Basic Facts
What is the capital of Portugal?
Lisbon
What is the national bird?
Rooster
What drink is Portugal known for?
Port wine
Which Portuguese explorer was the first to complete a full journey around the earth?
Ferdinand Magellan
Portugal has the longest bridge in Europe. How long is it?
40,000 ft.
The main language in Portugal is Portuguese. Nine other countries have it as their official language. Name at least 4.
Portuguese is an official language in Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Sāo Tomé and Principe, and Goa in India.
What is the national currency?
The Euro
What is the name of the Portugal's famous custard?
Pastel de Nata
True or False?
Portugal once owned half of the world.
True.
The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed in 1494, and Portugal was given the eastern half of the New World, including Brazil, Asia, and Africa.
Which sport has become increasingly popular, especially with foreigners?
Surfing
What is the main religion of Portugal?
Chirstian/Catholic
60% of the world's ____ comes from Portugal.
Cork
What popular drink in England came from Portugal?
Tea
What is the maximum prison sentence in Portugal?
25 years
Rasins
What is the official animal?
Iberian Wolf
What is the genre of music unique to Portugal?
Fado
What grilled fish is most popular in Portugal?
Grilled sardines
What was the longest and then shortest royal reigns in Portugal?
Henrique: 73 years
Filipe: 20 minutes
In 2001 Portugal became the first country to legalized all ____.
Drugs
What is the national tree?
A cork oak
In what year did Portugal become a country?
1143
What is the national food of Portugal?
Bacalhau
In what year was Lisbon almost destroyed by a major earthquake?
1755
Portugal has one of the oldest Universities in the world (1290). Which is it?
The University of Coimbra.