Spanish language Q&A Forum

In this question from a quiz:

"El presidente ________ Gobierno tiene su residencia oficial en el Palacio de la Moncloa, en Madrid"

I was told that it should be del. However, in the lesson it says not to use contractions prior to proper nouns. Is this not a proper noun, despite the fact it is capitalized?

Despite the considerable damage inflicted is translated as:

A pesar del hecho de que se produjeron numerosos daños

Is it possible to say  'A pesar de que se produjeron numerosos daños'?

The first one sounds like a literal translation of 'despite the fact that' and very formal

If both are correct which is the most natural?

Gracias

There is a question/answer set that may need attention, unless I'm really having a memory lapse!

The question is...

Which sentence reaffirms the fact that he does know about it:

The answer choices are...

En cuanto lo sepa.
Sí yo lo supiera.
Sí que lo sé.

...with "Sí que lo sé" being marked as correct.

Again, unless I'm really forgetting something here... I think either the question should be...
"Which sentence reaffirms the fact that you do know about it:"

...OR the correct answer should be:
Sí que lo sabe.

If I am forgetting something here, I will be happily corrected/reminded!

I now understand why I am having such trouble with this section, but please clarify. Which form, Mainland or Latin American, are you counting as correct? 

I selected 'por' as a possible correct word thinking it could mean "The train goes through Madrid"

I see oenegés as the original transcript - but wouldn't it be O.N.G. like the acronym in English?

Why a before bergamota?

This is a general comment. I have been enjoying going through these to challenge my listening. However, it would be really helpful if you also showed the English translations of these.