Edit Game
A level Spanish speaking facts
 Delete

Use commas to add multiple tags

 Private  Unlisted  Public



 Save

Delimiter between question and answer:

Tips:

  • No column headers.
  • Each line maps to a question.
  • If the delimiter is used in a question, the question should be surrounded by double quotes: "My, question","My, answer"
  • The first answer in the multiple choice question must be the correct answer.

 Import questions





 Save   100  Close
First woman to be deputy prime minister of Spain
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
First woman to serve as the president of a country
Isabel PerĂłn of Argentina
La manada case
In 2016, an 18-year-old girl was attacked by a group of five men, one of which was a member of the Guardia Civil and another of the Ejército nacional...
Movimiento Democrático de Mujeres
Clandestine women's organisation which came about in the 60s
SecciĂłn Feminina
Women's branch of the Falange political movement promoting fascist and Christian Nationalist female values
Why did oppression of women continue after the transition to democracy?
No women were involved in drafting the constitution of 1978
Problem with the Spanish Civil Code and women
Article 57 of the civil code (1889-) said that 'women must obey their husbands' until 1981
Women's rights in the Second Republic
Divorce, higher education, and the vote from 1933
What 3 sorts of feminist groups existed under Franco?
University societies, clandestine left-wing political parties, and illegal neighborhood (vecinal) associations
Why was 1975 a big year for feminism in Spain?
It was the year Franco died and the UN 'International Year of the Woman'
"SĂłlo sĂ­ es sĂ­"
Law passed against rape in March 2020
Increase in reports of sexual violence in Spain in 2022
Reports increased by 20% from 2021-22
Number of reports of sexual violence in Spain in the first quarter of 2022
41
Femicide and Honduras
Honduras has the highest rate of femicide in the world, 4.6 cases per 100,000 women
Domestic violence in Spain and the pandemic
Reports of domestic violence decreased but experts suggest rates increased
Femicide in Spain
In 2021, Spain became the first European country to officially count femicides. An estimated 10 women a month are murdered in Spain by men
Percentage of women in Spain who think it's easy to be a woman
52%
What happens to the pay gap with seniority (antiguedad)?
It increases the longer one has worked at a firm
Gender pay gap in Spain in the private sector
About 50%
How has the percentage of women in the labour market changed in the last 20 years in Chile?
It has doubled to 40%
Gender pay gap in Spain
16% as of 2020, compared to 20% a decade ago
What did Franco say about women being removed from the workforce?
They were 'liberadas' (1938)
Percentage of female employees who get the minimum wage in Mexico
62%
Mexico female employment rate
31%
How many women are literate in modern Spain?
97%
How many women were illiterate in the 1910s in Spain?
60%
Mobile phones and the environment
The vast majority are not recycled and contain a number of non-renewable materials
Hispanic countries with the most mobile phone users
Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Spain
Hispanic countries with the fewest mobile phone users
Nicaragua, Honduras, Paraguay, and Guatemala
Most popular type of mobile phone in Spain
Android
Sending a text on the road
Sending a text causes drivers to lost 89% of their vision on the road
Answering a call on the road
Answering a call causes drivers to lost 80% of their vision of the road
Irrational fear of being without your mobile
NomofĂłbia
Risk of car accidents when using a mobile phone
Increases 23 times
Percentage of Spanish people who have admitted to using a mobile while driving
25%
Prevalence of piracy in Spain
9 out of 10 downloads is illegal - highest prevalence in the developed world
Value of pirated films in Spain in 2014
€6.139 milliones
Value of pirated music in Spain in 2014
€6.733 millones
Most important communications network in Latin America
Whatsapp
Second most popular social network in Spain
Tuenti, 35% of internautas have an account
Most popular social network in Spain
Facebook, 78% of internautas have an account
Percentage of Spanish old people who use the internet daily
77%
Percentage of Spanish population using the internet daily
82%
Least common use of the internet for old Spaniards?
Buying online
Most common use of the internet for old Spaniards
