Quiz solutions (Part II)

5. The capital of Portugal is...

c) Lisbon

6. The two main colours of the Portuguese flag are...
c) Green and Red

The colours of our flag are related to the history of our country. The green colour symbolizes the hope in the future and the red colour symbolizes the blood of the nation's heroes who died during the battles for the conquest of our territory.

7. The Portuguese language is spoken in the five continents.

b) False

The Portuguese language isn't spoken in the five continents, but it's spoken in four continents: in Africa - Angola, Mozambique, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Cape Green Islands and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe; in South America - Brazil; in Asia - Timor; and in Europe - Portugal.

8. The most predominant religion in Portugal is...

a) Roman Catholicism

9. The Portuguese form of government is a...

b) Republic

Our country was ruled by kings until 1910. On the 5th October 1910 there was a revolution, the monarchy came to an end and the Republic was established.

10.In the 16th century Portuguese sailors played an important role in exploring the coasts of Africa, Middle East and Asia.

a) True

Portuguese sailors discovered and mapped the coasts of Africa, Asia and Brazil. The expeditions started in the beginning of the 14th century along West Africa's coast and proceeded till the 16th century when they reached Japan.