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Portugal Quiz: 12 Questions on Lisbon, Explorers and the Atlantic Coast
Portugal faces the Atlantic along the western edge of Europe, and its sailors once opened sea routes to Africa, India and Brazil. This Portugal quiz has 12 questions on its history, landscapes and food.
Praia da Ursa, a wild beach near Cabo da Roca, featured on the Bing homepage, so the rugged Atlantic coast is part of the quiz too.
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Portugal Quiz Questions and Answers
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1 What is the capital of Portugal?
- A Lisbon
- B Coimbra
- C Porto
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✓ Answer: A. Lisbon
Did you know? Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in Western Europe.
2 Which cape is the westernmost point of mainland Europe?
- A Cape Finisterre
- B Cabo da Roca
- C Cape St. Vincent
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✓ Answer: B. Cabo da Roca
Did you know? A monument there quotes the poet Camões: 'where the land ends and the sea begins'.
3 Which Portuguese explorer reached India by sea in 1498?
- A Ferdinand Magellan
- B Vasco da Gama
- C Bartolomeu Dias
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✓ Answer: B. Vasco da Gama
Did you know? He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to reach Calicut.
4 Which melancholic music style comes from Portugal?
- A Tango
- B Fado
- C Flamenco
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✓ Answer: B. Fado
Did you know? UNESCO added fado to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2011.
5 Port wine comes from which Portuguese river valley?
- A Guadiana
- B Douro
- C Tagus
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✓ Answer: B. Douro
Did you know? The Alto Douro Wine Region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
6 What is the famous Portuguese custard tart called?
- A Churro
- B Bola de Berlim
- C Pastel de nata
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✓ Answer: C. Pastel de nata
Did you know? The Belém version was created by monks at the Jerónimos Monastery.
7 Which disaster struck Lisbon in 1755?
- A A volcanic eruption
- B A great earthquake and tsunami
- C A plague outbreak
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✓ Answer: B. A great earthquake and tsunami
Did you know? It destroyed much of the city on November 1, All Saints' Day.
8 Portugal is the world's largest producer of which natural material?
- A Rubber
- B Cork
- C Bamboo
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✓ Answer: B. Cork
Did you know? Cork is stripped from the bark of cork oaks without cutting down the trees.
9 Which 1974 revolution ended Portugal's dictatorship?
- A The Rose Revolution
- B The Carnation Revolution
- C The Velvet Revolution
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✓ Answer: B. The Carnation Revolution
Did you know? Soldiers placed carnations in their rifles on April 25, 1974.
10 Which Atlantic islands are autonomous regions of Portugal?
- A Azores and Madeira
- B Canary Islands
- C Balearic Islands
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✓ Answer: A. Azores and Madeira
Did you know? The Canary and Balearic Islands belong to Spain.
11 The alliance between Portugal and England dates to which treaty?
- A Treaty of Windsor, 1386
- B Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494
- C Treaty of Utrecht, 1713
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✓ Answer: A. Treaty of Windsor, 1386
Did you know? It is often called the oldest diplomatic alliance still in force.
12 What do limpets on Portugal's rocky shores mainly eat?
- A Algae
- B Small fish
- C Plankton only
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✓ Answer: A. Algae
Did you know? They scrape algae off rocks with a tongue-like radula.
About Portugal
Portugal is one of Europe's oldest nation-states, with borders largely unchanged since the 13th century. Its alliance with England, sealed by the Treaty of Windsor in 1386, is often described as the oldest diplomatic alliance still in force. In the Age of Discovery, Vasco da Gama reached India by sea in 1498 and Pedro Álvares Cabral reached Brazil in 1500.
Lisbon was largely destroyed by an earthquake, tsunami and fires in 1755 and rebuilt with a grid of streets in the Baixa district. The Carnation Revolution of 1974 ended decades of dictatorship almost without bloodshed. Today Portugal is known for fado music, port wine from the Douro Valley, cork forests and custard tarts.
Praia da Ursa and the Sintra coast
Praia da Ursa sits below steep cliffs just north of Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of mainland Europe, in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. Its rocky shore is home to limpets, which cling to rocks with a muscular foot and graze on algae when the tide covers them. See the June 11, 2026 Bing Homepage Quiz answers.
Portugal Quiz FAQ
What is the westernmost point of mainland Europe?
Cabo da Roca in Portugal, near Sintra.
What is fado?
A traditional Portuguese music style, often melancholic, associated with Lisbon and Coimbra. UNESCO lists it as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Where does port wine come from?
From the Douro Valley in northern Portugal; it takes its name from the city of Porto.