Facts on South America

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What South American possession lies farthest from the mainland? Answer: (Two Words)

2. How many of South America's twenty largest rivers empty into the Pacific Ocean? two six three none

3. Where in South America could you find places in which no rainfall has ever been recorded? North Chile Santiago South Chile Mid-Chile

4. How many South American countries are named for famous people or cities? two none three one

5. Where is the southernmost city in the world? Buenos Aires Ushuaia Viedma Valdivia

6. What scientist made the Galapagos Islands famous? Answer: (Two Words or just last name)

7. What South American country is the longest when measured from north to south? Answer: (One Word)

8. What South American country is the second longest distance measured from the north to south? Answer: (One Word)

9. What South American city is the world's highest national capital? La Paz Montevideo Sao Paulo Lima

10. What was discovered in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo in 1914? mermaid gold oil pearl