History
What is the name of the peninsula occupied by Spain?
Iberian Peninsula
Who is better paid: Cavalrymen or Infantrymen ?
Cavalrymen
What was Basa-Juan?
An ogre that lives in the woods and taught humans how to farm and forage
What is the name of the first novel written?
Don Quixote
What does chupacabra mean in english?
Goat sucker
Who is the prominent dictator who ruled Spain in the late 20th century?
Francisco Franco
What was the importance of the city of Toledo?
They made the best weapons
What color was the leader of the Devil’s Small Horses?
Red
Which countries does Spain border on the European mainland?
France, Andorra, Portugal
Who is the king of Spain? [100]
Give something he actually does. [100]
Felipe the VI
Diplomacy
Name something the Spanish Inquisition did.
+1 points if you can name the meme
Expelled jews, etc
What was the Harquebus?
A big slow musket that was difficult to reload and was only good for 1v1 combat
What are the Spanish versions of nymphs?
Dones d’ agiua
Give a celebration in Spain and what they do.
Santa Semana - hold celebrations, parades, processions
San Fermin - "run" with the bulls
What prominent unit of currency does Gamestop infamously not accept?
JahCoinTM
Name an event that happened which affected Spain’s growth as an empire. (1492-1900s)
Sent 1st American expedition, colonized New World, most of S. America, lost colonies in Independence Wars, lost in Spanish-American War
What was the Macuahuitl?
A wooden club with obsidian spikes
What does the Chupacabra look like, according to legend?
A green-gray lizard that hops everywhere. Has a doglike face, and may also have wings
How do Spain and France divide up Pheasant Island, since it is technically part of both countries?
Each rule it for six month periods.
Why does Catalonia want to secede?
Being a rich region, gives too much money to poor regions of Spain; Autonomy was being restricted by central government
The Reconquista was a conquest by whom to do what?
By the Christian kingdoms to reconquer peninsula from the Muslims
Name the three different kinds of helmets used by spanish conquistadors
Morion, Salade, cabasset
Describe the story of the devil’s small horses
They appear at Saint John’s eve to to destroy four leaf clovers to prevent others from finding them
What did the “Baron of Arizona” do?
+100 if you say how he got caught
Told US government he was heir to old Spanish land grant which took up most of Arizona, married woman and conned her with same scheme
Make a meme about Spain right now.