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Mérida, Spain - Quiz
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  • 1. When was AD Mérida founded?
A) 2009
B) 1990
C) 1998
D) 2013
  • 2. Which team was the predecessor to Mérida UD?
A) CP Mérida
B) Badajoz FC
C) AD Mérida
D) Estonia FC
  • 3. How many seasons did CP Mérida play in La Liga?
A) Four
B) Three
C) One
D) Two
  • 4. What is the capacity of Estadio Romano?
A) 10,000
B) 12,500
C) 20,000
D) 14,600
  • 5. Which national team did Spain defeat at Estadio Romano in 2009?
A) Venezuela
B) Mexico
C) Estonia
D) Portugal
  • 6. What was the final score of the Spain versus Estonia match in 2009?
A) 3–0
B) 2–0
C) 3–1
D) 1–0
  • 7. Who was the Mayor of Mérida during the 2009 match?
A) Ángel Calle
B) Juan Carlos
C) Pedro Sanchez
D) Manuel Ruiz
  • 8. What was the name used by the Mayor to describe the football players?
A) 21st-century gladiators
B) Golden athletes
C) Modern heroes
D) Spanish warriors
  • 9. What is the nearest airport to Mérida?
A) Madrid Airport
B) Badajoz Airport
C) Lisbon Airport
D) Seville Airport
  • 10. How far is Badajoz Airport from Mérida?
A) 100 km
B) 25 km
C) 75 km
D) 50 km
  • 11. Which of these cities is twinned with Mérida, Spain?
A) Valencia
B) Madrid
C) Barcelona
D) Totana
  • 12. Which international city is twinned with Mérida, Spain?
A) Rome, Italy
B) Paris, France
C) Lisbon, Portugal
D) Mérida, Mexico
  • 13. In which decade did CP Mérida play in La Liga?
A) 1970s
B) 1990s
C) 2000s
D) 1980s
  • 14. What does the 2009 victory over Estonia signify for the Spanish team?
A) Qualification for the 2012 World Cup
B) Winning the European Championship
C) Qualification for the 2008 Olympics
D) Qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
  • 15. Which of these is a twinning partner of Mérida, Spain?
A) Mérida, Venezuela
B) Totana, Mexico
C) Badajoz, Spain
D) Estonia, Europe
  • 16. In what year was Mérida conquered by the Umayyad Caliphate?
A) 1720
B) 713
C) 1936
D) 1230
  • 17. Who led the conquest of Mérida in 713?
A) Musa ibn Nusayr
B) Ibn Hud
C) Alonso de Cárdenas
D) Alfonso IX
  • 18. Which fortress did the Arabs reuse and expand in Mérida?
A) San Marcos
B) The Roman Theatre
C) Badajoz Citadel
D) Alcazaba
  • 19. Which group frequently rebelled against the Caliphate in the 9th century?
A) Aragonese
B) Mozarabs
C) Romans
D) Castilians
  • 20. Who reconquered Mérida for Christian rule in 1230?
A) Alfonso IX of León
B) Alonso de Cárdenas
C) Antonio Rodríguez Osuna
D) Musa ibn Nusayr
  • 21. The city became the seat of the priory of which Order after 1230?
A) Order of Templars
B) Order of Santiago
C) Order of Calatrava
D) Order of Malta
  • 22. Which Grand Master of the Order aided the recovery of Mérida in the 15th century?
A) Musa ibn Nusayr
B) Alonso de Cárdenas
C) Ibn Hud
D) Alfonso IX
  • 23. Which famous route passes through Mérida?
A) Vía de la Plata
B) Silk Road
C) The Royal Way
D) French Way
  • 24. What caused damage to Mérida's historic monuments in the 19th century?
A) Spanish Civil War
B) Industrialization
C) Fitna of al-Andalus
D) Napoleonic Wars
  • 25. What was a major driver of Mérida's development after the Napoleonic Wars?
A) Mining
B) Railway hub and industrialization
C) Tourism
D) Agriculture
  • 26. When was Mérida captured by Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War?
