Spain
What is the capital of Spain?
Madrid
What is the capital of Greece?
Athens
What is the capital of Italy?
Rome
What is the capital of Portugal?
Lisbon
What is the name of the guy we have talked about in history that I have major issues with?
Christopher Columbus
What type of government does Spain have?
Parliamentary Monarchy
What is the name of the guy who conquered and made Greece bigger in ancient time?
Alexander the Totally Cool
What language(s) are spoken in Italy?
Italian
What language(s) are spoken in Portugal?
Portuguese
What was the name of the lady who survived 3 shipwrecks, World War I, and tuberculosis?
Violet Constance Jessop
How many languages are spoken in Spain (NOT including English)?
5 (Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, and Asturian)
What language(s) are spoken in Greece?
Greek and English
What tiny country is housed within Italy?
What type of government does Portugal have?
Republic
What is the name of the volcano that obliterated the city of Pompeii in 79 AD?
Mount Vesuvius
What is the name of the mountain range in northern Spain that divides Spain and France (and also has a dog breed named after it)?
The Pyrenees
How much of Greece is covered in mountains?
3/4 or Three Quarters
What Italian city is known for its canals and tourism?
Venice
What is the type of music that was popularized in Portugal that we discussed? They tended to be sad folk songs.
Fados
What is the name of the dude who decided to put pillows on his head to defend against a volcano?
Pliny the Elder
What event gave Spain (and Portugal) their land back from their rulers?
The Reconquista/The Reconquering
What happened in 2009 that still affects Greece to this day?
Greece almost went bankrupt
What mountain range sits on the northern border of Italy?
The Alps
What group of people were responsible for owning Portugal (and Spain) from around 800 AD-1400 AD?
The Moors
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