Informing themselves
Average age to get a smartphone in Spain
Estimated to be around 13-14 years
Percentage of young Spanish people with internet access
Close to 100% (national average is 80%)
Percentage of old Spanish people with internet access?
About 60% (average is 80%)
Hispanic country with worst internet access
Honduras, about 50% of households
Latin American country with best internet access
Uruguay, about 85% of households
When were Ferdinand and Isabella in charge?
1479 until their deaths in 1516 and 1504 respectively
When were Jews expelled from Spain?
In 1492
Percentage of Spanish young people who think abortion is always bad
29%
Percentage of Spanish young people who think homosexuality is always bad
12%
Percentage of Spanish who go to mass every week
15%
What percentage of Spanish words come from Arabic?
17%
When was the reconquest?
From the 8th to the 15th centuries
How has Pope Francis been good for Spanish-speaking Catholicism?
He is Argentine
What percentage of Spanish are atheists?
As of 2021, about 20% are irreligious (irreligiosos)
What is the second biggest religion in Spain?
Islam (about 4%)
Least Catholic Hispanic country
Uruguay, about 47%
Most Catholic Hispanic country
Mexico, also the most catholic in the world, with about 80% identifying as such
What parts of Spanish society are least Catholic (not age)?
Big cities (53% vs. 80% in countryside); better education (50% in higher education)
What generation in Spain is least Catholic
18-24 year olds - 50% compared to 82% in 1992
What generation in Spain is most Catholic
65-year-olds and over - 90% are catholics
Percentage of Spanish who identify as Catholic - change
72% in 2020 compared to 82% in 2001
Worst Hispanic countries to be a homosexual
Guatemala, Paraguay
Best Hispanic country to be a homosexual
Uruguay, Argentina
Rate of divorce in Mexico
Around half, like Spain
Percentage of blended families in Spain
Estimated to have increased in recent years
When was divorce legalised in Spain?
1981
Percentages of marriages in Spain that end in divorce?
Around half
What happened to gay people under Franco?
Gays faced persecution, imprisonment, torture even, and promotion of homosexuality was also a crime
When was homosexuality decriminalised in Spain?
In 1979
When was gay marriage legalised in Spain?
2005
Domestic violence under Franco
Almost always ignored or allowed by police and women were afraid to come forward
Percentage of grandparents who regularly take care of their grandchildren
49%
Labour force participation rate for women in Peru
74%, higher than in Spain
Lowest Hispanic female labour force participation rate?
Puerto Rico, 32%
Female unemployment rate in Spain?
20% in 2021, versus 16% for men
Average age for children to be emancipated from the family home in Spain?
30
What percentage of Spanish children are born of at least one foreigner?
1 in 4
How many marriages were celebrated in a church in 2012 in Spain?
A third
When was abortion legalised in Spain?
1981 under three conditions (supuestos) then 2010 freely allowed up to 14 weeks and 22 with risk to woman or fetus
Since when can gay parents adopt in Spain?
Since 2005
How has immigration changed the Spanish family?
Has increased the birth rate, and normalised mixed raced families
When was the Pill introduced in Spain?
In the 1960s
How long is paid paternity leave in Spain?
16 weeks, the same as maternity leave
How long is paid maternity leave in Spain?
16 weeks
What were the jobs available to women under Franco?
Infermera o maestra (nurses or primary school teachers)
Smallest gender pay gap in Hispanic countries?
Costa Rica, with 11.8% in 2021 according to WEF
Biggest gender pay gap in Hispanic countries?
Nicaragua, 43% in 2021 according to WEF
How much more household work do women do in Spain?
Triple the work men do
What is the average number of children to have in Spain?
1.33 in 2020
What % of families are nuclear in Spain?
63% in 2020
How were large families encouraged under Franco?
With medals and financial rewards
Longest-serving Spanish speaking incumbent dictator
Teodoro Obiang, dictator of Equatorial Guinea since 1979
Hispanic celebrities who have done good for society
Ricky Martin con los derechos LGBT+ y Shakira con la fundaciĂłn Pies Descalzos
Dinghies in 2018 from 2017
335% increase
Current dictators of Hispanic countries
Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua since 2007
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.