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Portugal Facts Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about Portugal. Good luck :)

A multiple-choice quiz by Agrias. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Agrias

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
251,973

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1411

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (6/10), Guest 165 (8/10), Guest 213 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. On which continent is Portugal? Hint

Europe

Asia

Africa

America

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Question 2 of 10

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

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Here's an example of the Portuguese language. What does "est�s bem?" mean? Hint

Are you bad?

Are you ready?

Are you all right?

Are you sick?

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the capital of Portugal?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What year was the earthquake that destroyed downtown Lisbon? Hint

2001

1955

1855

1755

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the Portuguese political system? Hint

Constitutional monarchy

Dictatorship

None of these

Democratic republic

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Question 7 of 10

7. What's the name of the Portuguese navigator that discovered the sea route to Brazil? Hint

Vasco da Gama

Pedro �lvares Cabral

Diogo C�o

Bartolomeu Dias

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Question 8 of 10

8. What's the dominant religion in Portugal? Hint

No religion

Judaism

Roman Catholicism

Protestantism

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which is the currency of Portugal? Hint

Libra

Coroa

Dollar

Euro

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following men has never been Prime Minister of Portugal? Hint

Jos� Manuel Dur�o Barroso

Herman Jos�

An�bal Cavaco Silva

Jos� S�crates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On which continent is Portugal?

Answer: Europe

It's located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

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

Answer: True

Portugal joined in 1986 along with Spain. They made up the eleventh and twelfth members.

3. Here's an example of the Portuguese language. What does "est�s bem?" mean?

Answer: Are you all right?

"Are you ready?", means "est�s pronto?". "Are you sick?", means "est�s doente?", and "Are you bad?", means "�s mau?".

4. What is the capital of Portugal?

Answer: Lisbon

Lisbon is a very beautiful city, in which you can find many pretty monuments such as "Mosteiro dos Jer�nimos", "Torre de bel�m", "Castelo de S�o Jorge" and "Pal�cio da Ajuda". If you ever go to Lisbon, you can't miss those!

5. What year was the earthquake that destroyed downtown Lisbon?

Answer: 1755

It was not only a quake, a huge tsunami came and destroyed every single house of downtown Lisbon. There was also several fires due to the earthquake.

6. What is the Portuguese political system?

Answer: Democratic republic

Portugal's current constitution was enstated in 1976.

7. What's the name of the Portuguese navigator that discovered the sea route to Brazil?

Answer: Pedro �lvares Cabral

Cabral discovered the sea route in the year 1500. He was considered the successor of Vasco da Gama.

8. What's the dominant religion in Portugal?

Answer: Roman Catholicism

Around 80% of Portugal's population is considered to practice Roman Catholicism, with just over 3% of the population having other Christian denominations.

9. Which is the currency of Portugal?

Answer: Euro

Portugal began to use the euro in 1999 in financial markets. The general populace of Portugal began using the notes and coins in 2002.

10. Which of the following men has never been Prime Minister of Portugal?

Answer: Herman Jos�

Actually Herman is a TV presentator. He has nothing to do with politics.

Source: Author Agrias

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