1. What is the most populous city of South America? Rio de Janeiro Caracas Buenos Aires Sao Paulo

2. Name the only Latin American nation which derives its language and culture from Portugal. Answer: (One Word)

3. Which country is the largest Spanish-speaking country of South America? Venezuela Chile Argentina Brazil

4. It is the smallest of the Central American countries and the only one without an Atlantic coastline. Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Panama

5. Name the only South American country with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Answer: (One Word)

6. Which South American city is the highest administrative capital city in the world? Quito Lima Bogota La Paz

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")

8. Which Latin American country prides itself on being home to the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world? Venezuela Bolivia Peru Ecuador

9. The southernmost point of South America, Cape Horn, belongs to which country? Argentina Chile Ecuador Peru

10. In which country is the highest peak of South America, Aconcagua, situated? Argentina Peru Chile Bolivia

11. Where can you find the driest place on Earth, called Atacama Desert? Uruguay Argentina Chile Peru

12. Which country is the greatest producer of emeralds in the world? Colombia Ecuador Venezuela Bolivia

13. The Galapagos Islands belong to which country? Venezuela Peru Colombia Ecuador

14. Where is the famous seaside resort, Acapulco, situated? Cuba Mexico Venezuela Brazil

15. Where can you find the so-called "Pompeii of America"? El Salvador Ecuador Mexico Peru