Andalucía - Quiz
  • 1. Which city is the capital of Andalucía?
A) Seville
B) Granada
C) Málaga
D) Cádiz
  • 2. What is the name of the famous mosque in Córdoba, Andalucía?
A) Alhambra
B) Hagia Sophia
C) Mezquita
D) Sagrada Familia
  • 3. What is the traditional dance of Andalucía called?
A) Tango
B) Flamenco
C) Bachata
D) Salsa
  • 4. Which province in Andalucía is known for its beaches and resorts?
A) Jaén
B) Córdoba
C) Seville
D) Málaga
  • 5. Which river runs through the city of Seville?
A) Tagus
B) Ebro
C) Guadalquivir
D) Duero
  • 6. What is the name of the famous palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalucía?
A) Sagrada Familia
B) Mezquita
C) Alhambra
D) Prado Museum
  • 7. What is the name of the famous coastal town in Andalucía that has inspired many artists and writers?
A) Fuengirola
B) Torrevieja
C) Estepona
D) Nerja
  • 8. Which type of tree is commonly found in the landscape of Andalucía?
A) Oak tree
B) Fir tree
C) Palm tree
D) Olive tree
  • 9. What is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain?
A) Andalusia
B) Murcia
C) Castilla-La Mancha
D) Extremadura
  • 10. How many provinces is Andalusia divided into?
A) Nine
B) Seven
C) Eight
D) Six
  • 11. Which mountain range contains the Iberian Peninsula's highest point, Mulhacén?
A) Subbaetic Mountains
B) Sierra Morena
C) Penibaetic Mountains
D) Sierra Nevada (part of the Baetic System)
  • 12. What is the origin of the name 'Andalusia'?
A) Named after the Vandals
B) Inspired by Gothic settlers
C) From a pre-Roman Iberian tribe
D) Derived from the Arabic word Al-Andalus
  • 13. Which city was Europe's biggest during the Islamic Golden Age?
A) Seville
B) Toledo
C) Córdoba
D) Granada
  • 14. Which sea borders Andalusia to the west?
A) The Mediterranean Sea
B) The Atlantic Ocean
C) The Bay of Biscay
D) The Alboran Sea
  • 15. What is the seat of Andalusia's High Court of Justice?
A) Málaga
B) Granada
C) Seville
D) Córdoba
  • 16. Which British Overseas Territory shares a land border with Andalusia?
A) Montserrat
B) Bermuda
C) Gibraltar
D) Falkland Islands
  • 17. What is the average high temperature in summer for Córdoba and Seville?
A) Above 36 °C (97 °F)
B) Around 25 °C (77 °F)
C) Approximately 40 °C (104 °F)
D) Below 30 °C (86 °F)
  • 18. Which mountain range separates Andalusia from the plains of Extremadura and Castile–La Mancha?
A) Subbaetic Mountains
B) Penibaetic Mountains
C) Sierra Morena
D) Baetic System
  • 19. Which historical period saw Córdoba become a prominent center of education and learning?
A) Islamic Golden Age
B) Reconquista
C) Roman Empire
D) Visigothic Kingdom
  • 20. What is the main economic sector historically associated with Andalusia?
A) Mining
B) Agriculture
C) Fishing
D) Textiles
  • 21. Which of these architectural styles is prevalent in Andalusia?
A) Hispano-Moorish
B) Romanesque
C) Baroque
D) Gothic
  • 22. What was the main cause of social unrest in Andalusia during the 19th and 20th centuries?
A) Religious conflicts
B) Economic recession
C) Political instability
D) Chronic inequalities in land property distribution
  • 23. What is the length of the land border between Gibraltar and Andalusia?
A) 5 kilometres (3 miles)
B) 10 kilometres (6 miles)
C) 1.2 kilometres (3⁄4 mi)
D) 2 kilometres (1 mile)
  • 24. Which autonomous community lies north of Andalusia?
A) Aragón
B) Galicia
C) Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha
D) Murcia
  • 25. Which century did the Spanish place name Andalucía first appear in its current form?
A) 11th century
B) 15th century
C) 13th century
D) 16th century
  • 26. Which scholar proposed that 'Al-Andalus' is derived from a Gothic term in 1989?
