A) La Gomera B) La Palma C) Gran Canaria D) Tenerife
A) Papas arrugadas con mojo B) Gazpacho C) Tortilla de patatas D) Paella
A) French B) Portuguese C) Spanish D) Italian
A) Desert B) Polar C) Subtropical D) Tropical
A) February B) July C) April D) December
A) Desert safari B) Aurora Borealis watching C) Whale watching D) Skiing
A) Pacific Ocean B) Indian Ocean C) Atlantic Ocean D) Arctic Ocean
A) Swiss Franc B) Euro C) British Pound D) US Dollar
A) Christopher Columbus B) Hernan Cortes C) Jean de Bethencourt D) Francisco Pizarro
A) Islas Afortunadas B) Canarias C) Islas Fortunadas D) Islas Canarias
A) About 150 kilometres (90 miles) B) About 200 kilometres (120 miles) C) About 50 kilometres (30 miles) D) About 100 kilometres (60 miles)
A) 2,268,035 B) 2,000,000 C) 2,500,000 D) 2,300,000
A) Mount Teide B) Maspalomas C) Roque de los Muchachos D) Garachico
A) 1927 B) 1982 C) 1990 D) 1978
A) €30,000 B) €25,000 C) €28,272 D) €35,000
A) Five B) Eight C) Six D) Seven
A) Fuerteventura B) Gran Canaria C) Lanzarote D) Tenerife
A) El Hierro B) Fuerteventura C) La Gomera D) La Graciosa
A) The Lucky Islands B) The Blessed Islands C) The Fortunate Isles D) The Prosperous Isles
A) One B) Four C) Two D) Three
A) Tenerife B) El Hierro C) La Palma D) La Gomera
A) €70 billion B) €50 billion C) €60 billion D) €64.123 billion
A) La Palma B) Gran Canaria C) Fuerteventura D) Tenerife
A) Third-highest B) First C) Second D) Fourth
A) To catch the prevailing northeasterly trade winds B) To avoid pirates C) For resupply D) For exploration
A) It is derived from the name of the Nukkari Berber tribe. B) It is derived from the Latin name Canariae Insulae, meaning 'Islands of the Dogs'. C) It is named after the canary bird. D) It is named after a type of fish found in the surrounding waters.
A) A system of matrilineal descent, where inheritance was passed on via the female line. B) A patrilineal descent system. C) A classless society with communal living. D) A matriarchal society with no inheritance system.
A) Christianity. B) Animism, focusing on the sun, moon, and natural features like mountains. C) Buddhism. D) Islam.
A) Metal weapons and armor. B) Ceramics, human figures, fishing, hunting and farming tools, plant fiber clothing and vessels, and cave paintings. C) Glass beads and jewelry. D) Stone tablets with written records.
A) They have been extensively documented by many linguists. B) They were used as currency. C) They were decorative art. D) They were used for navigation.
A) The king was at the top of the social pyramid. B) The king was a commoner. C) The king had no significant role. D) The king was a religious leader only.
A) Textile manufacturing. B) Shipbuilding. C) Fishing, hunting, and farming. D) Mining.
A) Mogador B) Carthage C) Athens D) Rome
A) Pluvialia B) Canaria C) Ninguaria or Nivaria D) Capraria
A) Maciot de Béthencourt B) Jean de Béthencourt C) Lancelotto Malocello D) Gadifer de la Salle
A) 1496 B) 1478 C) 1312 D) 1402
A) 6 March 1480 B) 1599 C) 1496 D) 1501
A) Wine B) Corn C) Roccella tinctoria D) Sugarcane
A) Wine B) Roccella tinctoria C) Corn D) Sugar
A) Lichen islandicus B) Lichen perlatum C) Roccella tinctoria D) Lichen canariensis
A) Cochineal B) Coffee C) Cotton D) Tobacco
A) 10,000 B) 60,000 C) 40,000 D) 20,000
A) Comfortable with good living conditions B) Well-maintained with adequate healthcare C) Highly unsanitary with widespread tuberculosis D) Temporary with basic facilities
A) Horatio Nelson B) Murat Reis the Elder C) Kemal Reis D) Pieter van der Does
A) 46,843 B) 40,000 C) 39,910 D) 50,000
A) 1661 B) 1833 C) 1927 D) 1723
A) Teide B) Cumbre Vieja C) Roque de los Muchachos D) Teneguía
A) 30 November 1833 B) 23 September 1927 C) 17 July 1936 D) During the Second World War
