Alcaucín - Quiz
  • 1. In which province is the municipality of Alcaucín located?
A) Córdoba
B) Seville
C) Granada
D) Málaga
  • 2. What is the approximate distance from Alcaucín to the city of Málaga?
A) 100 kilometers
B) 54 kilometers
C) 507 kilometers
D) 25 kilometers
  • 3. What is the nickname given to the natives of Alcaucín?
A) Axárquicos
B) Zafarrayanos
C) Alcaucineños
D) tiznaos
  • 4. What is the Arabic meaning of the name Alcaucín?
A) The mountain
B) The castle
C) The river
D) The arches
  • 5. Which mountain pass is located within the municipality of Alcaucín?
A) Boquete de Zafarraya
B) Sierra de Tejeda
C) Sierra de Alhama
D) Corridor of Periana
  • 6. What is the elevation of the Maroma peak?
A) 1,500 meters
B) 200 meters
C) 2,500 meters
D) 2,066 meters
  • 7. What is the most characteristic feature of the local vegetation?
A) Oak forest
B) Aleppo pine forest
C) Cedar forest
D) Cypress forest
  • 8. Which animal is the most visible in the area?
A) Mountain goat
B) Badger
C) Bobcat
D) Weasel
  • 9. What significant discovery was made in the Boquete de Zafarraya in 1983?
A) Roman pottery
B) Neanderthal human remains
C) Arab weaponry
D) Phoenician coins
  • 10. Who built the present castle in 1485?
A) The Phoenicians
B) The Romans
C) The Catholic Monarchs
D) The Arabs
  • 11. When did the major earthquake occur that damaged 134 houses in Alcaucín?
A) 25 December 1884
B) 1485
C) 2000
D) 1983
  • 12. What is the name of the hamlet where part of the population lives?
A) Zalía
B) Periana
C) Alhama
D) Puente Don Manuel
  • 13. Which tree species is currently on the decline in the area?
A) Pine
B) Cypress
C) Yew
D) Poplar
  • 14. Besides the 'arches' theory, what do some authors suggest the name Alcaucín refers to?
A) The location of the castle
B) The presence of a river
C) The abundance of yew trees
D) The height of the mountains
  • 15. What is the approximate population of Alcaucín?
A) 5,000
B) 1,600
C) 500
D) 10,000
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