1) Where is the famous Kilometre 0, from
which all of Spain's 6 National highways start ?
Plaza Mayor
The Royal Palace
Plaza de España
Puerta del Sol
The Prado Museum
Gran Vía
The Retiro Park
2) Where is Picasso's famous Guernica
painting housed ?
the Prado art museum
the Thyssen-Bornemisza art museum
the Ayuntamiento (City Hall)
the Royal Palace
the Autonomous Community's headquarters in Puerta del Sol
Atocha train station
the Reina Sofia art museum
3) What does the Spanish word
"criadillas" mean ?
servants or household staff
bull's testicles, prepared as an edible dish
small fish, fried and served as
type of shoe worn by bullfighters
a style of flamenco dance
traditional Madrileño drink
popular name for the Madrid Metro
4) Where can you find the Plaza de Oriente
?
In front of the Royal Palace
Next to the Plaza Mayor
In the middle of the Retiro Park
Nowhere - no such plaza exists in Madrid
it's another name for Plaza de España
6 miles to the east of Madrid
Opposite the Bank of Spain
5) Which downtown location does the airport
bus take you to?
the Plaza Mayor
the Puerta del Sol
the Royal Palace
the Plaza de España
the Hotel Mayorazgo
Real Madrid's football stadium
the Plaza de Colón
6) Which of these Madrid monuments is
Egyptian and from the 4th century BC ?
the Torre de España
the Torre de Picasso
the Puerta de Alcalá
the Templo de Debod
the Torre de los Lujanes
the Puente de Segovia
the Cibeles fountain
7) Which monarch made Madrid Spain's
capital in 1561 ?
Juan Carlos I
Enrique VIII of England
Felipe II
Isabel & Fernando - the Catholic Kings
Carlos V
Isabel II
Felipe González
8) Who is the male patron saint of Madrid ?
San Felipe
San Fernando
Almudena
Santiago
San Pedro
San Isidro
Santa Barbara
9) What do Madrileños celebrate every year
on 2nd of May ?
the invention of sangria
the King's birthday
the death of Franco
the end of the Spanish Civil War
a popular uprising against the French
the start of Semana Santa (holy week)
a bullfight in Plaza Mayor
10) Madrid's only cable car, the
Teleférico, starts in Pintor Rosales, but where does it finish ?
the Royal Palace
the Thyssen museum
the Casa de Campo park
the Puerta del Sol
the Retiro Park
McDonalds in Gran Via
Plaza de España