A) Bossong
B) Alfonso X
C) None of the above
D) Halm
  • 27. In what year did Alfonso X style himself as 'Rey de Castilla, León y de toda Andalucía'?
A) 1085
B) 711
C) 1253
D) 1492
  • 28. What was Granada's status after the Reconquista?
A) It was divided among neighboring kingdoms.
B) It became part of Castilla Nueva immediately.
C) It was abandoned and left unpopulated.
D) It remained separate due to its emblematic character as the last territory regained.
  • 29. What does the inscription on the Andalusian emblem read?
A) Andalucía por sí, para España y la Humanidad
B) Unity in Diversity
C) Hercules for Spain and Humanity
D) Dominus Hercules Fundator
  • 30. Who is considered the Father of the Andalusian Nation?
A) Hercules
B) Maestro Castillo
C) José del Castillo Díaz
D) Blas Infante
  • 31. When is Andalusia Day celebrated?
A) 25 December
B) 18 February
C) 15 August
D) 28 February
  • 32. Who composed the anthem of Andalusia?
A) José del Castillo Díaz
B) Blas Infante
C) Hercules
D) Maestro Infante
  • 33. What is the title granted by the Autonomous Government of Andalusia for exceptional merits?
A) Maestro de Andalucía
B) Padre de la Patria Andaluza
C) Córdoba Laureate
D) Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía
  • 34. What inspired the music for the anthem of Andalusia?
A) God Save the Queen
B) The Star-Spangled Banner
C) La Marseillaise
D) Santo Dios, a popular religious song
  • 35. What does the semicircular arch on the Andalusian emblem superimpose?
A) Dominator Hercules Fundator
B) Unity in Diversity
C) Andalucía por sí, para España y la Humanidad
D) Land and Liberty
  • 36. What does the 1919 Andalusianist Manifesto of Córdoba describe Andalusia as?
A) A city
B) A province
C) A national reality
D) An independent nation
  • 37. What does the Latin phrase 'Dominus Hercules Fundator' mean?
A) Hercules for Spain and Humanity
B) Land and Liberty
C) Unity in Diversity
D) Lord Hercules is the Founder
  • 38. What is the surface area of Andalusia in square kilometers?
A) 87,597 square kilometers.
B) 100,000 square kilometers.
C) 75,000 square kilometers.
D) 50,000 square kilometers.
  • 39. What is the average yearly rainfall in Cabo de Gata?
A) Around 150 millimeters (5.9 inches).
B) 300 millimeters (12 inches).
C) Above 2,000 millimeters (79 inches).
D) 4,346 millimeters (171.1 inches).
  • 40. Which mountain range is discontinuous and offers many passes?
A) The Cordillera Subbética
B) Sierra Morena
C) Cordillera Penibética
D) Baetic Depression
  • 41. Which mountain range is a strong barrier between the Mediterranean coast and the interior?
A) Cordillera Subbética
B) Cordillera Penibética
C) Sierra Morena
D) Baetic Depression
  • 42. What type of soil is found in the valleys and some limestone areas of Sierra Morena?
A) Dark clay soils
B) Deeper soils suitable for farming cereals
C) Shallow, acidic soils
D) Rich alluvial soils
  • 43. What type of material predominates in the soils of the Cordillera Subbética?
A) Lime-rich materials
B) Acidic materials
C) Basic (alkaline) materials
D) Sandy materials
  • 44. Which crop is particularly well-suited to the soils of Cordillera Subbética?
A) Strawberries
B) Blueberries
C) Cereals
D) Olives
  • 45. What type of soil is found in the Guadalquivir valley and plain of Granada?
A) Dark clay soils
B) Sandy soils
C) Shallow, acidic soils
D) Loamy alluvial soils suitable for intensive irrigated crops
  • 46. What is the Spanish term for the deep, rich, dark clay soils found in some hilly areas of Andalusia?
A) Alluvial soils
B) Albariza
C) Bujeo or tierras negras andaluzas
D) Shallow soils
  • 47. Which type of soil is excellent for vineyards in Andalusia?
A) Whiter albariza
B) Loamy alluvial soils
C) Shallow, acidic soils
D) Dark clay soils
  • 48. What type of cultivation is done on the sandy coastline of Huelva and Almería?
