Famous People
Day #2
Spanish I
1. True or False: Sophía Loren is Mexican.
2. _________________Who is the most famous South American soccer player?
3. Who was Don Juan?
4. _________________Name Don Quixote’s squire.
5. _________________What unsavory fictional character was the subject of an
opera by Mozart?
6. _________________Who was the dictator of Spain during World War II?
7. _________________Who was the Venezuelan liberator of South America?
8. Who were Los Niños Héroes?
9. _________________What is Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar’s nickname?
10. _________________What was Goya’s profession?
11. _________________What famous artist lived in Toledo, Spain?
12. _________________What nationality was Magellan?
13. Who was Roberto Clemente?
14. True or False: Rocinante is a horse?
15. _________________Who is the well-known blind singer from Puerto Rico?
16. _________________What is the profession of Cantinflas?
17. _________________Who appeared to Juan Diego?
18. _________________What is the profession of El Cordobés?
19. _________________What is the nationality of the famous Spanish singing group
“Menudo”?
20. _________________Who is the Hispanic opera star who made a song with John
Denver?
21. _________________What was the nationality of the poet José Martí?
22. _________________What famous painter is considered both Spanish and French?
23. _________________What is Ricky Ricardo’s real name?
24. _________________Name the musical instrument that Andrés Segovia plays.
25. _________________What musical instrument did Pablo Casals play?
a. Desi Arnaz x. Pablo Picasso
b. Sancho Panza y. Portuguese
c. False
d. Puerto Rican
e. Comedian
f. A famous lover
g. Pelé
h. Guitar
i. José Feliciano
j. Francisco Franco
k. Baseball player
l. Placido Domingo
m. Painter
n. Don Juan Tenorio
o. Cuban
p. El Cid
q. Simon Bolivar
r. True
s. Bullfighter
t. The Virgin of Guadalupe
u. El Greco
v. Cello
w. The six boys who jumped off the cliff at the military academy during the
Mexican-American War