Tomatina and San Fermin

When does La Tomatina take place?

• First Wednesday in August

• Last Wednesday in August

• Middle Wednesday in August

• Last weekend of August

What town does La Tomatina take place in?

• Madrid

• Pamplona

• Buñol

• Barcelona

What is La Tomatina?

• A tomato growing competition

• A tomato fight

• A tomato costume parade

• A tomato eating competition

What is the name of the greasy pole they try to climb to start the festival?

• palo jabón

• manguera

• tomates

• palo alto

What is at the top of the greasy pole that must be touched to start the festival?

• some tomatoes

• a firework

• a ham

• a chicken

What indicates that the tomato fight can start (and when it's time to finish)?

• a firework

• a siren

• a foghorn

• a drum

How do all the tomatoes get brought into the town?

• people have to go and pick them themselves

• on a train

• on carts

• on lorries

What year is La Tomatina thought to have started?

• 1935

• 1945

• 1955

• 1965

How many kilos of tomatoes are thrown each year?

• 125,000

• 100,000

• 150,000

• 75,000

How do they clean up the town afterwards?

• They don't, they wait for it to rain

• Fire engines use their hoses

• Each person uses their own hose

• Buckets of water from the river