A) Hothouse cultivation under clear plastic
B) Forest growth
C) Intensive irrigated crops
D) Dryland farming
  • 49. What is the dominant species of the climax community in Andalusia?
A) Holly oak (Quercus ilex)
B) Cork oak (Quercus suber)
C) Spanish fir (Abies pinsapo)
D) Olive tree (Olea europaea)
  • 50. Where do the remaining forests in Andalusia primarily survive?
A) Plains
B) Urban parks
C) Coastal areas
D) Mountains
  • 51. What type of trees are cultivated in the plains of Granada?
A) Poplars
B) Cork oaks
C) Almond trees
D) Holly oaks
  • 52. Which bird species found in Andalusia is known for its migratory route from Europe to Africa?
A) The European rabbit
B) The Barbary sheep
C) The Spanish imperial eagle
D) The red-knobbed coot
  • 53. Which of the following is an African bird species found in Andalusian wetlands?
A) The Iberian lynx
B) The purple swamphen
C) The greylag goose
D) The European badger
  • 54. Which species of deer is native to Andalusia?
A) The Barbary sheep
B) The European polecat
C) The Iberian wolf
D) The fallow deer
  • 55. What invasive species from Africa has been introduced to Andalusia for hunting?
A) The Spanish imperial eagle
B) The Barbary sheep
C) The European mouflon
D) The red-knobbed coot
  • 56. Which large carnivore is threatened and found in Sierra de Andújar, Sierra Morena, Doñana, and Despeñaperros?
A) The red-knobbed coot
B) The Iberian lynx
C) The European rabbit
D) The Spanish ibex
  • 57. Which species is an endemic and endangered fish found in Andalusia?
A) Vipera latasti
B) Aphanius baeticus
C) Herpestes ichneumon
D) Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • 58. Which bird of prey is native to Andalusia?
A) The griffon vulture
B) The Barbary sheep
C) The red-knobbed coot
D) The European wildcat
  • 59. Which species is a variety of death's-head hawkmoth found in Andalusia?
A) Canis lupus signatus
B) Acherontia atropos
C) Milvus milvus
D) Phoenicopterus roseus
  • 60. Which of the following species is a venomous snake found in Andalusia?
A) Ovis aries musimon
B) Vipera latasti
C) Capra pyrenaica
D) Aphanius baeticus
  • 61. Which species of rabbit is most important to the diet of carnivorous species in Mediterranean woodlands?
A) The Spanish imperial eagle
B) The European rabbit
C) The Barbary sheep
D) The Iberian wolf
  • 62. Which species is a feral sheep found in Andalusia?
A) The European mouflon
B) The Barbary sheep
C) The red-knobbed coot
D) The Iberian lynx
  • 63. Which species is a small carnivore found in varied conservation situations in Andalusia?
A) The red-knobbed coot
B) The Spanish ibex
C) The otter
D) The European rabbit
  • 64. Which species is a type of mongoose found in Andalusia?
A) The red-knobbed coot
B) The Egyptian mongoose
C) The Iberian lynx
D) The European badger
  • 65. Which species is a type of deer found in Andalusia?
A) The Spanish imperial eagle
B) The European rabbit
C) The Barbary sheep
D) The roe deer
  • 66. Which species is a type of badger found in Andalusia?
A) The European badger
B) The Iberian lynx
C) The red-knobbed coot
D) The Barbary sheep
  • 67. Which species is a type of polecat found in Andalusia?
A) The European polecat
B) The red-knobbed coot
C) The Iberian lynx
D) The Barbary sheep
  • 68. Which species is a type of weasel found in Andalusia?
A) The Iberian lynx
B) The red-knobbed coot
C) The Barbary sheep
D) The least weasel
  • 69. Which species is a type of cat found in Andalusia?
A) The red-knobbed coot
B) The European wildcat
C) The Iberian lynx
D) The Barbary sheep
  • 70. Which species is a type of genet found in Andalusia?
A) The Barbary sheep
B) The common genet
C) The red-knobbed coot
D) The Iberian lynx
  • 71. What percentage of Andalusia's territory is protected?
A) 50 percent
B) 30 percent
C) Nearly 20 percent
D) 10 percent
  • 72. How many natural parks are part of RENPA?
A) 24
B) 28
C) 32
D) 37
  • 73. Which network includes Andalusia's protected areas as part of the European Union initiative?
