Think you know Spain's history? Test your knowledge with the quiz below. Make sure to check back regularly for new challenges!
1) True or False: Spain is only one of three countries to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines.
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2) True or False: Spain is a democracy organised in the form of a parliamentary government under a constitutional.
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3) True or False: Spain shares the Iberian peninsula with France.
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4) True or False: Spain was Europe's leading power throughout the 16th century and most of the 17th century. The cultural efflorescence witnessed during this period is now referred to as the Spanish Golden Age.
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5) True or False: Starting in 1809 Spain's American colonies began a series of revolutions and declared independence, leading to the Spanish American wars of independence that ended Spanish control over its mainland colonies in the Americas.
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6) True or False: The Spanish civil war broke out in 1975.
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