War
What role did Spain have in World War I?
It was neutral
"Infanta" is the Spanish name for a ...?
Princess
Which of these Spanish cities hosted the Olympics in 1992?
Barcelona
Which of these microstates is surrounded by Spain, but has been independent since 1278?
Andorra
In the ninth century, which of these became an independent country?
Portugal
In what decade did the Spanish Civil War take place?
1930's
Queen Isabella the first was queen of which Spanish kingdom?
Castile
What is the Alhambra?
A great castle in Granada
The country of Spain occupies most of a region called the _________.
Iberian Peninsula
Torquemada was an infamous figure in what historical event?
The Inquisition
What role did Spain play in World War II?
It was again neutral
In the 16th century, Catherine of Aragon was famously married to which English king?
Henry VIII
Isabella famously sponsored whose exploratory journey?
Christopher Columbus
Which of these Spanish cities is a port founded by the Phoenicians?
Cadiz
Who gave the peninsula the name "Hispania" around 200 B.C.?
The Romans
Whom did Franco regard as being "a gentleman" for his refusal to take sides in the Spanish Civil War?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
he was struggling with implementing his New Deal. Blum had overt Republican sympathies, Chamberlain was an appeaser of Fascism, and Stalin provided the Republicans with some weapons and military counsel.
What was the name of Isabella and Ferdinand's son?
Phillip the second
Pablo Picasso created a famous painting to commemorate the bombing of which city?
Guernica - was a Basque town in northern Spain. The Nazis bombed it at the request of General Franco
What are 'Las Medulas'?
Gold Mine - it is a historic gold-mining site near the town of Ponferrada. It was the most important gold mine, as well as the largest open-pit gold mine, in the entire Roman Empire
The gradual re-taking of Spanish land from the Moors was called the ______.
Reconquista
What was the initial headquarters and launching-site of Franco's insurrection?
The Canary Islands
Philip II was part of which powerful royal house?
The Habsburgs
Which spanish explorer was chiefly responsible for the fall of the Aztec empire?
Hernan Cortes
What are the 4 Balearic Islands?
Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera
What were the "taifas"?
Small Muslim fiefdoms