Spain
Who are the Spanish bullfighters?
matadors
Who conquered Mexico for Spain?
Cortes
What is a very important Portuguese seaport?
Oporto
What is the river in northern Italy?
Po River
Who is famous for painting the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?
Leonardo da Vinci
What is the huge swamp south of Seville, Spain?
the Tidelands
Which Italian claimed the New World for Spain?
Columbus
What is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula that divides Portugal in half?
Tagus River
What little town is famous for its leaning tower?
Pisa
Who was one of the founders of modern science?
What is the region in Spain that is famous for oranges?
Valencia
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean and claimed the land bordering it for Spain?
Who was the first man to sail around the world?
Magellan
What form of government lets people keep their private property but takes away their freedoms?
fascism
Who was famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and for sculpting David and Moses?
Michelangelo
Who is Span's most famous writer?
Cervantes
Who made the first Spanish landing on the mainland of North America?
De Leon
Who was the first European to sail to India by going around Africa?
Vasco da Gama
What is Europe’s highest active volcano located on the island of Sicily?
Mt. Etna
Who was a trader and the first European to travel across Asia?
Marco Polo
Who ruled Spain as a dictator between 1939 and 1975?
General Francisco Franco
Who discovered the Mississippi River?
De Soto
Who was King John of Portugal’s son who was an avid sailor and explorer?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Where is the world’s headquarters for the Roman Catholic Church?
Vatican City
Who was Italy’s fascist dictator during World War II?
Benito Mussolini