were the three largest Mesoamerican (Native American) civilizations of the Pre-Columbian era?
Los Mayas, Los Aztecas, Los Incas
To Want
Querer
What is the only African country to list Spanish as an official language?
Equatorial Guinea
Present Tense; Yo; Ir
Voy
What are two commonly used verbs which translate to the same meaning in English? The acronyms DOCTOR (Date, Occupation, Characteristics, Time, Origin, Relation) & PLACE (Position, Location, Action, Condition, Emotion) are used to help remember where it is appropriate to use each one.
Ser & Estar
Which element (from the periodic table of elements that you would find in chemistry) is Argentina named after?
Argentum (Silver)