Geography
Galicia Quiz
Santiago de Compostela, the Camino, Galician language, and pulpo a feira — how well do you know NW Spain's Celtic corner?
Santiago de Compostela, the Camino, Galician language, and pulpo a feira — how well do you know NW Spain's Celtic corner?
Inditex — owner of Zara — was founded in Galicia by Amancio Ortega, who became one of the world's richest people while running his global empire from A Coruña. This autonomous community of 2.7 million in Spain's wet, green northwest is a Celtic-Iberian land of bagpipes, granite cruceiros, and the apostle Saint James, whose tomb made Santiago de Compostela one of medieval Europe's three great pilgrimage sites.
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll explore Galicia's four provinces and rugged Atlantic coast, the Camino de Santiago and the Botafumeiro at the cathedral, the Galician language (Galego) and its kinship with Portuguese, regional cuisine from pulpo a feira to empanada gallega, the Tower of Hercules and Lugo's Roman walls, the wines of Rías Baixas and Ribeira Sacra, and the Galician roots of literary Nobel laureate Camilo José Cela and fashion giant Inditex.
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of Galicia in northwestern Spain. Its UNESCO-listed cathedral is believed to hold the tomb of the apostle Saint James and marks the end of the Camino de Santiago.
Galicians speak both Spanish and Galician (Galego), a Romance language closely related to Portuguese. About 58% of Galicians speak Galego natively, and it is co-official across the region.
The Camino de Santiago is a network of pilgrimage routes ending at Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. The most famous, the Camino Francés, runs over 700 km from the French Pyrenees across northern Spain.
Last updated: May 2026