Spanish History quiz

More questions about Spanish History

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1. 1 Medium

   Who was the Spanish navigator who completed the first successful circumnavigation of Earth in 1522?

   Answer: Juan Sebastián Elcano

   Why: Elcano's Victoria was the only one of five ships to complete the circumnavigation, reaching Sanlúcar on 6 September 1522 with 18 men aboard.

2. 2 Easy

   What did Napoleon do that intensified Spanish resistance in 1808?

   Answer: Napoleon replaced the Spanish king with his brother

   Why: During the Peninsular War, English borrowed the Spanish word guerrilla, meaning little war.

3. 3 Medium

   Who ordered the construction of the royal palace complex of El Escorial?

   Answer: Philip II

   Why: El Escorial's grid plan is often compared with Saint Lawrence's grill, though that design link is debated.

4. 4 Easy

   Who designed Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica?

   Answer: Antoni Gaudí

   Why: Gaudí devoted 43 years to it; in 2026 its tower exterior reached 172.5 m, making it the world’s tallest church while interior work continued.

5. 5 Easy

   What name is Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar better known by?

   Answer: El Cid

   Why: His lifetime records use Campeador, while Cid, from Arabic sidi for “my lord”, is absent from them.

6. 6 Easy

   Where was Spain's royal court primarily based before moving to Madrid in 1561?

   Answer: Toledo

   Why: For love of Ptolemy's Almagest, which he could not find among the Latins, Gerard of Cremona went to Toledo.