An Aussie in Spain Trivia Quiz

Answer: Valencia

The name "paella" comes from the special pan in which it is cooked and is derived from the old French word "paelle" meaning pan.
You can have seafood paella, mixed paella (meat and seafood) and vegetarian paella. The main ingredient is saffron rice.

Answer: Lifeguard

You will also find a socorrista in many hotel and apartment complexes as the Spanish law is very strict with regard to safety around swimming pools and the beaches.

Answer: Trumpet

The three stages are "Tercio de Varas" (part of lancers), "Tercio de Banderillas" (part of banderillas) and "Tercio de Muerta"(part of death).
Each "matador" has six assistants (two picadores -lancers mounted on horses, three banderilleros - flagmen and a moza de espada-sword servant).
Bullfighting is still practised in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and southern France.

Answer: Flamenco

Flamenco grew out of the Romani (gypsie) music and dance styles. The performance consists of singing, guitar playing, dancing and hand-clapping.
"Tango" originated in Argentina, "Samba" in Brazil and "Salsa" in New York with strong influence from Cuba and Puerto Rico.

Answer: Sangria

Sangria is a wine and fruit punch. It gets its name from the Spanish and Portuguese word for "bloodletting" because of its red colouring.
The drink consists of red wine, various types of chopped fruit, a sweetener and a nip of brandy. "Orujo" is a transparent brandy from the Galicia region made from grapes with an alcohol level of 50%. It is believed the origins of Pina colada are from Puerto Rico.

Answer: Andres Iniesta

Their opponents were the Netherlands and Iniesta scored the winning goal in extra time at 116 minutes to give Spain the victory. Fabregas, Ramos and Casillas all played in the final. Football is not just a sport in Spain it is almost a religion.

Answer: el chiringuito

"La ferreteria" is a hardware store, "la joyeria" is a jeweller and "el patinadero" is a skating rink. "Chiringuitos" are usually small enterprises and are usually right on the sand so it is quite easy to get drinks, ice creams, tapas and inexpensive meals.

Answer: New Year's Eve

In 1895, there was a surplus of grapes harvested and the farmers and wine growers devised this concept to sell more grapes and the tradition became official in 1909. Since the early 1960s, there has been a live telecast from the Puerta del Sol clock tower in Madrid. On each chime you eat one grape and when finished you make a wish for the 12 months of the following year. Then you drink a glass of sparkling wine.

People normally celebrate the tradition with family, friends, in restaurants and bars, on the beach and it becomes a very festive atmosphere. Incidentally, the Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) plaza in Madrid is also the centre of Spain. It is marked Zero Km on the Spanish radial road network.

Answer: Land of the rabbits

Between 1500-500 BC the Phoenicians called the land i-shepen-im (land of the rabbits) due to the numerous number of rabbits they found and ate.
The Carthaginians arrived around 300 BC and called the country Ispania (from Sphan- rabbit). The Romans even adopted the Carthaginian name and called it Hispania. They even struck a coin with the image of a rabbit. Today in the Spanish language the translation of the "land of the rabbits" is "tierra de los conejos".

Answer: Sancho

Sancho Panza provides comments throughout his and Don Quixote's travels in the novel. Panza means "belly" in Spanish or in English "paunch". Sancho did have a wide girth.

Pancho was the jovial side-kick of Duncan Renaldo in TV series "The Cisco Kid". The most common nickname for someone named Francisco is Paco. They can also be called Pancho. Bernardo was the faithful manservant of Zorro in the TV series of the same name.