NEW GOLDEN

AGE
COMENIUS PROJECT
THE
PORTUGUESE
GUESSING
GAME

1. Who is the Portuguese President?

A
B
C
2. Which is the picture of the capital city of Portugal?
A
C
B
3. Which flag is the Portuguese one?

A
C
B


4. Who is the Portuguese Prime Minister?
A
B
C
5. Which is a typical Portuguese dish?
A
B
C
6. What was the Portuguese banknote before the Euro?
A
C
B
7. Which painting was made by a Portuguese painter?

8. How do Portuguese people celebrate Carnival?
A
B
C
9. What is this?
A. Tarro
B. Tapete de Arraiolos
C. Cantarinhas de Nisa
10. Which is the most famous Portuguese football player?
A
B
C
11. Who was the Portuguese Nobel Prize Winner in Literature?
A
B
C
12. Which Portuguese singer started her career in Holland?
A
B
C
13 . What famous Portuguese monument do you see in the picture?
A Jernimos Monastery
B Belm Tower
C Alcobaa Monastery
14. Which beer is a Portuguese one?
B
A
C
15. Which ship was used in the Portuguese discoveries?
A
C
B
16. What is the name of the main sport in Portugal?
A
C
B
17. One of these products was taken to Portugal during
the Portuguese discoveries. Which one?
A B
C

1. Who is the Portuguese President?

A
B
C
Anibal Cavaco Silva
The 19th President of
the Portuguese
Republic since 2006.
3. Which is the picture of the capital city of Portugal?
A
C
B
Lisbon
3. Which flag is the Portuguese one?

A
C
B
The symbols of the Portuguese flag:
- Red - Combative and warm colour. It is the colour
of conquest. It remembers the blood and encourages
to the victory;
- Green The colour of hope. It means a
representative change in the life of the country;
- The armillary sphere - the symbol of the
Portuguese discoveries, the brightest period in our
history;
- The shield with the five corners - Its a tribute
to the bravery and feats of the Portuguese who
fought for independence;
- The seven castles - They represent the national
independence.


4. Who is the Portuguese Prime Minister?
A
B
C
Pedro
Pedro Manuel Passos Coelho.
The head of the XIX government.
5. Which is a typical Portuguese dish?
A
B
C
Boiled codfish with potatoes, cabbage and
eggs. Portuguese people eat it during the
year, but its typically eaten at Christmas
dinner.
6. Which was the Portuguese banknote before the Euro?
A
C
B
Escudo
7. Which painting was made by a Portuguese painter?
This painting Party is a work of the Portuguese painter
Paula Rego. She painted it in 2003.

8. How do Portuguese people celebrate Carnival?
A
B
The common characteristics of Carnival in Portugal are:
- The usage of masks, essential in the celebrations but
without any relation to specific rituals, as elsewhere in
Europe.
- The satire and the provocation, straightforward and
humorous, sometimes with an offensive tone against
government members.
- The 'Caretos' (single guys) (in the picture) are formed
as the major figures of the party, the almost fantastic
beings of the pagan rituals and playful. These
celebrations took place in Podence Macedo de
Cavaleiros, in the North of Portugal.
C
9. What is this?
A. Tarro
B. Tapete de Arraiolos
C. Cantarinhas de Nisa
Kind of cork pan with lid, where the
shepherds of Alentejo used to take
food when they went to work.
A
C
10. Which is the most famous Portuguese football player?
Cristiano Ronaldo, known as CR7, was born on the 5th February
1985. He plays as a forward at Real Madrid and at the
Portuguese national team, in which he is the captain.
In 2013, he won the Fifa Ballon dOr, because he was considered
the best football player in the world.
B
11. Who was the Portuguese Nobel Prize Winner in Literature?
A
B
C
Jos Saramago won the Literature Nobel
Prize in 1998.
12. Which Portuguese singer started her career in Holland?
A
B
C
Cristina Branco was born in Portugal in 1972.
She started her career, as a fado singer, in
Amsterdam in 1996.
13 . What famous Portuguese monument do you see in the picture?
A Jernimos Monastery
B Belm Tower
C Alcobaa Monastery
Jeronimos Monastery is a Manuelino
monastery, that is a monumental testimony to
the wealth of the Portuguese Discoveries. It is
situated in Belm, Lisbon.
14. Which beer is a Portuguese one?
B
A
C
Super Bock is a Portuguese
brand of beer owned by the
Unicer. It was launched in
1927.
15. Which ship was used in the Portuguese discoveries?
A
C
B
In early 15
th
century, the Portuguese began to
use caravels in their Atlantic voyages of
exploration. This type of vessel proved to be
the most suitable for the realization of such
expeditions; it was adapted to the exploration
ship, fast and used as a defense resource.

In early 15
th
century, the Portuguese began to use
caravelas in their Atlantic voyages of exploration.
This type of vessel became the most suitable for the
realization of such expeditions.
16. What is name of the main sport in Portugal?
A
C
B
Football
Football is the most important
sport in Portugal. It is
managed by the Portuguese
Football Federation.
17. One of these products was taken to Portugal during
the Portuguese discoveries. Which one?
A B
C
Cinnamon - It is widely used in cookery as a
condiment and flavoring. It is also used in the
preparation of certain types of chocolate and
liqueurs.
My knowledge about Portugal and its culture is
17 - 16 VERY GOOD
15 - 13 GOOD
12 - 9 OK
8 - 4 NOT OK
0 - 3 POOR