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The Spanish Civil War Trivia Quiz

This conflict, considered by most participants and historians to have been a dress-rehearsal for WWII, is an absolute 'must-know' for students of 20th century history.

A multiple-choice quiz by Comnenus. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Comnenus

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,226

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1978

Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (7/10), Guest 172 (3/10), Guest 172 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was President of Spain at the onset of hostilities in 1936? Hint

Mola

Durutti

Ibarurri

Azana

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the initial headquarters and launching-site of Franco's insurrection? Hint

The Canary Islands

Morocco

Toledo

Badajoz

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the "leader" of the Anarchists? Hint

Julio

Ibarurri

Durruti

Gaudi

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Question 4 of 10

4. What were the colours of the Anarchists? Hint

red and grey

black and red

red

brown and orange

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the Nationalist movement called? Hint

Skulls

Block

Falange

Volunteers

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Question 6 of 10

6. Barcelona massively backed the Nationalists from the beginning of the war.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. George Orwell fought in Spain. What unit was he a member of? Hint

Communists

POUM - a small Trotskyite organization

Friends of the Republic

Anti-Fascist Coalition

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Question 8 of 10

8. German bombers of the Condor Legion bombed the village of Guernica into oblivion. Which artist immortalized this catastrophe in a mural? Hint

Picasso

Bunuel

Dali

Velasquez

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Question 9 of 10

9. Whom did Franco regard as being "a gentleman" for his refusal to take sides in the Spanish Civil War? Hint

Leon Blum

Josef Stalin

Neville Chamberlain

FDR

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Question 10 of 10

10. Franco died in 1975. Who succeeded him as head of state? Hint

Felipe Gonzalez

Nestor Burma

Juanito Morelos

Juan Carlos

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was President of Spain at the onset of hostilities in 1936?

Answer: Azana

Azana was a middle-class intellectual with humane instincts. A democratic Liberal as well as a gifted orator and thinker, he vainly attempted conciliation between the disparate elements of the Left (including the Anarchists).

2. What was the initial headquarters and launching-site of Franco's insurrection?

Answer: The Canary Islands

Although Franco chose exile and set up HQ in the Canaries initially, his best troops were Moroccans (Moors and Spaniards).

3. Who was the "leader" of the Anarchists?

Answer: Durruti

Durruti was an idealist who thought the Anarchist could outwit and outmuscle Stalin's NKVD and Russian operations in the Spanish Left.

4. What were the colours of the Anarchists?

Answer: black and red

Red were Communists.

5. What was the Nationalist movement called?

Answer: Falange

The phalanx was the standard Greek hoplite unit in antiquity, reputed for the fact that its cohesion seldom was torn asunder.

6. Barcelona massively backed the Nationalists from the beginning of the war.

Answer: False

On the contrary, Barcelona was notorious for its very strong anarchist sympathies.

7. George Orwell fought in Spain. What unit was he a member of?

Answer: POUM - a small Trotskyite organization

The author of "1984" (written in 1943-48) was an anti-Stalinist socialist. Read "Homage to Catalonia" and find out about his experiences.

8. German bombers of the Condor Legion bombed the village of Guernica into oblivion. Which artist immortalized this catastrophe in a mural?

Answer: Picasso

Picasso refused to set foot in Spain until after Franco's death in 1975.

9. Whom did Franco regard as being "a gentleman" for his refusal to take sides in the Spanish Civil War?

Answer: FDR

FDR was struggling with implementing his New Deal. Blum had overt Republican sympathies, Chamberlain was an appeaser of Fascism, and Stalin provided the Republicans with some weapons and military counsel.

10. Franco died in 1975. Who succeeded him as head of state?

Answer: Juan Carlos

A Bourbon!

Source: Author Comnenus

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