Who?
How many countries have Spanish as an official language?
21
What is the name of the language group that includes Spanish?
Romance languages
1492
Estoy embarazada.
I'm pregnant.
Name a famous person from Spain who is well-known in the US as an important person in the film industry.
Examples:
Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Pedro Almodóvar and Guillermo del Toro.
How many people around the world speak Spanish? Group closest to the answer wins.
660 million (estimated)
True or false:
Spanish and its language "relatives" are called "Romance" languages because they are romantic-sounding.
False: They are called "Romance" languages because they all share Latin roots.
How long did the Spanish rule the Philippines? (Group closest to the answer wins.)
300 years
actual
current
Because of the influence of Spanish colonizers, the Philippine language contains many words from Spanish. About what percentage of the language is made up of Spanish words?
About one-third
How many people in the U.S. speak Spanish? (Group closest to the correct answer wins.)
About 40 million (13.4 percent of the population, as of 2020)
Which other languages are included in the same family as Spanish? (Group with the most correct answers wins.)
Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian
When did the Spanish lose control of the Philippines?
After the Spanish-American War of 1898
Estoy constipado.
I have a cold (I'm stuffed up).
Spanish is a common language in 21 countries, but in Spain, there are several regional languages as well. Name one.
Catalan, Valencian, Basque and Galician.
(catalán, valenciano, euskera y gallego.)
The US Census Bureau predicts that by the year 2060, what percent of the US population will speak Spanish? (Group closest to the answer wins.)
28.6 percent of the population
Spanish is the world's second-most spoken language. What is the first (be specific)?
Mandarin Chinese
In what year did European explorers arrive in Mexico and begin their conquest?
1519
pie
foot
Seventy percent of residents of Spain consider themselves believers of what church?
Catholic
What was the name of the Spanish conquistador who invaded and conquered much of Mexico?
Hernán Cortéz
What are tapas?
Tapas are 'small bites' served in bars in Spain. They have become a national tradition and favorite.
When did the Royal Academy take 'ch' and 'll' out of the Spanish alphabet?
1994
éxito
success
What language dominated Spain for almost 800 years, and added many words into the Spanish language?
Arabic