A) 1230
B) 1983
C) 10 August 1936
D) 1720
  • 27. In what year did Mérida become the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura?
A) 1983
B) 2015
C) 1993
D) 1936
  • 28. Who has been the mayor of Mérida since 2015?
A) Alfonso IX
B) Musa ibn Nusayr
C) Antonio Rodríguez Osuna
D) Alonso de Cárdenas
  • 29. Which autonomous community is Mérida the capital of?
A) Castile
B) Lusitania
C) Extremadura
D) Andalusia
  • 30. What is the elevation of Mérida above sea level?
A) 217 metres
B) 100 metres
C) 50 metres
D) 500 metres
  • 31. What was the population of Mérida in 2017?
A) 102,000
B) 45,000
C) 82,500
D) 60,119
  • 32. Who founded the settlement of Mérida?
A) The Greeks
B) The Visigoths
C) The Alans
D) The Roman Empire
  • 33. What was the original name of Mérida upon its foundation?
A) Nova Roma
B) Lusitania Prima
C) Hispania Felix
D) Augusta Emerita
  • 34. The name 'Emerita' means what in Latin?
A) Retired or veteran
B) Golden city
C) New foundation
D) River crossing
  • 35. In what year was Augusta Emerita founded?
A) 100 AD
B) 50 BC
C) 25 BC
D) 10 BC
  • 36. Where is the hoard of gold jewellery found in Mérida's girl's grave (1870) currently kept?
A) British Museum
B) Prado Museum
C) National Archaeological Museum of Spain
D) Louvre
  • 37. Mérida served as the capital of which Roman province?
A) Lusitania
B) Tarraconensis
C) Baetica
D) Gallaecia
  • 38. What was the terminus of the Roman route known as the Vía de la Plata?
A) Hispalis
B) Toletum
C) Asturica Augusta
D) Tarraco
  • 39. According to Jewish tradition, who was the silk craftsman exile who settled in Mérida?
A) Abraham
B) Baruch
C) Isaac
D) Jacob
  • 40. Who was the King of the Alans who died in 418 in battle against the Visigoths?
A) Wallia
B) Alaric
C) Attaces
D) Rechiar
  • 41. In what year did the Visigoths take the city of Mérida?
A) 418
B) 510
C) 469
D) 409
  • 42. Which Roman structure remains in Mérida today as a major monument?
A) Pantheon
B) Roman theatre
C) Circus Maximus
D) Colosseum
  • 43. What is the primary climate classification of Mérida?
A) Humid continental
B) Polar
C) Cold semi-arid
D) Tropical savanna
  • 44. What is the frequency of minimum temperatures dropping below 0 °C in Mérida?
A) Always
B) Rarely
C) Frequently
D) Daily in winter
  • 45. What is the annual precipitation range in Mérida?
A) 500 to 600 mm
B) 300 to 400 mm
C) 100 to 200 mm
D) 800 to 1000 mm
  • 46. Which weather phenomenon is frequent in the central months of autumn and winter in Mérida?
A) Tornadoes
B) Snow
C) Hail
D) Fog
  • 47. During which season does the Emerita Lvdica event typically take place?
A) Autumn
B) Winter
C) Mid-summer
D) Spring to early summer
  • 48. Who built the Alcazaba fortification in 835?
A) Rafael Moneo
B) Santiago Calatrava
C) Abd ar-Rahman II
D) Trajan
  • 49. Which architect designed the National Museum of Roman Art?
A) Trajan
B) Abd ar-Rahman II
C) Santiago Calatrava
D) Rafael Moneo
  • 50. Which Roman landmark in Mérida is still in use as a reservoir?
A) Proserpina Dam
B) Villa Mitreo
C) Circus Maximus
D) Arch of Trajan
  • 51. What architectural feature does the Church of Santa Eulalia reuse from an ancient temple?
A) Mosaic floors
B) Portico parts
C) Stained glass
D) Roof tiles
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