2020 in Spain - Quiz
  • 1. On which date did abstract painter Alfons Borrell i Palazón pass away?
A) 15 October
B) 7 October
C) 13 October
D) 6 October
  • 2. What was the profession of Manuel Guerra, who died on 7 October 2020?
A) Olympic swimmer
B) Actress
C) Abstract painter
D) Roman Catholic prelate
  • 3. Marisa de Leza was a Spanish actress who died in which month?
A) September
B) December
C) November
D) October
  • 4. Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando was a Roman Catholic prelate born in which year?
A) 1940
B) 1928
C) 1931
D) 1933
  • 5. Who was the Spanish DJ that died on 18 October 2020?
A) Joan Mesquida
B) Pablo Lozano
C) José Padilla
D) Eduardo Castelló
  • 6. In what year was the politician Joan Mesquida born?
A) 1955
B) 1939
C) 1954
D) 1962
  • 7. Dolores Abril was known for what two roles?
A) Singer and actress
B) Painter and sculptor
C) Linguist and doctor
D) Footballer and coach
  • 8. Pablo Lozano was a Spanish bullfighter and what else?
A) Fighting bull cattle rancher
B) Racing cyclist
C) Roman Catholic prelate
D) Olympic swimmer
  • 9. Which racing cyclist died on 31 October 2020?
A) Juan Sol
B) Jorge Llopart
C) Adolfo Bolea
D) Eduardo Castelló
  • 10. Pedro Iturralde, who died on 1 November, was a?
A) Footballer
B) Saxophonist and composer
C) Race walker
D) Matador
  • 11. Tinín, who passed away on 1 November 2020, was a?
A) Linguist
B) Matador
C) Historian
D) Doctor
  • 12. Domènec Fita i Molat was a Spanish painter and what else?
A) Saxophonist
B) Sculptor
C) Footballer
D) Politician
  • 13. Carlos G. Vallés was a Spanish-Indian Jesuit priest and what else?
A) Linguist
B) Doctor
C) Author
D) Economist
  • 14. Which of these individuals was a politician who died on 10 November 2020?
A) Juan Sol
B) Jorge Llopart
C) Adolfo Bolea
D) Luis Ibero
  • 15. What was the sport of Juan Sol, who died on 10 November 2020?
A) Football
B) Handball
C) Cycling
D) Race walking
  • 16. Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí was a?
A) Historian
B) Roman Catholic prelate
C) Footballer
D) DJ
  • 17. Jorge Llopart was known for being a?
A) Saxophonist
B) Bullfighter
C) Race walker
D) Painter
  • 18. Montserrat Carulla was a Spanish actress born in which year?
A) 1939
B) 1916
C) 1930
D) 1942
  • 19. Damián Iguacén Borau was a Roman Catholic prelate born in?
A) 1939
B) 1930
C) 1942
D) 1916
  • 20. Juan de Dios Román was a coach in which sport?
A) Swimming
B) Football
C) Handball
D) Cycling
  • 21. Faustino Amiano, who died on 1 December 2020, was a?
A) Politician
B) Olympic coxswain
C) Historian
D) Footballer
  • 22. Jordi Nadal was a Spanish historian and what else?
A) Economist
B) Doctor
C) Painter
D) Linguist
  • 23. Which footballer died on 15 December 2020 alongside Manuel Costas?
A) Adolfo Bolea
B) Gaztelu
C) Jorge García
D) Antonio Gento
  • 24. Gregorio Salvador Caja was a Spanish?
A) Politician
B) Linguist
C) Footballer
D) Doctor
  • 25. Josep Corominas i Busqueta was a doctor and a?
A) Historian
B) Linguist
C) Politician
D) Painter
  • 26. In which month did the Spanish novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafón die?
A) August
B) June
C) September
D) July
  • 27. Which Spanish actress passed away on 11 June?
A) Maria Lluïsa Oliveda Puig
B) Rosa Maria Sardà
C) None of the above
D) Carme Contreras i Verdiales
  • 28. Who was the Spanish racing cyclist that died on 16 June?
A) Félix Suárez Colomo
B) Juan Marsé
C) Pau Donés
D) Eusebio Vélez
  • 29. On what date in July did the novelist and screenwriter Juan Marsé die?
A) 18 July
B) 6 July
C) 26 July
D) 31 July
  • 30. Which Roman Catholic prelate died on 8 August?
A) Pedro Casaldáliga
B) Francisco Frutos
C) Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias
D) Juan Pastor Marco
  • 31. What was the profession of Fernando Garfella Palmer?
A) Bullfighter
B) Politician
C) Novelist
D) Underwater documentary filmmaker
  • 32. In which month did the comics artist known as Fer pass away?
A) September
B) August
C) June
D) July
  • 33. Which individual was a sailor and scientist?
A) José Lamiel
B) Eusebio Vélez
C) Félix Suárez Colomo
D) Vital Alsar
  • 34. When did the Spanish feminist activist Zuriñe del Cerro die?
A) 28 August
B) 28 July
C) 28 September
D) 28 June
  • 35. What was the birth year of the actor Enrique Irazoqui?
A) 1936
B) 1944
C) 1933
D) 1947
  • 36. Who was the monarch of Spain in 2020?
A) Felipe V
B) Juan Carlos I
C) Pedro Sánchez
D) Felipe VI
  • 37. Who was the President of the Congress of Deputies in 2020?