A) 1770–1830 B) 1800–1850 C) 1600–1650 D) 1700–1750
A) During the Second World War B) 23 September 1927 C) 17 July 1936 D) 30 November 1833
A) Azores B) Madeira C) Balearic Islands D) Canary Islands
A) Cuba B) Havana C) Venezuela D) Puerto Rico
A) Operation Torch B) Operation Pilgrim C) Operation Overlord D) Operation Barbarossa
A) Havana B) Santo Domingo C) Veracruz D) Cuba
A) 2010 B) 2007 C) 2015 D) 2012
A) Santa Cruz de Tenerife B) Santa Cruz de La Palma C) Arrecife D) San Cristóbal de La Laguna
A) 3 each B) 5 each C) 2 each D) 4 each
A) The Humboldt expedition B) The Baudin-Ledru expedition C) The Feuillée expedition D) The Borda expedition
A) 44 B) 54 C) 34 D) 64
A) La Palma B) La Graciosa C) Lanzarote D) Tenerife
A) 1599 B) 1797 C) 1501 D) 1618
A) Coniferous forests B) Laurisilva cloud forests C) Mangrove forests D) Deciduous forests
A) Military reconnaissance B) Trade exploration C) Colonial expansion D) Strict scientific objectives
A) Gran Canaria B) Madrid C) Lanzarote D) Tenerife
A) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria B) Valverde C) Santa Cruz de Tenerife D) Puerto del Rosario
A) 75,000 B) 85,382 C) 100,000 D) 95,000
A) Infrastructure projects B) Educational programs C) Military training D) Agricultural work
A) Germany B) Italy C) Venezuela D) Cuba
A) 53.8% B) 7% C) 24% D) 6.1%
A) Fernando Clavijo Batlle B) José Manuel Soria C) Paulino Rivero D) Ángel Víctor Torres
A) The British retreated without a fight B) The British established a new colony C) Horatio Nelson lost his right arm D) The British captured the city
A) 50,000 B) 70,000 C) 66,593 D) 41,807
A) UK B) Italy C) France D) Germany
A) The First Fleet in 1788 B) The Virginia Company fleet in 1606 C) The Spanish Armada in 1588 D) The Dutch fleet in 1599
A) Alexander von Humboldt B) Jean-Charles de Borda C) Louis Feuillée D) J. Edens
A) 150.2 inhabitants per square kilometre B) 250.0 inhabitants per square kilometre C) 500.5 inhabitants per square kilometre D) 303.9 inhabitants per square kilometre
A) J. Edens B) Alexander von Humboldt C) Louis Feuillée D) Jean-Charles de Borda
A) Cretaceous continental crust B) Mesozoic continental crust C) Jurassic oceanic crust D) Paleozoic oceanic crust
A) Campeche B) La Guaira C) Veracruz D) Buenos Aires
A) 14 B) 10 C) 12 D) 20
A) Portugal–Spain relations regarding fishing rights B) Morocco–Spain relations regarding territorial waters C) France–Spain relations regarding airspace D) Italy–Spain relations regarding trade routes
A) 50 B) 80 C) 70 D) 60
A) Local farmers B) The Spanish government C) British government D) Companies such as Fyffes
A) During the Jurassic B) During the Triassic C) During the Cretaceous D) During the Paleogene
A) Late 1950s B) Early 1930s C) During the Second World War D) During the Spanish Civil War
A) Morocco B) Ghana C) Senegal D) Mali
A) Netherlands B) France C) Italy D) Germany
A) Majority B) Growing rapidly C) Almost insignificant D) Moderate
A) 54 B) 24 C) 44 D) 34
A) 30,000 B) 50,000 C) 46,843 D) 39,910
A) Horatio Nelson B) Murat Reis the Elder C) Kemal Reis D) Pieter van der Does
A) Jean-Charles de Borda B) Alexander von Humboldt C) Louis Feuillée D) J. Edens
A) Jose Miguel Perez B) Winston Churchill C) Francisco Franco D) Guillermo Ascanio
A) Two B) Six C) Eight D) Four
A) Murat Reis the Elder B) Kemal Reis C) Pieter van der Does D) Horatio Nelson
A) Semana Santa B) Fiesta de la Bajada C) Fiesta de la Cruz D) Mascaras Festival
A) 12,000 B) 11,786 C) 15,000 D) 10,000
A) Islam B) Buddhism C) Hinduism D) Roman Catholic
A) 41,807 B) 66,593 C) 50,000 D) 30,000
A) Natural disasters B) Economic difficulties C) Political unrest D) Religious persecution |