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SPANISH LANGUAGE on the WEB

Library Quiz - Answers

This quiz was for your enjoyment. We hope it improved your Internet and Spanish Language skills. Here are the HyperLinked answers. Good luck!

EXAMPLE: disney espanol


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You are going to Puerto Vallarta, that lush tropical spot at the foot of the Sierra Madres, and you've been excited ever since you found that some renowned celebrities have visited. Name 3 celebrities who have been to Puerto Vallarta. Hey~! Prove it, by giving us the URL where you found this info.
ANSWER:
WebTravel - Puerto Vallarta (Quote)
"At the foot of the Sierra Madre, surrounded by lush tropical jungles rests the colonial city of Puerto Vallarta, mirrored by the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. Inhabited by Spanish explorers in the 1500's, it was used as a hiding place for pirates plundering the Pacific Coast. By the early 1900's it had evolved into a small fishing village that continued to grow as a port for silver mining. Visited by such renowned celebrities as Liz Taylor, Richard Burton, and John Huston, Puerto Vallarta's attraction as an up-and-coming destination grew. In recent years, it has flourished into Mexico's most romantic and versatile destination. "

What is the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana? What is it's mission or aim?
CAMERA NAZIONALE DELLA MODA ITALIANA
ANSWER:
The Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (National Chamber of Italian Fashion) is a non profit organization. Its aim is to regulate, coordinate and boost the development of Italian Fashion through shows, events and other suitable means.

Your fiancee want YOU to pick the honeymoon location. You are looking for a place where you can use the Spanish you just took at Kingwood College. She took her Spanish at Tomball College. Name two sites Ultimate Honeymoons might send you where you can practice your Spanish while on your honeymoon.
ANSWER:
Ultimate Honeymoons allow a look at Mexico - many places named. Central America also.

Find the Canarias Islands site. What peninsula and what ocean meet here?
ANSWER:
Atlantic Ocean and the Iberian Peninsula. Las Islas Canarias, que forman parte del grupo de archipièlag os macaronèsicos situados en Océano Atlántico, frente a las costas de la Península Ibérica y África, entre los 37º y 14º de latitud, todos ellos se caracterizan por su enorme belleza.

Look up your favorite words in an on-line Spanish-English dictionary. Give us 5! donde?: Directorio online de España
 

You are going near Acapulco on a shoestring. Do your research! Find a hotel in Acapulco which costs under $40 a night AND Fodor give a star ? Try City.Net Mexico, Guerrero, Acapulco
ANSWER
Majestic
Av. Pozo del Rey 74
Acapulco 39390
This dowager hotel was totally renovated in 1995.  Electric-blue postmodern exterior is shocking - but
the spacious rooms are completely unexpected in a hotel in this price category.  Enter through the 7th
floor lobby (the rest of the hotel is terraced down a rocky cliff.)

You want the weather to be fine. Report the four day forecast.
ANSWER
INTELLICAST: Acapulco Weather
On the day this quiz was written, Sept 24, 1996, it was: AT/SUN: Continued variably cloudy with a chance of a few periods of rain with embedded thunderstorms. Highs 30-33.

You are on your way to Navarre! What famous even takes place at the beginning of Fiesta de San Fermin?
ANSWER
Welcome to Navarre The famous event (made famous for us by Hemingway) is the running of the bulls in Pamplona.

Will most people in Santiago's Cafe be speaking Spanish? Why or why not?
ANSWER
Santiago's Cafe
No, because it is in Victoria British Columbia

Can you find Disneymania in Spanish? Try changing the language before your search. There are several sites that are part of the Disney Web...
ANSWER:
Disneymania

Where does Alfonso Montesinos go to college and what is his hobby?  In what city does he live?
ANSWER
Who? Where? finding people, companies, and more in three languages - around the world. Jose is a student in Mexico City.  Universidad de Monterrey - He fishes and lives in Monterrey.


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