A) Meritxell Batet
B) Pilar Llop
C) Juan José Omella
D) Dolores Delgado
  • 38. Who held the position of President of the Senate of Spain in 2020?
A) Meritxell Batet
B) Pilar Llop
C) Juan José González Rivas
D) Dolores Delgado
  • 39. Who became the Attorney General on February 26, 2020?
A) María José Segarra
B) Pilar Llop
C) Dolores Delgado
D) Luis Navajas
  • 40. What event took place on January 25, 2020?
A) General election
B) Presentation of the 34th Goya Awards
C) The Bolivian diplomatic incident investigation began
D) Death of the monarch
  • 41. When was the investigation into the Bolivian diplomatic incident completed?
A) 15 January
B) 19 February
C) 25 January
D) 3 March
  • 42. Who was the swimmer who died on January 7, 2020?
A) José Luis Capón
B) Daniel Yuste
C) Jaime Monzó
D) Joaquín Peiró
  • 43. Which royal figure passed away on January 8, 2020?
A) Roser Rahola d'Espona
B) Carlos Falcó
C) Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
D) Felipe VI
  • 44. What caused the death of TV writer David Gistau on February 9, 2020?
A) COVID-19
B) Old age
C) Heart attack
D) Brain injury
  • 45. Which businessman and sports executive died on March 21, 2020?
A) José Folgado
B) José María Loizaga Viguri
C) Lorenzo Sanz
D) Carlos Falcó
  • 46. Who was the Civil Guard lieutenant colonel who died on March 27, 2020?
A) Joaquín Peiró
B) Jesús Gayoso Rey
C) José Luis Capón
D) Miguel Ángel Villarroya Vilalta
  • 47. Which resistance fighter died on March 31, 2020?
A) Chato Galante
B) Daniel Yuste
C) Rafael Gómez Nieto
D) José Luis Cuerda
  • 48. Who was the President of the Supreme Court in 2020?
A) Meritxell Batet
B) Pilar Llop
C) Juan José González Rivas
D) Carlos Lesmes
  • 49. Who was the Chief of the Defence Staff in 2020?
A) Carlos Lesmes
B) Miguel Ángel Villarroya Vilalta
C) Pedro Sánchez
D) Luis Navajas
  • 50. On what date did Dolores Delgado become Attorney General?
A) 26 February
B) 3 March
C) 15 January
D) 19 February
  • 51. Which economist and diplomat died on 1 April 2020?
A) Goyo Benito
B) Ricardo Díez Hochleitner
C) Luis Eduardo Aute
D) Francisco Hernando Contreras
  • 52. On what date did the football player Goyo Benito pass away?
A) 1 April
B) 2 April
C) 3 April
D) 8 April
  • 53. Who was the housing developer that died on 3 April 2020?
A) Juan Cotino
B) Alfonso Cortina
C) Manuel Jove
D) Francisco Hernando Contreras
  • 54. What was the profession of Luis Eduardo Aute, who died on 4 April?
A) Footballer
B) Politician
C) Artist
D) Geographer
  • 55. Riay Tatary, who died on 6 April, held what primary role?
A) Footballer
B) Imam
C) Neurosurgeon
D) Historian
  • 56. Which intellectual and independence activist died on 10 April 2020?
A) Antonio Carro
B) África Lorente Castillo
C) Mary Begoña
D) Iris M. Zavala
  • 57. Which Olympic long-distance runner died on 12 April?
A) Bernardino Lombao
B) Francisco Aguilar
C) Marcelino Campanal
D) Francisco Aritmendi
  • 58. Juan Cotino, who died on 13 April, was known as a politician and what else?
A) Artist
B) Businessman
C) Priest
D) Actor
  • 59. On which date did the neurosurgeon Jesús Vaquero pass away?
A) 16 April
B) 21 April
C) 20 April
D) 17 April
  • 60. What was the profession of Josep Sala Mañé, who died on 20 April?
A) Journalist
B) Footballer
C) Casteller
D) Politician
  • 61. José María Calleja was known for being a journalist and what else?
A) Anti-ETA activist
B) Musicologist
C) Art historian
D) Fashion designer
  • 62. Which flamenco singer and actor died on 22 April 2020?
A) Mary Begoña
B) El Príncipe Gitano
C) Luis Eduardo Aute
D) Josep Maria Benet i Jornet
  • 63. Which athlete and personal trainer died on 23 April?
A) Francisco Aritmendi
B) Bernardino Lombao
C) Marcelino Campanal
D) Miguel Jones
  • 64. Which politician and activist died on 1 May 2020?
A) Adolfo Pajares
B) África Lorente Castillo
C) Santiago Lanzuela
D) Julio Anguita
  • 65. Antonio González Pacheco, who died on 7 May, was a Francoist police inspector and what else?
A) Lawyer
B) Diplomat
C) Torturer
D) Historian
  • 66. On what date did the famous communist leader Julio Anguita pass away?
A) 20 May
B) 22 May
C) 13 May
D) 16 May
  • 67. Adolfo Nicolás held which high-ranking position within the Catholic Church?
A) Bishop
B) Cardinal
C) Pope
D) Superior General
  • 68. Lluís Juste de Nin was known as a cartoonist and what other profession?
A) Geographer
B) Historian
C) Fashion designer
D) Musicologist
  • 69. Which art historian died on 22 May 2020?
A) Iris M. Zavala
B) Antonio Bonet Correa
C) Miguel Artola Gallego
D) Carlos Seco Serrano
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