A) Ramsar wetland sites
B) Biosphere Reserves
C) UNESCO World Heritage Sites
D) Natura 2000
  • 74. What percentage of Spain's protected territory is constituted by Andalusia?
A) 50 percent
B) About 30 percent
C) 20 percent
D) 40 percent
  • 75. How many periurban parks are there in RENPA?
A) 24
B) 32
C) 21
D) 28
  • 76. In what year did the Umayyad conquest of Hispania occur, marking a major cultural and political shift in Andalusia?
A) 711
B) 711 AD
C) 732
D) 718
  • 77. What term is used to describe the small, independent kingdoms that emerged in Andalusia during the 11th century?
A) caliphates
B) emirates
C) taifas
D) sultanates
  • 78. In what year was the last Muslim kingdom in Andalusia, the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, defeated?
A) 1512
B) 1485
C) 1492
D) 1504
  • 79. What year did Andalusia become an autonomous community under the Statute of Autonomy known as the Estatuto de Carmona?
A) 1992
B) 1981
C) 1986
D) 1978
  • 80. Under which article of the Spanish Constitution was Andalusia's autonomy established?
A) Article 151
B) Article 2
C) Article 155
D) Article 10
  • 81. Who was elected as the sixth president of Andalusia on 18 January 2019?
A) Juan Manuel Moreno
B) Susana Díaz
C) Manuel Chaves
D) José Antonio Griñán
  • 82. How many departments are there in the current legislature of Andalusia?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 15
D) 20
  • 83. Which department is listed first in order of precedence?
A) Presidency
B) Education
C) Economy and Treasury
D) Health
  • 84. How many representatives are elected to the Andalusian Parliament?
A) 120
B) 109
C) 95
D) 75
  • 85. When were the first elections to the autonomic parliament held after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy?
A) 18 January 2019
B) 23 May 1982
C) 1986
D) 20 December 1981
  • 86. How many legal/judicial districts is Andalusia divided into?
A) 75
B) 100
C) 88
D) 50
  • 87. What is the closest statutory entity to a comarca in Andalusia?
A) Municipality
B) Province
C) Region
D) Mancomunidad
  • 88. What year did the Statute of Autonomy mention comarcas in Article 97?
A) 1981
B) 1978
C) 1995
D) 2007
  • 89. How many municipalities are there in Andalusia?
A) 900
B) 500
C) 800
D) 774
  • 90. What is the basic territorial entity of Andalusia according to its Statute of Autonomy?
A) Comarca
B) Municipality
C) Province
D) Mancomunidad
  • 91. Which body performs representation, government, and administration at the municipal level in Andalusia?
A) Regional assembly
B) Ayuntamiento (municipal government)
C) National parliament
D) Provincial council
  • 92. What has been a significant factor countering the aging population trend in Andalusia?
A) Immigration
B) Emigration
C) Decrease in life expectancy
D) High death rate
  • 93. Which demographic cohort was affected by the 'baby boom' of the 1960s and 1970s in Andalusia?
A) Children under age 5
B) Elderly population
C) Teenagers
D) Adult population reaching adulthood
  • 94. As of January 1, 2026, what percentage of Andalusia's population was born outside Spain?
A) 5-6%
B) 7.52%
C) 13.76%
D) 20.3%
  • 95. Which Andalusian province had the highest percentage of foreign-born population in 2026?
A) Seville
B) Córdoba
C) Jaén
D) Almería with more than 26.04%
  • 96. Which nationality constituted the largest foreign-born population in Andalusia as of January 1, 2025?
A) Colombians
B) Britons
C) Romanians
D) Moroccans (219,699)
  • 97. What region provided the largest block of immigrants to Andalusia when considering world regions?
A) Asia
B) Europe
C) Africa
D) Latin America
  • 98. What was Andalusia's GDP per capita according to INE in 2006?
A) €160.6 billion
B) €68% of the EU27 average
C) €20,500
D) €17,401
  • 99. What was Andalusia's GDP in 2018?
A) 68% of the EU27 average
B) 160.6 billion euros
C) 13.4%
D) €17,401
  • 100. Which subsector employs 8.19 percent of Andalusia's workforce?
A) Service sector
B) Tertiary sector
C) Primary sector
D) Secondary sector
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