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200

Which Portuguese navigator was the first European to reach India by sea?

Cristovao Colombo

Fernão Magalhães

Pedro Alvares-Cabral

Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama

200

Portugal is a

Constitutional monarchy

Dictatorship

People's republic

Republic

Republic

200
The Portuguese people's favorite type of fish is


Codfish

Octopus

Sardine

Tuna

Codfish

200

A typical Portuguese name is composed of four names. The last name is

the mother's surname

the father's given name

the father's surname

the given name

The father's surname

200

On which European peninsula is Portugal located?

Balkan Peninsula

Iberian Peninsula

Italian Peninsula

Jutland Peninsula


Iberian Peninsula

400

In which year did a Portuguese explorer find a sea route to India?

1398

1498

1598

1698

1498

400

Which party is currently leading the government?

Conservative

Communist

Liberal

Socialist

Socialist

400

Porto and Madeira are two famous

Football clubs

Ships

Types of fish

Types of wine

Types of wine

400

How to say friendship in Portuguese?

amarelo

amizade

amor

inimigo

amizade

400

What is the second largest city in Portugal?

Amadora

Braga

Coimbra

Porto

Porto

600

When did the first Portuguese land in Brazil?

1450

1500

1550

1600


1500

600

The Carnation Revolution, on 25 April 1974 ...

gave Brazil their independence

restored democracy in Portugal

was a flower festival

was the end of the Portuguese monarchy

restored democracy in Portugal

600

What is the national anthem of Portugal?

A Portuguesa

Portugal para sempre

Terra da Beleza

Terra-Mãe Sagrada

A Portuguesa

600

How many people speak Portuguese as their native language?

14 Million

64 Million

148 Million

223 Million

223 Million

600

What is the Caravela Portuguesa?

a hippocampus

a jellyfish

a marine hydrozona

a mollusk


a marine hydrozona

800

When was Portugal recognized as a kingdom?

978

1143

1250

1352

1143

800

When did Portugal join the EU?

1953

1967

1986

2001

1986

800

What is "fado"?

a music style

a traditional cloth

a traditional dish

a traditional sport

a music style

800

Which non-latin language had the largest influence on Portuguese?

Arabic

Chinese

English

Hindi

Arabic

800

Which fraction of the Portuguese population lives in the district of Lisbon?

5%

11%

16%

22%

22%

1000

What happened in Lisboa in 1755?

A civil war raged

An earthquake and a tsunami destroyed the city

An epicemic killed the population

A tornado destroyed the city

An earthquake and a tsunami destroyed the city

1000

Who is the president of Portugal?

António Costa

António de Oliveira Salazar

José Sócrates

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

1000

What notable Portuguese writer was honored with the 1998 Nobel prize for literature?

Almeida Garrett

Fernando Pessoa

José Saramago

Luis de Camões


José Saramago

1000

How many countries have Portuguese as a native language?

1

2

6

9

9

1000

What is the highest mountain in Portugal?

Pico Ruivo

Pico

Serra da Estrela

Teide


Pico

M
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