GEOGRAPHY!!
This capital city sits at an elevation of over 7,300 feet, making it one of the highest capital cities in the world.
What is Mexico City?
This rice dish from Valencia, Spain typically includes seafood, chicken, and saffron.
What is paella?
The flag of this Spanish-speaking country features horizontal stripes of yellow, blue, and red.
What is Colombia? (Ecuador and Venezuela have similar flags
This Spanish painter is known for his cubist style and works such as "Guernica."
Who is Pablo Picasso?
This Spanish conquistador led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernán Cortés?
This South American country is the only Spanish-speaking nation that borders Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia.
What is Paraguay?
This cold soup from the Andalusia region of Spain is made with raw vegetables and is typically served during hot summer months.
What is gazpacho?
The flag of this Spanish-speaking nation features a golden Aztec coat of arms depicting an eagle devouring a serpent while perched on a cactus.
What is Mexico?
This Colombian author wrote "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Gabriel García Márquez?
This pre-Columbian civilization built Machu Picchu in what is now Peru.
Who are the Incas?
This Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa is known for its black sand beaches and Mount Teide, Spain's highest peak.
What are the Canary Islands?
This Chilean sandwich consists of thinly sliced meat topped with avocado, tomatoes, and mayonnaise, often so large it requires a fork and knife to eat.
What is a churrasco or chacarero?
The national emblem of this Central American country features five volcanoes, symbolizing the five original united provinces.
What is Nicaragua?
This traditional Spanish dance originated in Andalusia and features elaborate hand movements, stomping feet, and often uses castanets.
What is flamenco?
This famous Spanish festival held annually in Pamplona involves running with the bulls through the city streets.
What is the Running of the Bulls (San Fermín)?
This Spanish-speaking country is the only one in Central America with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
What is Nicaragua? (Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama also qualify)
This Peruvian dish consists of raw fish marinated in citrus juices and is considered the national dish of Peru.
What is ceviche?
This Spanish-speaking country's flag features a sun with a face known as the "Sun of May," which represents the Incan sun god Inti and commemorates the May Revolution of 1810.
What is Argentina?
This Chilean poet whose real name was Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971.
Who is Pablo Neruda?
This indigenous language was spoken by the Aztecs and is still spoken by approximately 1.5 million people in central Mexico today.
What is Nahuatl?
This autonomous Spanish city is located on the north coast of Africa and shares a border with Morocco, making it an enclave on the African continent.
What is Melilla? (Ceuta would also be correct)
This traditional Argentinian herbal tea is prepared in a hollowed-out gourd and sipped through a metal straw called a bombilla.
What is mate?
This Spanish-speaking country's flag is the only national flag in the world with different designs on its front and back sides.
What is Paraguay?
This artistic movement that originated in Mexico after the Mexican Revolution featured large-scale public wall paintings with political and social messages.
What is Mexican muralism?
This important medieval Muslim palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain was built primarily between 1238 and 1358.
What is the Alhambra?