Wednesday, 16 April 2008

Seville Challenge questions.

Seville.

Welcome to the fourth-largest metropolitan area of Spain. Another challenge ,pay attention and keep your eyes and ears open. Answer as many questions as possible.


Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of what?
What is the name of the river that flows nearby?
Seville is in the province of?


What are the inhabitants known as?
Name 5 famous people from Seville.
What did the Romans call Seville?

The city is how many meters above sea level?
Which famous sailor and discoverer obtained his ships from the port of Seville?
What was the Casa de Contratación?

In which centuries was Seville the largest city in Spain?
Treasures of the Americas passed through Seville. The first commercial shipment of what delicious product arrived from Veracruz arrived to Seville in
1585?

Seville had a population of 130,000 in
1649. What happened to reduce the number of citizens in this year?
What is the name of the bridge spanning the Guadalquivir designed by Santiago Calatrava?

What is the name of the airport closest to Seville?
What is the name of the mayor of Seville?

When was the city's cathedral built?


The Giralda, was originally a what?
Now what is it?


What is “La Giraldilla”
What is the
Torre del Oro? Why was it built?

What are polvorones mantecados Pestiños Roscos fritos, magdalenas, yemas de San Leandro, and Tortas de aceite?

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