Hornazo - Quiz

1. What is hornazo?

A) A type of soup
B) A sweet pastry
C) A Spanish meat pie
D) A seafood stew

2. In which Spanish provinces is hornazo traditionally eaten?

A) Madrid and Toledo
B) Salamanca and Ávila
C) Barcelona and Girona
D) Seville and Córdoba

3. What are the main dough ingredients of hornazo?

A) Puff pastry and oil
B) Cornmeal and butter
C) Flour and yeast
D) Rice flour and water

4. What meats and fillings are stuffed inside hornazo?

A) Chicken, ham, and olives
B) Lamb, potatoes, and onions
C) Beef, sweet chorizo, and cheese
D) Pork loin, spicy chorizo, and hard-boiled eggs

5. During which festival is hornazo traditionally eaten in the field in Salamanca?

A) The Tomato Festival
B) Holy Week
C) San Fermín
D) "Monday of the Waters"

6. What Spanish name is given to the festival of "Monday of the Waters"?

A) Semana Santa
B) Feria de Abril
C) La Tomatina
D) Lunes de aguas

7. The name of the "Monday of the Waters" festival supposedly comes from a twisting of what word?

A) embalse
B) escuela
C) estrella
D) enagua

8. What does the word enagua mean?

A) Waterfall
B) Petticoat
C) Riverbank
D) Umbrella

9. Who used to wear enaguas under their dresses according to the text?

A) Local bakers
B) Student scholars
C) Religious nuns
D) Prostitutes

10. Where were prostitutes sent during Lent according to tradition?

A) To the other side of the Tormes River
B) Inside the town church
C) To the mountains of Ávila
D) To Madrid

11. Why were prostitutes sent away during Lent?

A) To gather eggs for Easter
B) To help build the river bridge
C) So men were not distracted during religious observances
D) To bake hornazo for the town

12. Who threw a party on the banks of the river on Easter Monday?

A) The students of the town
B) The royal family
C) The village elders
D) The local merchants

13. What was the Easter Monday party celebrating?

A) The start of spring
B) The end of the school year
C) The harvest season
D) The return of the women

14. What river runs past Salamanca where the students partied?

A) Tormes River
B) Ebro River
C) Guadalquivir River
D) Tagus River

15. What is a bollo de hornazo described as in other parts of Spain?

A) A fried pastry filled with cream
B) A sweet and dry bread decorated with hard-boiled eggs
C) A spicy meat pie with cheese
D) A savory cake made with fish

16. When are dishes like bollo de hornazo traditionally consumed?

A) At New Year
B) During Christmas
C) In and around Easter
D) In mid-summer

17. What ingredient was considered a sort of meat long ago?

A) Flour
B) Eggs
C) Yeast
D) Chorizo

18. Why were eggs prohibited during Lent long ago?

A) Because they were too expensive
B) Because they were considered a sort of meat
C) Because chickens stopped laying eggs
D) Because priests forbade cooking

19. What did chickens keep doing even though eggs were prohibited during Lent?

A) Eating grain
B) Sleeping outside
C) Flying away
D) Laying eggs

20. How were eggs preserved during Lent?

A) By pickling them in vinegar
B) By freezing them
C) By hard-boiling them
D) By salting and drying them

21. What dish tradition possibly gave rise to Easter eggs?

A) Lenten bread
B) Chorizo stuffing
C) Riverbank parties
D) Hornazo and similar egg dishes

22. Are the exact origins of Easter eggs known according to the text?

A) Yes, they started in Ávila
B) Yes, they were created by students
C) No, they are unknown
D) Yes, they were invented in Salamanca

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