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Quiz about Tour around Latin America
Quiz about Tour around Latin America

Tour around Latin America Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about countries of Central and South America, as well as Mexico, which is a part of North America. It is one of the most fascinating regions in the world. Find out more about it!

A multiple-choice quiz by beatka. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
beatka
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
110,013
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
4967
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: DCW2 (15/15), Guest 65 (9/15), Guest 136 (3/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What is the most populous city of South America? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Name the only Latin American nation which derives its language and culture from Portugal.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 15
3. Which country is the largest Spanish-speaking country of South America, by area? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. It is the smallest of the Central American countries and the only one without an Atlantic coastline. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Name the only South American country with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 15
6. Which South American city is the highest administrative capital city in the world? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. It is the highest commercially navigable body of water in the world. What is the name of this lake?

Answer: (One Word, begins with "T")
Question 8 of 15
8. Which Latin American country prides itself on being home to the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world?
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Question 9 of 15
9. The southernmost point of South America, Cape Horn, belongs to which country? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. In which country is the highest peak of South America, Aconcagua, situated? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Where can you find the driest place on Earth, called Atacama Desert? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which country is the greatest producer of emeralds in the world? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. The Galapagos Islands belong to which country? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Where is the famous seaside resort, Acapulco, situated? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Where can you find the so-called "Pompeii of America"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the most populous city of South America?

Answer: Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo (Portuguese for "St. Paul") in terms of population is the largest city of Brazil and South America, and also one of the largest cities in the world.
2. Name the only Latin American nation which derives its language and culture from Portugal.

Answer: Brazil

Brazil is the largest country of South America. It borders ten countries. Portugal began its colonisation in 1532.
3. Which country is the largest Spanish-speaking country of South America, by area?

Answer: Argentina

Argentina is the second largest in size country of South America. It occupies almost the whole of the south-east of the continent.
4. It is the smallest of the Central American countries and the only one without an Atlantic coastline.

Answer: El Salvador

El Salvador is situated on the Pacific coast of Central America. Its area is 21,041 sq. km (equal to that of Massachusetts). The capital and the largest city is San Salvador. "Salvador" is the Spanish word for "Saviour".
5. Name the only South American country with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

Answer: Colombia

Colombia borders the Caribbean Sea between Panama and Venezuela, and the Pacific Ocean between Ecuador and Panama.
6. Which South American city is the highest administrative capital city in the world?

Answer: La Paz

La Paz, the administrative capital of Bolivia (the legal capital is Sucre) and its largest city, is situated at an altitude of 11,910ft (3,630m). The city's full name is La Paz ("La paz" means peace in Spanish) de Ayacucho, after a Bolivian victory at Ayacucho, Peru, in the independence war in the 19th century.
7. It is the highest commercially navigable body of water in the world. What is the name of this lake?

Answer: Titicaca

Titicaca has an altitude of 12,507ft (3,812m). It belongs to both Bolivia and Peru. It is the second largest (after Maracaibo) lake of South America. There are around 41 islands in the lake; on the greatest of them, the Island of Sun (Isla del Sol, Isla de Titicaca), the ruins of an ancient Inca temple can be found.
8. Which Latin American country prides itself on being home to the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world?

Answer: Venezuela

The waterfall Salto del Angel is 979m high. It was discovered by an American, J. Angel, and was named after him.
9. The southernmost point of South America, Cape Horn, belongs to which country?

Answer: Chile

Cape Horn lies in the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego (Spanish for "Land of Fire"). It was discovered and first rounded by a Dutch navigator Willem Schouten in the 17th century, and named after a town Hoorn in the Netherlands. Rounding the Cape Horn, because of strong winds and violent storms, is a challenge for navigators.
10. In which country is the highest peak of South America, Aconcagua, situated?

Answer: Argentina

Aconcagua (6,960m - 22,834ft) is the highest peak of the Western Hemisphere. It is of volcanic origin.
11. Where can you find the driest place on Earth, called Atacama Desert?

Answer: Chile

Its surface is 54,000 sq. miles. It is a place with virtually no vegetation; in some parts of Atacama Desert, it never rains.
12. Which country is the greatest producer of emeralds in the world?

Answer: Colombia

Colombia supplies 90% of the world production of this precious stone. Its trade is the fifth largest export of this country.
13. The Galapagos Islands belong to which country?

Answer: Ecuador

Galapagos Islands, which became a part of Ecuador in 1832, lie in the Pacific Ocean, around 600 miles (966 km) west of the South American coast. The archipelago was discovered in the 16th century by a Spanish navigator Tomás de Bertanga and named after gigantic land tortoises ("galapagos" = tortoises in Spanish) that live there.
14. Where is the famous seaside resort, Acapulco, situated?

Answer: Mexico

Acapulco lies in southern Mexico, on the Pacific coast. Called the Riviera of Mexico, it is famous for beautiful sandy beaches and many hotels.
15. Where can you find the so-called "Pompeii of America"?

Answer: El Salvador

Joya de Ceren is an agricultural village in Salvador that, like ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum, was buried under a volcanic eruption around the year 600 (A.D.). Ceren is called the "Pompeii of the New World" or "Pompeii of America".
Source: Author beatka

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