Uruguayan Culture, Economy and Society

Culture Economy And Society

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  1. Complete the sentence about Cristina Fernández with the correct year: Instead, she became the candidate for the Front for Victory alliance, becoming president in the ______ presidential election.
  2. Complete the sentence about Eduardo Fabini with the correct year: In ______, he co-founded the Association of Chamber Music, performing in numerous concerts for that organization as an interpreter.
  3. Complete the sentence about Alberto Ginastera with the correct year: Ginastera studied at the Williams Conservatory in Buenos Aires, graduating in ______.
  4. Complete the sentence about Alberto Ginastera with the correct year: West Coast premiere was performed by the Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble under Henri Temianka and William Kraft at UCLA in ______.
  5. Complete the sentence about Jorge Majfud with the correct year: Majfud was born on September 10, ______, in Tacuarembó, Uruguay.
  6. Complete the sentence about Jorge Majfud with the correct year: In ______, Majfud received a professional degree in architecture and engineering from the University of the Republic.
  7. Complete the sentence about Amanda Berenguer with the correct year: In ______ she received the "Reencuentro de Poesía" prize from the University of the Republic, Uruguay for her work Los signos sobre…
  8. Complete the sentence about Amanda Berenguer with the correct year: In ______, she became an honorary member of the Uruguayan National Academy of Letters.
  9. Complete the sentence about Marosa di Giorgio with the correct year: Uruguayan poet Roberto Echavarren published in ______ "Transplatinos", which offers an excellent introduction to Di Giorgio's writi…
  10. Complete the sentence about Marosa di Giorgio with the correct year: Kopple, appeared in March ______ in the Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies.
  11. Complete the sentence about Ida Vitale with the correct year: Vitale fled to Mexico City in ______ for political asylum after a military junta took power in Uruguay.
  12. Complete the sentence about Ida Vitale with the correct year: Ida Vitale recorded for the Archive of Literature of the Hispanic Division at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., on September 12…
  13. Complete the sentence about Circe Maia with the correct year: In ______ they moved permanently to Tacuarembó in the north of Uruguay with their first two children.
  14. Complete the sentence about Circe Maia with the correct year: At 3 a.m. one morning in ______, police raided their home to arrest both Ariel and Circe.
  15. Complete the sentence about Circe Maia with the correct year: Perhaps more significantly, her poem Por detrás de mi voz was set to music by Daniel Viglietti in ______ as Otra voz canta.
  16. Complete the sentence about Eduardo Acevedo Díaz with the correct year: On 18 September ______, he published, in the Century, his first article, a tribute to his maternal grandfather who had died six…
  17. Complete the sentence about Eduardo Acevedo Díaz with the correct year: In April ______, he left University to join the revolutionary movement of Timoteo Aparicio against the Colorado government of Lo…
  18. Complete the sentence about Eduardo Acevedo Díaz with the correct year: The three-month Revolutionary War was concluded in July ______, and in Montevideo, Diaz began the militarization of the National…
  19. Complete the sentence about Francisco Acuña de Figueroa with the correct year: An anthology of his poems was published in ______ in the collection of Uruguayan classics by the Artigas Library.
  20. Complete the sentence about Luis Alberto Heber with the correct year: In the ______ election he was elected Senator, and in subsequent years was repeatedly re-elected.
  21. Complete the sentence about Esteban Cambiasso with the correct year: In ______, he moved back to Argentina, where he played for three years with Independiente and one with River Plate.
  22. Complete the sentence about Carlos Bueno with the correct year: Bueno came out of his short-lived retirement in February ______, with the 37-year-old signing with Uruguayan Segunda División's Cerro La…
  23. Complete the sentence about Álvaro Recoba with the correct year: Recoba made his Inter debut on the same day as Ronaldo, on 31 August ______, coming on as a substitute against Brescia at the San Siro.
  24. Complete the sentence about Álvaro Recoba with the correct year: After two seasons with Inter, Recoba was loaned out to relegation-battling Venezia for the second round of the ______–99 Serie A.
