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Quiz about The Spanish Civil War
Quiz about The Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War Trivia Quiz


This conflict, considered by most participants and historians to have been a dress-rehearsal for WWII, is an absolute 'must-know' for students of 20th century history.

A multiple-choice quiz by Comnenus. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Comnenus
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
95,226
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1944
Last 3 plays: Guest 110 (8/10), Guest 2 (8/10), Guest 92 (2/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was President of Spain at the onset of hostilities in 1936? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the initial headquarters and launching-site of Franco's insurrection? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the "leader" of the Anarchists? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What were the colours of the Anarchists? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the Nationalist movement called? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Barcelona massively backed the Nationalists from the beginning of the war.


Question 7 of 10
7. George Orwell fought in Spain. What unit was he a member of? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. German bombers of the Condor Legion bombed the village of Guernica into oblivion. Which artist immortalized this catastrophe in a mural? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Whom did Franco regard as being "a gentleman" for his refusal to take sides in the Spanish Civil War? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Franco died in 1975. Who succeeded him as head of state? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was President of Spain at the onset of hostilities in 1936?

Answer: Azana

Azana was a middle-class intellectual with humane instincts. A democratic Liberal as well as a gifted orator and thinker, he vainly attempted conciliation between the disparate elements of the Left (including the Anarchists).
2. What was the initial headquarters and launching-site of Franco's insurrection?

Answer: The Canary Islands

Although Franco chose exile and set up HQ in the Canaries initially, his best troops were Moroccans (Moors and Spaniards).
3. Who was the "leader" of the Anarchists?

Answer: Durruti

Durruti was an idealist who thought the Anarchist could outwit and outmuscle Stalin's NKVD and Russian operations in the Spanish Left.
4. What were the colours of the Anarchists?

Answer: black and red

Red were Communists.
5. What was the Nationalist movement called?

Answer: Falange

The phalanx was the standard Greek hoplite unit in antiquity, reputed for the fact that its cohesion seldom was torn asunder.
6. Barcelona massively backed the Nationalists from the beginning of the war.

Answer: False

On the contrary, Barcelona was notorious for its very strong anarchist sympathies.
7. George Orwell fought in Spain. What unit was he a member of?

Answer: POUM - a small Trotskyite organization

The author of "1984" (written in 1943-48) was an anti-Stalinist socialist. Read "Homage to Catalonia" and find out about his experiences.
8. German bombers of the Condor Legion bombed the village of Guernica into oblivion. Which artist immortalized this catastrophe in a mural?

Answer: Picasso

Picasso refused to set foot in Spain until after Franco's death in 1975.
9. Whom did Franco regard as being "a gentleman" for his refusal to take sides in the Spanish Civil War?

Answer: FDR

FDR was struggling with implementing his New Deal. Blum had overt Republican sympathies, Chamberlain was an appeaser of Fascism, and Stalin provided the Republicans with some weapons and military counsel.
10. Franco died in 1975. Who succeeded him as head of state?

Answer: Juan Carlos

A Bourbon!
Source: Author Comnenus

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