PORTUGAL Quiz
1. Blue cross on white background was the Portuguese. Finnish years flag 800 before being the ____ flag (1143)
4 2. Portuguese is spoken in _____ continents. Interesting fact: There are two times more Portuguese speakers in Oceania than there’s population in Luxemburg. And 20% of the population of Luxembourg is Portuguese.
3. The second city with more Portuguese natives is ______. Paris Interesting facts: The last time Benfica (the Portuguese football team) played in Paris, against a Parisian team, there were more Portuguese fans than French. There are more Portuguese natives outside Portugal than in Portugal itself.
4. What Japanese word with the meaning “thank you” is Portuguese one?
5. This person tried to conquer Portugal. 3 times. And failed. Napoleon Bonapart
Cuba 6. ______ is a village in the middle of Portugal. A hint: Fidel Castro was a citizen of a country with the same name. ; )
7. 60% of Americans think that Portugal Spain is a province of ______.
8. Where is located the oldest bookshop in the world? In Lisbon, the capital of Portugal
9. This character was created in Estoril (a town in Portugal). James Bond
Ronaldo 10. Portuguese _____is better than Ronaldo the Brazilian_____.
More interesting facts about Portugal • Portugal was the first country in the world to abolish the death penalty. • In most cultures parts of pork is eaten. In others pork is not eaten. The Portuguese on the other hand, eat the whole pig. All of it. • Columbus told the King of Portugal that he had discovered America and only afterwards did he tell the King of Spain. • Ambassador Sousa Mendes saved more Jews than Oscar Schindler. • The Portuguese massa tenra pastry is the basis of the Chinese rolls. • In the 17 th century, a Lisbon adventurer was king of Myanmar. His name was Filipe de Brito. • Portugal is the only European country that has never won a “Eurovision” song contest (among those countries that at present times participate in this contest).
More interesting facts about Portugal • The only statue to a football player in Portugal is to a black man born in Mosambique. • • • Portugal was in Macau, China, for over 446 years. Portugal is the country with the most world titles in a sport that is no longer played anywhere else in the world (hockey on roller-blades). The Portuguese empire lasted six centuries. It was the longest global empire in history. • The house of Bragança was so rich that it didn’t charge taxes on its land for 120 years. • Portuguese is the 5 th most spoken language in the world and the 6 th most used on the Internet. • 2 Magellan was the second most famous Portuguese to serve the Spanish crown. Mourinho is the most famous. • Portugal has more mobile phones than inhabitants. 60% are Nokia.
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