UBMS Spanish - fun facts 1 and 2

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  1. 3. The official language institution based in Madrid that acts as the "Language Police" for Spanish.
  2. 5. The country that holds the #1 spot for the most Spanish speakers on Earth.
  3. 7. Located in Madrid, the restaurant _______ de Botín holds the Guinness World Record for being the world's oldest.
  4. 8. Spanish is the official language of Equatorial Guinea, which is located on this unexpected continent.
  5. 10. This is the main, heaviest meal of the day in Spain, typically eaten around 2:00 PM.
  6. 13. Instead of a fairy, children in Spain put lost teeth under their pillow for a well-dressed _____ named Pérez.
  7. 18. The #1 most spoken native language in the world, which ranks just ahead of Spanish.
  8. 19. This term describes a language like Spanish where words are pronounced exactly how they are spelled.
  9. 21. The tiny curly line written over the letter "N" to form a new letter, used by monks to save space on paper.
  10. 22. The dynamic hybrid language and cultural blend spoken by millions of bilingual people in the US.
  11. 24. This language heavily influenced Spanish during an 800-year coexistence, leaving behind around 4,000 words.
  12. 25. The massive annual festival La Tomatina features a giant food fight using 150 tons of this.
Down
  1. 1. Drizzled over almost everything, Spain is the global king of this product, making 45% of the world's supply.
  2. 2. Spain's national anthem, called "__ ______ ____", is unique because it completely lacks lyrics.
  3. 4. The highly anticipated soccer match between fierce rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona is called __ _______.
  4. 6. The actual English translation of the "false friend" word sopa.
  5. 9. Spanish belongs to this linguistic family, a word that simply means "from Rome".
  6. 11. The true meaning of the deceptive false cognate "embarazada."
  7. 12. Words in different languages that look similar, sound similar, and share the same meaning.
  8. 14. On New Year's Eve, Spaniards attempt a frantic challenge to swallow twelve of these exactly at midnight.
  9. 15. The dictionary letter "W" is an ________ word, only used in foreign words borrowed from German or English.
  10. 16. The Arabic-speaking group that ruled the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years and heavily shaped Spanish culture.
  11. 17. The afternoon break when many shops close so Spaniards can eat a long lunch and relax with family.
  12. 20. The US state whose name literally translates to "snow-covered" in Spanish.
  13. 23. Celebrated on January 6th, the primary holiday for gift-giving in Spain is Three ___ Day.