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All Things Spanish

All Things Spanish. (or some interesting facts that you should know). 1) ANSWER: d) 7000. According to the Ethnologue organization, there exists approximately 6 809 distinct languages (http://www.ethnologue.com)

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All Things Spanish

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  1. All Things Spanish (or some interesting facts that you should know)

  2. 1) ANSWER: d) 7000 • According to the Ethnologue organization, there exists approximately 6 809 distinct languages (http://www.ethnologue.com) • Languages you’ve probably never heard of such as Farci, Urdu, Kirundi, Fon, Yoruba, Monokutuba, Alsatian and Catalan are among these • About 4 billion of the earth's 6.5 billion people, or over 60% of the earth's population, speak one of 30 languages

  3. 2) ANSWER: c) 21 3) ANSWER: d) 4 • Spanish is the official language of 11% of the world’s countries (21/195) • These countries are located in North and South America, Europe and Africa

  4. 4) ANSWER: c) • 1st language of approx. 350 million but is spoken as a second language by another 100 million people all over the world • considered a “world language” (1 of the 6 official languages of the UN (Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic) AND (spoken internationally and learned by many people as a second language)

  5. 5) ANWER: a) third • 1st Mandarin Chinese • 2ndHindi • 3rd English or Spanish (417 million including second language speakers)

  6. 6) ANSWER: a) the guitar • It more than likely originated in Spain in the 14th century • The modern word “guitar” was adopted into English from the Spanish word guitarra

  7. 7) ANSWER:b) the Chihuahua • This tiniest breed of dogs is named after a state of Mexico • It is more than likely descended from the Techichi, a companion dog of the Toltec civilisation • Its remains were found in Toltec pyramids

  8. 8) ANSWER: a) chocolate,

  9. Chocolate is made from the beans or seeds of the cocoa plant, native to South America • In the 16th century, Montezuma, an Aztec emperor drank a beverage called xocoatl prepared from cocoa • This liquid was considered so precious that it was drunk from gold cups • Soon, this beverage became the favorite drink of the Spanish noble class

  10. b) corn and c) tomatoes

  11. 10) ANSWER: c) soccer

  12. LEADING LATINA LADIES • Daisy Fuentes • Eva Mendes • Paz Vega • Penelope Cruz • Salma Hayek • Dora

  13. ACTORES ADORABLES • Andy Garcia • Benicio Del Toro • Gael Garcia Bernal • Javier Bardem • Diego

  14. DIVAS BONITAS • Christina Aguilera • Gloria Estefan • J-Lo • Selena • Shakira

  15. MÚSICOS MASCULINOS • Carlos Santana • Enrique Iglesias • Julio Iglesias • Ricky Martin • Daddy Yanke

  16. Just Dance!

  17. BEBIDAS DELICIOSAS • Daiquirí • Margarita • Mojito • Piña colada • Sangría • Tequila

  18. Comida sabrosa • Enchiladas • Nachos • Tacos • Tapas • Churros

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