| A |
Last century there was a bloodless revolution in
Portugal that is named after a flower. Name the flower in
English. |
A = number of letters in the name. |
| B |
In what year did the revolution referred to in
question 'A' take place. |
B = the year – 1900. |
| C |
In 1910, Portugal became a republic. What was the
exact date? |
C = month as a number + day of the month. |
| D |
The 10th of June is Portugal Day. This day is also
named for a nationally revered poet. Name him. |
D = number of letters in his last name. |
| E |
Portugal joined the United Nations in which
year? |
E = the year – 1900. |
| F |
Portugal has been a member of the European Union
since what year? |
F = the year – 1900. |
| G |
How many other countries joined the EU in the same
year? |
G = the number of other countries. |
| H |
Condado de Portucale was the first county founded
in Portugal, after the Christian reconquest of the Iberian
Peninsula from Muslim and Moorish domination. It was founded in
what year? |
H = the year – 800. |
| J |
In the 18th century a devastating earthquake hit
Lisbon destroying 85% of the city. This happened at 9:40am on the
1st of November (All Saints day, a Catholic holiday), but what was
the year? |
J = the year – 1700. |
| K |
Portugal and another country have the longest
standing alliance in recorded history. Name the other country (as
it was when the treaty was signed). |
K = number of letters in the other country’s
name. |
| L |
In what year was the treaty referred to in question
'K' signed? |
L = the year – 1300. |
| M |
The highest point in continental Portugal is Serra
da Estrela. How high is it? |
M = the height in metres rounded to the nearest
100, and divided by 100. |
| N |
The Rio Tejo (Tagus River) that splits Portugal,
originates in which country? |
N = number of letters in the country’s
name. |
| O |
In 1500, Pedro Alvares Cabral, while en route to
India, discovered and claimed a large South American country for
Portugal. Name this country in English. |
O = the sum of all the letters in the country’s
name where a = 1 and z = 26. |
| P |
What is the 3 digit national emergency telephone
number? |
P = this number. |
| Q |
Lisbon, Portugal’s capital city, is built on a
commonly accepted number of hills, and is sometimes referred to as
the City of Q Hills, where... |
Q = the number of hills. |
| R |
Luis Figo was one of the most famous Portuguese
soccer players ever. What was his shirt number? |
R = his number. |
| S |
How many letters in the Portuguese name for New
Zealand? |
S = the number of letters. |
| T |
Portugal recently competed in the Rugby World Cup
(2007). They played gallantly against the All Blacks and scored how
many points? |
T = the number of points they scored. |
| U |
The 1998 World Expo in Lisbon celebrated the
anniversary of Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a sea route to India.
How many years was the anniversary? |
U = the number of years divided by 100. |
| V |
Immediately prior to the 1998 World Expo, a bridge
named after Vasco da Gama was opened spanning the Rio Tejo at
almost its widest point. What is the total length of the bridge in
kms (rounded down by 0.2 to the nearest km)? |
V = the length of the bridge. |
| W |
Fernao de Magalhaes (Ferdinand Magellan) led the
first successful circumnavigation of the world. In what year was
this expedition completed? |
W = the year – 1500. |
| X |
Antonio Salazar led an authoritarian regime that
lasted from 1933 until the revolution mentioned in question 'A'. In
what year was the military-led coup that paved the way for
Salazar’s dictatorship? |
X = the year – 1900. |
| Y |
In the 15th century Portugal and Spain signed a
treaty, called the Treaty of Tordesillas (Tratado de Tordesilhas)
that divided newly discovered lands outside of Europe into an
exclusive duopoly between the two nations. Spain ratified the
treaty on July 2nd and Portugal on September 5th. In the following
century the Treaty of Saragossa or Treaty of Zaragoza divided the
other side of the world. How many years were there between these
treaties? |
Y = year of Treaty of Saragossa – year of Treaty of
Tordesillas. |
| Z |
Portugal traces its national origin to June 24th,
1128 when Afonso Henriques defeated his mother, Countess Teresa,
and her lover, Fernao Peres da Trava, at the Battle of Sao Mamede.
Afonso Henriques later proclaimed himself to be Portugal’s first
king after the Battle of Ourique on July 25th of what year. |
Z = the year – 1100. |