test your knowledge of latin america. try to guess each answer with the fewest clues possible to...
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ARE YOU SMARTER THAN AN 8TH
GRADER?
Test your knowledge of Latin America. Try to guess each
answer with the fewest clues possible to gain the highest
number of points
Name the Country
40 Points: Discovered by Columbus in 1493.
30 Points: The U.S. dollar is the official currency of this place
20 Points: Although it is a territory, it has its own Olympic team
10 Points: Since 1917 everyone born here is considered an American citizen 1
Name the Country
Puerto Rico
1
Name the Country
40 Points: 50% of the country’s income is from oil
30 Points: It contains the largest lake in South America
20 Points: Home to Angel Falls
10 Points: The capital city is Caracas2
Name the Country
Venezuela
2
Name the Country
40 Points: Baseball is the most popular sport
30 Points: Most populated country in the Caribbean Sea
20 Points: Has a communist government
10 Points: The capital city is Havana 3
Name the Country
Cuba
3
Name the Country
40 Points: Has over 900 historical Mayan locations
30 Points: Has the only jaguar reserve in the world
20 Points: Only country in Central America with English as an official language
10 Points: The capital city is Belmopan 4
Name the Country
Belize
4
Name the Country
40 Points: Present day capital city is built on the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan
30 Points: A New Year’s Eve tradition here is to eat 12 grapes at midnight while making a wish for the new year
20 Points: Celebrates Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
10 Points: In 1921 the president commissioned 3 artists to paint murals of everyday life on public buildings 5
Name the Country
Mexico
5
Name the Country
40 Points: 1/5 of the world’s copper is mined here
30 Points: Has over 1500 volcanoes in its mountainous region
20 Points: At its southern tip is the southernmost city on a continent throughout the world
10 Points: The capital is Santiago 6
Name the Country
Chile
6
Name the Country
40 Points: Used to be known as Dutch Guiana
30 Points: 80% of the country is covered by rainforest
20 Points: Official language is Dutch
10 Points: The capital is Paramaribo 7
Name the Country
Suriname
7
Name the Country
40 Points: The first post-colonial black led nation in the world
30 Points: 80% of the country lives in poverty
20 Points: French and Creole are the official languages
10 Points: Suffers from many violent hurricanes and earthquakes 8
Name the Country
Haiti
8
Name the Country
40 Points: The U.S. buys 40% of their exports
30 Points: 12% of the world’s coffee is grown here
20 Points: The world’s leading supplier of cocaine
10 Points: The capital is Bogota 9
Name the Country
Colombia
9
Name the Country
40 Points: 5th largest country in the world
30 Points: Deforestation is a major problem, only 7% of its rainforests are protected by the government
20 Points: The only South American Portuguese speaking country
10 Points: Home to the mouth of the Amazon River 10
Name the Country
Brazil
10
Name the Country
40 Points: Contains the oldest permanent settlement in the western hemisphere
30 Points: 2/3 of an island called Hispaniola
20 Points: National game is baseball
10 Points: Capital city is Santo Domingo 11
Name the Country
Dominican Republic
11
Name the Country
40 Points: Leading producer of jade in the world
30 Points: One half of the population is of indigenous descent
20 Points: Central America’s most populated country
10 Points: Capital city is Guatemala City 12
Name the Country
Guatemala
12
Name the Country
40 Points: Citizens are required by law to vote
30 Points: Home to the Incas
20 Points: A specific type of bean originated here
10 Points: Capital city is Lima 13
Name the Country
Peru
13
Name the Country
40 Points: English and Creole are the national languages
30 Points: 250 species of birds, 26 of those species are found no where else in the world
20 Points: 1/3 of citizens live in the capital city
10 Points: Reggae music originated here14
Name the Country
Jamaica
14
Name the Country
40 Points: Official currency is the U.S. dollar and the Balboa
30 Points: 80 miles across at its most narrow point
20 Points: The only place where you can see the sun rise over the Pacific and set over the Atlantic
