Francoist Spain quiz
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Where did almost half a million Spanish Republicans flee in 1939?
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What was Franco's 1940s push for self-sufficiency called?
Answer: autarky
Why: Food ration cards, brought in during May 1939, stayed in use in Spain until 1952.
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Where did the Nazis imprison the Spanish photographer Francesc Boix?
Answer: Mauthausen
Why: More than 7,000 Spanish Republicans, Boix among them, were held in Mauthausen and its subcamps.
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Where was the last of Franco's concentration camps, closed in 1947?
Answer: Miranda de Ebro
Why: Over its decade of use, Miranda de Ebro held about 65,000 prisoners, Spaniards and foreigners alike.
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Until 1975, whose permission did a married woman need to work?
Answer: Her husband's
Why: The same rule, the marital licence, also stopped a wife from opening a bank account without his consent.
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What Buñuel film won the 1961 Palme d'Or but was banned in Spain?
Answer: Viridiana
Why: The film stayed banned in Spain until 1977, two years after Franco died.
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Who lost Spain's 1968 Eurovision spot for wanting to sing in Catalan?
Answer: Joan Manuel Serrat
Why: Massiel took his place and won in London, giving Spain its first Eurovision victory.
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