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Venezuela Facts Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about Venezuela, if you've ever lived or visited there, you should know most of these questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by sarah979c. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
sarah979c

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
247,260

Updated
Feb 19 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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769

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the largest city in Venezuela? Hint

Ciudad Bolivar

Barcelona

Caracas

Maracaibo

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the currency used in Venezuela? Hint

peso

bolivar

dollar

real

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Question 3 of 10

3. George Maxwell Richards was the president of Venezuela in 2006.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. The national flower is the Ghost Orchid.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Approximately, how many people lived in metro Caracas in 2006? Hint

8,951,000 people

1,500,000 people

11,567,000 people

3,276,000 people

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Question 6 of 10

6. Petr�leos de Venezuela, S.A. or PDVSA is the state-owned petroleum company based in Venezuela.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is Venezuela's oldest airline which currently has regular domestic and international flights to different points in the Americas? Hint

VASP

TAM Airlines

Airlines of Central America

Aeropostal

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Question 8 of 10

8. Geographically, Venezuela is the fourth largest country in South America.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many different landscape geographical regions does Venezuela have? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Schooling is mandatory and free for all 7 to 14 year olds in Venezuela.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the largest city in Venezuela?

Answer: Caracas

Caracas is also known as the witch capital of the world.

2. What is the currency used in Venezuela?

Answer: bolivar

The bolivar is named after Simon Bolivar, who is called El Libertador (The Liberator). He was born in Caracas, Venezuela on July 24, 1783. Simon Bolivar was one of South America's greatest generals.

3. George Maxwell Richards was the president of Venezuela in 2006.

Answer: False

Hugo Ch�vez became president, in 1999. He won re-election by a landslide in 2006.

George Maxwell Richards is the fourth President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, which is a neighbor of Venezuela.

4. The national flower is the Ghost Orchid.

Answer: true

The national flower is the orchid, or (Cattleya mossiae). It was first discovered in 1839 and was given the status of National Flower on 23 May 1951.

5. Approximately, how many people lived in metro Caracas in 2006?

Answer: 3,276,000 people

The capital city is also the largest city in Venezuela.

6. Petr�leos de Venezuela, S.A. or PDVSA is the state-owned petroleum company based in Venezuela.

Answer: True

The Citgo gasoline brand was inaugurated in 1965 by the Cities Service Company, a United States based energy company.

7. What is Venezuela's oldest airline which currently has regular domestic and international flights to different points in the Americas?

Answer: Aeropostal

Aeropostal was capitalized at 1.6 million Bol�vares. It wasn't until May 21, 1937, that the government secured full ownership of the airline.

8. Geographically, Venezuela is the fourth largest country in South America.

Answer: False

It's the sixth largest country, and has an area of 353,841 sq mi
Brazil is first with an area of 3,287,597 sq mi
Argentina is 2nd with an area of 1,073,514 sq mi
Peru is 3rd with an area of 496,222 sq mi
Colombia is 4th with an area of 440,839 sq mi
Bolivia is 5th with an area of 424,163 sq mi.

9. How many different landscape geographical regions does Venezuela have?

Answer: 9

1. Llanos Region is the Amazon Basin, the largest rain forest in the world. 2. The Andean Region 3. Zulian Region (includes Maracaibo) 4. North-Eastern Region 5. Insular Region or the Caribbean Island region 6. Guyana Region (Rainforest region) 7. Capital Region (includes Caracas) 8. Central Region 9. Central-Western Region

10. Schooling is mandatory and free for all 7 to 14 year olds in Venezuela.

Answer: True

In 2006 Venezuela had 20,000 elementary schools,and over 2,000 secondary and technical schools.

Source: Author sarah979c

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