Spain
This is the capital of Spain
What is Madrid?
It’s one of the four richest cities in Europe.
The Ford sports car is named for a breed of wild horse.
What is the Ford Mustang?
The muscle car debuted in 1964 at the World’s Fair. More than 100,000 sold within four months!
Complete the Elvis song lyric: “You ain’t nothin’ but a _____ ___, cryin’ all the time.”
Hound Dog
The song, originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton, went on to become Elvis’s longest-running No. 1 hit.
This Chinese landmark is more than 13,000 miles in length.
The Great Wall (of China).
The Great Wall was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Starry Night is a painting by who?
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
Van Gogh wrote to his brother about the challenges of painting a landscape at night, as seen in Starry Night.
This is the primary religion in Spain.
What is Roman Catholicism?
Approximately 71.1 percent of Spanish citizens identify as Catholic.
The coffee brand that uses the slogan “Good to the last drop”.
What is Maxwell House?
The company was founded by Joel Cheek in the late 1800s, but this catchy slogan came around much later (in the 1900s).
Complete the Yogi Berra quote: “Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is ____.”
Physical.
Berra is considered one of the greatest catchers in baseball history and is also known for his wit and humor.
Carson City is the capital of this U.S. state.
Nevada.
Carson City is named for Kit Carson, who helped scout the region in the 1840s.
This is the famous mystery author wrote Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.
Agatha Christie.
She worked as a nurse during World War I before writing her first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
The number of languages are spoken in Spain.
What is Five?
The five languages are Castilian, Catalan, Galician, Basque, and Aranese.
The acronym NBA stand for:
: National Basketball Association.
The NBA was formed when the Basketball Association of America merged with the National Basketball League in 1949.
Complete the weather superstition: “Red sky at night, sailor’s ______.”
Delight.
Science explains that a red sky at night indicates a high-pressure system and usually means good weather will follow.
This flower is the national symbol of England.
What is the rose>
The rose symbol comes from the time of Henry VII and originally represented the Tudor family.
The famed female author who wrote Frankenstein
Who is Mary Shelley?
Shelley was the daughter of a well-known feminist and went on to pen one of the most famous horror novels of all time.
This famous artist was born in Málaga, Spain, in 1881.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
His artwork is found in many museums around the world.
The United States Playing Card Company owns one of the most famous brands in playing cards, a brand name chosen to reflect the popularity of a late 19th century mode of transportation.
What is Bicycle?
The namesake brand is displayed on the Ace of Spades in each deck.
Two’s company, three’s a_________
Crowd.
The national summer sport of Canada.
What is Lacrosse?
The roots of lacrosse are in stickball, a game played by the Algonquian tribe of the St. Lawrence Valley.
Claude Monet is most known for his paintings of this.
Water Lilly Paintings
The description of the La Tomatina Festival, held in Spain.
What is A Tomato War?
It’s the World’s Biggest Food Fight, held in Bunol, Spain, on the last Wednesday in August.
This item Coco Chanel is famous for popularizing sometimes called an LBD.
What is the little black dress?
This classic closet staple debuted in 1926 on the cover of Vogue magazine.
When in Rome, do as_____________.
the Romans do.
This Australian city is famous for the unique architecture of its Opera House.
What is Sydney?
The government held a contest in 1956 to design the structure, and there were over 200 entries.
This period has a French name that translates to “rebirth” in English.
The Renaissance
The fried dough snack is often eaten for breakfast in Spain with sugar and chocolate.
What is Churros?
It’s sometimes referred to as a Spanish doughnut.
New Holland, Case IH, and Kubota are among that brands that make what large-wheeled motor vehicles, often used on farms to haul equipment and trailers?
Tractors
Bet your bottom________.
dollar.
The southernmost point in the continental U.S.
Key West, Florida.
The island was settled by the Spanish, who named it Cayo Hueso.
To try and prove that Michelangelo couldn’t paint, this was the artist that suggested to the Pope that he should paint the Sistine Chapel.
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, aka Raphael