Spain
Fulbright
Meet the La Rioja Grantees 1
La Rioja
El idioma
100
What are the top 3 largest cities in Spain?
Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia
100
What does ETA stand for?
English Teaching Assistant
100
How many grantees are in La Rioja?
27!
100
What is the capital of La Rioja
Logroño
100
How many letters are in the Spanish alphabet?
(*note! It's changed in recent years)
+$50 if you can name them all!
27
200
Christmas is not commonly celebrated in Spain. What (similar) holiday is celebrated in Spain?
+$50 if you know the date
Los Reyes Magos or Three Kings Day
January 6th
200
How many program regions are in Fulbright Spain (for non university ETAs)?
+$100 if you can list each one
5
Galicia, Canary Islands, Madrid, La Rioja, Austurias
200
The highest number of people from the same state in our cohort is 4.
What state is it?
+$100 if you know who is from there
New York
Anna, Christina, melina, Coralee
200
What is La Rioja most know for?
The wine!
200
what is a pintxo?
Similar to a tapa found in northern regions in Spain
300
What do Spaniards call the official language of Spain?
Castellano
300
What year was Fulbright created?
1946
300
A famous person went to Anna's high school. Who was it?
Lin Manuel Miranda!
300
What are the largest 3 cities in La Rioja?
Logroño, Calahorra, Arnedo
300
The state that borders La Rioja to the north has a co-official language (an official language other than Spanish)? What state is it and what is the language?
Basque Country
Euskera (basque)
400
How many countries border Spain?
5
- Portugal: Longest border out of the five.
- Andorra: Nestled between Spain and France in the Pyrenees.
- France: Most of the border on the Pyrenees.
- UK: Gibraltar
- Morocco: Ceuta and Melilla.
400
Who in the Commission is our La Rioja contact person?
+$50 to identify the emergency contact
Leticia is the La Rioja contact
Kathy is the emergency contact
400
Haro is one of the largest towns in La Rioja.
Which 2 grantees have been placed there?
Coralee and Tessa
400
What is the difference between a joven and a reserva wine?
joven wines have not been aged in the barrel
reserva wines have been aged 1 year in a barrel and 2 years in bottle
400
What does dar una calabaza mean coloquially
a) to give someone a squash
b) to give someone a kiss
c) to fart
d) to turn someone down or reject them
d) to turn someone down or reject them
500
How many regions (comunidades autonomas) are there in Spain?
+$100 to list them
+50 if you name the smallest
17
- Andalusia
- Catalonia
- Community of Madrid
- Valencian Community
- Galicia
- Castile and León
- Basque Country
- Castilla-La Mancha
- Canary Islands
- Region of Murcia
- Aragon
- Extremadura
- Balearic Islands
- Asturias
- Navarre
- Cantabria
- La Rioja
500
All ETAs are placed in schools across Spain. Some of the school names’ start with CPC, CEIP or IES.
What is the difference between these?
C.P.C.: Colegio Privado Concertado
C.E.I.P.: Colegio de Educación Infantil y Primaria
I.E.S.: Instituto de Educación Secundaria
500
We have two impressive yogis in our midst! Who are they?
Holden did yoga for 100 days in a row over the pandemic
Raina has her 200 hour yoga teacher certification
500
How many regions surround La Rioja?
4
Pais Vasco (basque country)
castilla y leon
Navarra
Aragón
500
What does cuadrilla mean *coloquially?
a) a gathering of birds
b) a friend group or clique
c) a square
d) a portrait of a friend
b) a friend group or a clique