Statistics for Geography of Portugal

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the capital of Portugal?	Lisbon	100%
What is the name of the second most populous city in Portugal?	Porto	96%
On what major peninsula is Portugal situated, together with Spain?	Iberia	95%
What group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean were first discovered by the Portuguese in 1427?	Azores	89%
What type of natural disaster devastated the Portuguese capital in 1755?	Earthquake	82%
What bridge in Portugal is the longest one in the entire Europe? (hint: shares its name with a Portuguese explorer)	Vasco da Gama	77%
What Portuguese island is the closest point of Portugal to Africa?	Madeira	76%
What is the Portuguese word for lake?	Lago	70%
What is the name of the southernmost region of continental Portugal?	Algarve	69%
With what Brazilian city, starting with the letter B, does the most famous landmark in the capital share its name?	{Belém} Tower	61%
What city is considered to be the administrative center of that region?	Faro	60%
What language, mainly spoken in northwestern Spain, is the closest relative of Portuguese?	Galician	58%
What river starts in the Spain and empties near the city above?	Douro	57%
What river, that empties near the Portuguese capital, is the longest on that peninsula?	Tagus	57%
What is the main city of the above?	Funchal	55%
What city used to be the capital of Portugal between 1179-1255?	Coimbra	44%
What mountain in the above is the tallest in Portugal?	Mount {Pico}	26%
What cape in Portugal contains the westernmost point of Europe?	Cabo da {Roca}	25%
What is the name of the highest mountain range in continental Portugal?	Serra da {Estrela}	22%
What is the second-most populated city in the metropolitan area of the capital?	Amadora	21%