  25. Complete the sentence about Rubén Sosa with the correct year: With this club, Ruben Sosa won the Copa del Rey in ______, scoring in the final against FC Barcelona.
  26. Complete the sentence about Nelson Gutiérrez with the correct year: In ______ Gutiérrez joined Atlético Nacional in Colombia, but he didn't settle there and soon joined River Plate in Argentina.
  27. Complete the sentence about Walter Gargano with the correct year: Gargano started his professional career with Danubio in ______ and made his league debut aged 19.
  28. Complete the sentence about Walter Gargano with the correct year: On 29 September ______, he provided a winning goal for Germán Denis, scoring the only goal in the game against Bologna.
  29. Complete the sentence about Nicolás Lodeiro with the correct year: Lodeiro was born in ______ in Paysandú, which borders Argentina.
  30. Complete the sentence about Cristian Rodríguez with the correct year: In ______, Rodríguez was transferred to French club Paris Saint-Germain FC on a free transfer, along with Carlos Bueno.
  31. Complete the sentence about Matías Vecino with the correct year: In January ______, Vecino joined Serie A side Fiorentina by penning a four-year contract for a reported transfer fee of €2.5 million.
  32. Complete the sentence about Matías Vecino with the correct year: On 3 September ______, he was not included by manager Vincenzo Montella in his UEFA Europa League squad.
  33. Complete the sentence about Matías Vecino with the correct year: Vecino made his competitive debut as well as his first Serie A one on 26 September ______ in a 2–1 away defeat against Inter Milan.
  34. Complete the sentence about Matías Vecino with the correct year: On 31 July ______, Fiorentina authorized Vecino to have a medical with Inter Milan, in order to complete a reported €24 million transfe…
  35. Complete the sentence about Marcelo Bielsa with the correct year: In ______, after retiring from playing in football, Bielsa decided to start a career as a football manager.
  36. Complete the sentence about Obdulio Varela with the correct year: Varela began his senior career at Deportivo Juventud in ______.
  37. Complete the sentence about Obdulio Varela with the correct year: In ______, Varela moved to Montevideo Wanderers, where he debuted in the first division.
  38. Complete the sentence about Obdulio Varela with the correct year: One notable instance was in ______ when Peñarol faced River Plate.
  39. Complete the sentence about Roque Máspoli with the correct year: Roque Máspoli was hospitalized on 10 February ______ with heart trouble.
  40. Complete the sentence about Luis Cubilla with the correct year: In ______ he joined Peñarol where he was part of the team that won four Uruguayan league championships, two Copa Libertadores and a Copa…
  41. Complete the sentence about Luis Cubilla with the correct year: Cubilla returned to South America in ______ to play for River Plate of Argentina.
  42. Complete the sentence about Luis Cubilla with the correct year: During ______ he coached the famous Argentinean club Racing Club de Avellaneda.
  43. Complete the sentence about Ladislao Mazurkiewicz with the correct year: Ladislao Mazurkiewicz Iglesias was born on 14 February ______ in Piriápolis and was raised in the Reducto neighbourhood of Mont…
  44. Complete the sentence about Ladislao Mazurkiewicz with the correct year: Mazurkiewicz helped the Uruguay national team qualify for the semifinals of the ______ World Cup, where the charrúas were stopp…
  45. Which place completes this sentence about Pan de Azúcar, Uruguay? According to the Intendencia Departamnetal de ______, the municipality of Pan de Azúcar has a population of 9,500.
  46. Which place completes this sentence about Jorge Majfud? Majfud was born on September 10, 1969, in ______, Uruguay.
  47. Which place completes this sentence about Circe Maia? In 1962 they moved permanently to ______ in the north of Uruguay with their first two children.
  48. Which place completes this sentence about Francisco Acuña de Figueroa? An anthology of his poems was published in 1965 in the collection of Uruguayan classics by the ______ Library.
  49. Which place completes this sentence about Carlos Bueno? Born in ______, Artigas Department, Bueno started his career at C.A.
  50. Which place completes this sentence about Nicolás Lodeiro? Lodeiro was born in 1989 in ______, which borders Argentina.
  51. Which place completes this sentence about Luis Cubilla? Also known as "El Negro", Cubilla was born in ______ and started his playing career in the youth team of Colón de Paysandú.

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