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Quiz about Regional Capitals in the Americas

Regional Capitals in the Americas Quiz

In this quiz I will test your knowledge about regional capitals in the Americas. I will give you country and region, you give me capital.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
author

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,695

Updated
Dec 04 22

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

Plays
1956

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Question 1 of 20

1. Canada, New Brunswick. Hint

Halifax

Charlottetown

Fredericton

St.John�s

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Question 2 of 20

2. USA, Maryland. Hint

Augusta

Dover

Annapolis

Providence

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Question 3 of 20

3. Mexico, Veracruz. Hint

Toluca

Jalapa

Puebla

Cuernavaca

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Question 4 of 20

4. Guatemala, Sacatep�quez. Hint

Escuintla

Cob�n

San Marcos

Antigua

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Question 5 of 20

5. Honduras, Francisco Moraz�n. Hint

Trujillo

La Ceiba

Tegucigalpa

San Pedro Sula

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Question 6 of 20

6. Nicaragua, Atlantico Sur. Hint

Bluefields

Leon

Matagalpa

Jinotega

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Question 7 of 20

7. El Salvador, La Libertad. Hint

Santa Tecla

San Miguel

Santa Ana

San Vicente

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Question 8 of 20

8. Panama, Chiriqui. Hint

Bocas del Toro

Col�n

David

Penonom�

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Question 9 of 20

9. Costa Rica, Guanacaste. Hint

Cartago

Puerto Lim�n

Heredia

Liberia

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Question 10 of 20

10. Venezuela, Zulia. Hint

Maracaibo

Barquisimeto

Valencia

San Crist�bal

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Question 11 of 20

11. Ecuador, Pichincha. Hint

Quito

Riobamba

Guayaquil

Zamora

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Question 12 of 20

12. Peru, Ancash. Hint

Huaraz

Trujillo

Arequipa

Chimbote

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Question 13 of 20

13. Bolivia, Chuquisaca. Hint

La Paz

Sucre

Santa Cruz

Potos�

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Question 14 of 20

14. Argentina, Tierra del Fuego. Hint

Comodoro Rivadavia

Ushuaia

Rio Gallegos

Rawson

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Question 15 of 20

15. Chile, Magallanes y Antartica Chilena Hint

Punta Arenas

Puerto Ays�n

Valdivia

Puerto Montt

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Question 16 of 20

16. Uruguay, Rio Negro. Hint

Rocha

Fray Bentos

Salto

Fl�rida

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Question 17 of 20

17. Paraguay, Alto Paran�. Hint

Coronel Oviedo

Pilar

Pedro Juan Caballero

Ciudad del Este

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Question 18 of 20

18. Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul. Hint

Porto Alegre

Belo Horizonte

Curitiba

Recife

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Question 19 of 20

19. Cuba, Granma. Hint

Guant�namo

Holgu�n

Bayamo

Camag�ey

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Question 20 of 20

20. Colombia, Valle del Cauca. Hint

Cali

Barranquilla

Medell�n

Cartagena

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Canada, New Brunswick.

Answer: Fredericton

Laid out as provincial capital 1785, across river from village of Sainte Anne�s Point,which was settled by French 1740, earlist settlement in region. Received many Acadian refugees.

2. USA, Maryland.

Answer: Annapolis

Seaport on Severn River. Site of US Naval Academy.

3. Mexico, Veracruz.

Answer: Jalapa

Formerly Xalapa or in full Jalapa Enr�quez. Mountain resort, coffeee, tobacco.

4. Guatemala, Sacatep�quez.

Answer: Antigua

Also called Antiqua Guatemala. This is Guatemala�s old capital. Twice destroyed by earthquake.

5. Honduras, Francisco Moraz�n.

Answer: Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa is also the capital of Honduras.

6. Nicaragua, Atlantico Sur.

Answer: Bluefields

The area is also called the Mosquito Coast, and was British protectorate 1655-1860.

7. El Salvador, La Libertad.

Answer: Santa Tecla

Formerly called Nueva San Salvador. Coffee-growing centre.

8. Panama, Chiriqui.

Answer: David

Western province, borders Costa Rica. David is Panama�s third biggest city.

9. Costa Rica, Guanacaste.

Answer: Liberia

Northern province, borders Nicaragua.

10. Venezuela, Zulia.

Answer: Maracaibo

Founded 1571. Export oils and chemicals. Venezuela�s biggest city after Caracas, according to some statistics it�s even bigger.

11. Ecuador, Pichincha.

Answer: Quito

Pichincha is also the name of a volcano north of Quito. Quito is also the capital of Ecuador.

12. Peru, Ancash.

Answer: Huaraz

Situated on Santa River.

13. Bolivia, Chuquisaca.

Answer: Sucre

Sucre is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia. La Paz is the administrative capital.

14. Argentina, Tierra del Fuego.

Answer: Ushuaia

Ushuaia is the world�s southernmost city.

15. Chile, Magallanes y Antartica Chilena

Answer: Punta Arenas

Founded 1849. Southernmost city of Chile.

16. Uruguay, Rio Negro.

Answer: Fray Bentos

This is a centre of meatpacking in Uruguay.

17. Paraguay, Alto Paran�.

Answer: Ciudad del Este

Used to be called Puerto Presidente Stroessner after the late dictator.

18. Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul.

Answer: Porto Alegre

The most important commercial city south of Sao Paulo.Founded 1742 by immigrants from the Azores. Considerable German and Italian populations.

19. Cuba, Granma.

Answer: Bayamo

Founded 1514. A center of the revolutionary movement against Spain 1868-98.

20. Colombia, Valle del Cauca.

Answer: Cali

Founded 1536. Third biggest city of Colombia.

Source: Author author

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