Portugal Facts

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1. On which continent is Portugal? Africa America Asia Europe

2. Portugal joined the European Union the same year as Spain. True False

3. Here's an example of the Portuguese language. What does "estás bem?" mean? Are you bad? Are you ready? Are you all right? Are you sick?

4. What is the capital of Portugal? Answer: (One Word)

5. What year was the earthquake that destroyed downtown Lisbon? 1755 1855 2001 1955

6. What is the Portuguese political system? Donstitutional monarchy Dictatorship None of these Democratic republic

7. What's the name of the Portuguese navigator that discovered the sea route to Brazil? Vasco da Gama Pedro Álvares Cabral Diogo Cão Bartolomeu Dias

8. What's the Portuguese dominant religion? No religion Jews Roman Catholic Protestants

9. Which is the currency of Portugal? Euro Dollar Libra Coroa

10. Which of the following men has never been Prime Minister of Portugal? José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa José Manuel Durão Barroso Herman José Aníbal Cavaco Silva