3) Answer to Questions Anick

1) How much does the zoo entrance cost?(landmarks)

18,65-,

2) What are the Ramblas? (landmark) Include a picture, or clip



The Rambla is a busy street in Barcelona with many shops and many tourists.


3) What can you see there?

Many shops and cafés.

4) Who is Ferran Adria( Famous persons)

He is a famous Spanish-Catalan cook.

5) What is the name of his restaurant?

Ell Bulli.

6)Mention sometypical Catalan dishes

Pizza, pasta’s, fish.

7) Look up information about the Cagatio( typical catalan)

It’s a Catalan legend who is made from wood and is a kind of Santa Claus.


8) Name 5 famous Catalan Painters

Joan Miró, Aristide Maillol, Ramon Casas i Carbó, Antoni Tàpies, Salvador Dali.

9) A very famous Catalan Basketball player is....( famous personlities)

Pau Gasol.

10) What do you do in a Golondrina (landmarks)

Dive or take a boat.

11) The Collserola Tower is somewhere where you can.....( Landmarks)\

It’s a TV and Radio-tower

12)Who composed 2El Can dels Ocells" INclude a soundclip( famous Personalities)

Albert Serra

13) Who is Arantxa Sanchez? (famous personalities)

A famous tenniser

14) The Barraquer Eye Center is world-famous, Why??

It’s a very big eye-surgery centre. There are every years about 12.000 patients.

15) What is the Tibidabo? (landmarks)

A big hill with a nice view

16) Explain the St Jordi Legend( Typical Catalan,festivities)

St. Jordi is a roman soldier.


17) What is the "Corte Ingles"?

A English Court.

18) What buildings did Gaudi create( give 7 examples)?(famous personalities)

Colegio Teresiano (1888-1889)

Casa Calvet (1898-1900)

Cripta Colònia Güell (1898-1917)

Bellesguard (1900-1909)

Park Güell (1900-1914)

Casa Batlló (1904-1906)

Casa Milà / La Pedrera (1906-1910)


19) How did Gaudi die? (famous personalities)

He was hit by a tram.

20) Was he a good student?

Yes, but not excellent.

21) What do you know about his family?

His father was a coppersmith.

22) What animals can you see at the Cathedral?

A lazy person with hair on his hands.

23) When was the first performance of the Montjuic fountain (landmark)?

19th of May, 1929

24) How many people work on the Montjuic fountain (landmark)?

3000 workers

25) In what century was the Canaletes fountain opened (landmark)?

17th century

26) Which is the legend about the Caneletes fountain (landmark)?

Anyone who drinks from the fountain’s water will be destined to always return to Barcelona.

27)What you can find and do on the Plaça Catalunya?(landmark)

It is a very big crowded square. Under it there is a tube. You can see beautiful nature.

28)Who do the groom and the bride usually represents at the Giants wedding?(festivities)

A Siamese twin

29) How was the Catalan flag born?

It is based on the coat of arm of the crown of Aragon

30)How is the F.C. Barcelona stadium called (Typical catalan)?

Camp Nou


31) Who was founded FC Barcelona?

Joan Gamper


32) What are the Castellers?(Typical Catalan, festivities)



Human towers

33) What are the calçots (Typical Catalan)



34) What are the Panellets? When do you eat them? How do you prepare them (typical Catalan)

It are little cakes and you eat them at All Saint’s Day, it’s made from marzipan.

35) On which day do people celebrate All Saint's day? (festivities)

1 November

36) What do people do on that day?

Pray for Hallows

37) What happens on St Jordi's day( Typical catalan, festivities)

It is a day of joy and believing in god, people will go out and build a fire and play around it. People will bless their houses, fields their children and everything around them with water as it was the holy water.

38) What presents do the 3 wise kings bring to Jesus? (festivities)

Gold, incense and myrrh

39) When is the King's day and what happens on that day? (festivities)

5 January, they celebrate the end of the Christmas time with a big party where everyone gives and receive presents.

40) What are the Sardanasa (include a soundfile) (typical catalan)

Dancers on a typical Catalan festival

41) What does Correfoc mean (Include a picture) festivities



It’s a festival called ‘Fire run’ in English. It has a lot of fireworks what presents in this Catalan festival. Also there are drums and there is dancing.


42) What can you do at the Boqueria( landmark)

There are markets and hotels.


43) What can you do at the Columbus Monument' (landmark)

You can see a statue of Columbus, the discoverer of America.