Gibraltar Trivia Quiz

Answer: Spain

Gibraltar is situated at the end of a mile long isthmus connected to Spain at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea and twenty miles north of the African coast.

Answer: British

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory, Gibraltarians have British overseas territories citizenship and travel on British passports.

Answer: The Treaty of Utrecht

The Treaty of Rome (1957) established the European Community, the Treaty of Waitangi (1840) is the founding document of New Zealand and the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) was the peace treaty between the Holy Roman Emperor and the King of France. The Treaty of Utrecht, signed in 1713, ceded Gibraltar to Britain by Spain 'in perpetuity'. Over the years Spain have attempted to regain sovereignty.

Answer: The Gibraltar Parliament

The House of Assembly was established in 1969. The Tynwald is the Isle of Man parliament, the States Assembly can be found in Jersey or Guernsey (each island has one as they have separate governments), and the Houses of Parliament is where you will find the British parliament.

Answer: The Chief Minister

The Chief Minister of Gibraltar is also Leader of the House. The Lieutenant Governor is the Queen's personal representative in Gibraltar, there are Lieutenant Governors in various parts of the world filling similar roles. The Bailiff is the civic head of Jersey, Guernsey also has a Bailiff filling a similar role. Various countries have Prime Ministers including the United Kingdom.

Answer: Barbary macaques

There is no other location in Europe where you will find free-roaming Barbary macaques.

Answer: 1969

The border was re-opened for pedestrians in 1983 and fully re-opened in 1985.

Answer: Gibraltar will cease to be British

This legend was taken very seriously by the British government, so much so that the British Army used to be responsible for the feeding and care of the apes but the care has now reverted to the Government of Gibraltar.

Answer: False

The Moors occupied Gibraltar for 727 years to Spain's 266 years. Gibraltar was first settled in 711 AD and has had a turbulent history with no less than 14 sieges. The final siege lasted from 1779 - 1783.

Answer: A referendum regarding Gibraltar continuing its association with Britain

In 1967 over 12,000 people voted to remain British, 44 people voted against remaining British. In 2002 17,900 people voted to remain British and 187 voted against remaining British. There has been discussion between Britain and Spain with a view to joint sovereignty, the referendum is not legally binding upon Britain but shows the strong feelings of the population.