10 Points: Contains a shipping canal that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean
15
Name the Country
Panama
15
Name the Country
40 Points: Has one of the largest open-pit gold mines in South America
30 Points: The only English speaking country in South America
20 Points: Borders the Atlantic Ocean
10 Points: It’s capital city is Georgetown 16
Name the Country
Guyana
16
Name the Country
40 Points: Had the first democratically elected female president in the world
30 Points: Home to the largest lake in Central America
20 Points: Has the poorest economy in Central America
10 Points: It’s capital city is Managua 17
Name the Country
Nicaragua
17
Name the Country
40 Points: More than 50% of the nation’s income is from tourism
30 Points: It was a British colony until 1973
20 Points: Consists of more than 700 islands made from coral
10 Points: It’s capital city is Nassau 18
Name the Country
Bahamas
18
Name the Country
40 Points: Government provides free education to children through 9th grade
30 Points: Also known as “The Land Of Volcanoes”
20 Points: The smallest Central American Country
10 Points: It’s capital city is San Salvador19
Name the Country
El Salvador
19
Name the Landform
40 Points: Located in Chile
30 Points: The driest place on Earth
20 Points: Receives 1 mm of rainfall a year
10 Points: Created by a rainshadow
20
Name the Landform
Atacama Desert
20
Name the Country
40 Points: World’s largest exporter of hydroelectric power
30 Points: Involved in a 3-year civil war with Bolivia over oil that was never there to begin with
20 Points: The official languages are Spanish and Guarani
10 Points: Over 95% of the population lives in the Eastern part of the country 21
Name the Country
Paraguay
21
Name the Landform
40 Points: Located in Brazil
30 Points: Receives 9 feet of rain a year
20 Points: Home to 1/3 of all varieties living things
10 Points: Nicknamed “The Lungs of Our Planet” 22
Name the Landform
Amazon Rainforest
22
Name the Landform
40 Points: Located in Venezuela
30 Points: 3,212 feet tall
20 Points: Most of its contents disappears
10 Points: Tallest Waterfall on Earth 23
Name the Landform
Angel Falls
23
Name the Country
40 Points: Has the highest life expectancy of the South American countries
30 Points: Agricultural products make up 2/3 of the country’s exports
20 Points: Longest national anthem in the world
10 Points: It’s capital city is Montevideo24
Name the Country
Uruguay
24
Name the Country
40 Points: Tourism has taken over banana production as their main source of income
30 Points: Dismissed its military in 1948
20 Points: 1/4th of its land is government protected rainforests
10 Points: It’s capital city is San Jose
25
Name the Country
Costa Rica
25
Name the Country
40 Points: The world’s first animated films were made and released in this country in 1917
30 Points: Both the hottest and coldest temperatures in South America have been recorded in this country
20 Points: The interior of the country is flat, fertile grasslands called the Pampas (agricultural heartland)
10 Points: It’s capital city is Buenos Aires 26
Name the Country
Argentina
26
Name the Landform
40 Points: Located on the west coast of South America
30 Points: Iron, gold, silver, copper and tin can be found here
20 Points: Extends 4,400 miles
10 Points: Longest and second highest mountain range in the world 27
Name the Landform
Andes Mountains
27
Name the Country
40 Points: 93% of the population is “Mestizo” (mixed Native and European ancestry)
30 Points: Has a large malaria problem in the north near Mosquito Coast
20 Points: Highest rate of homicide per capita in the world (86:100,000)
10 Points: The capital city is Tegucigulpa
28
Name the Country
28
Honduras
Name the Country
40 Points: The Yungas Road, known as the world’s most dangerous road, is located here
30 Points: Has two capital cities
20 Points: The city at the highest elevation in the world is located in this country
10 Points: World’s 3rd largest producer of coca 29
Name the Country
Bolivia
29
Name the Country
40 Points: The Galapagos Islands were this country’s first national park
30 Points: Has adopted the American dollar as their official currency
20 Points: Named for the line of latitude running through the country
10 Points: The capital city is Quito30
Name the Country
Ecuador
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