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What is the capital of Portugal?
Lisbon, on the Tagus estuary.
2
Which country is Portugal's only land neighbour?
Spain.
3
What currency does Portugal use?
The euro, since 2002 (the escudo before).
4
What is the national day, and its date?
Portugal Day, 10 June.
5
What is the national anthem?
A Portuguesa.
6
How many deputies sit in the Assembleia da República?
230, in a single chamber.
7
Which river is the longest on the Iberian Peninsula?
The Tagus (Tejo).
8
Which river flows through Porto?
The Douro.
9
What is the highest mountain on the mainland?
The Torre, in the Serra da Estrela.
10
What is the highest point in Portugal?
Mount Pico, on Pico Island in the Azores.
11
Where is Cabo da Roca?
Near Sintra: the westernmost point of mainland Europe.
12
What is the only national park of Portugal?
Peneda-Gerês.
13
Which tree gives Portugal its cork?
The cork oak (sobreiro), mainly in the Alentejo.
14
What are the two autonomous regions?
The Azores and Madeira.
15
What is the capital of Madeira?
Funchal.
16
Which UNESCO site covers terraced vineyards?
The Alto Douro Wine Region (2001).
17
When did Portugal win the European Championship?
2016, beating France 1-0 after extra time.
18
Who won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature?
José Saramago.
19
Who won the 1949 Nobel Prize in Medicine?
Egas Moniz.
20
Which music is on the UNESCO intangible heritage list (2011)?
Fado.
21
What are azulejos?
Painted and glazed ceramic tiles.
22
Which style is named after Manuel I?
Manueline, with sea motifs (Jerónimos, Tower of Belém).
23
Who won Eurovision for Portugal in 2017?
Salvador Sobral with 'Amar pelos dois'.
24
Which two architects won the Pritzker Prize?
Álvaro Siza (1992) and Eduardo Souto de Moura (2011).
25
Who became UN Secretary-General in 2017?
António Guterres.

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