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Spanish Speaking Countries, their Capitals, and other fun facts...
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Cuba (capital- Havana) joins these as the ONLY other Communist countries in the world today:
China, South Korea, Russia, Venezuela
North Korea, Guatemala, Canada, Turkey
Paraguay, Laos, Germany, Finland
Vietnam, China, Laos, North Korea
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It's land-locked w/ no aristocratic upper class & no doorbells- just clap your hands to enter!
Panamá
Paraguay
Puerto Rico
Perú
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The country Colombia is named Christopher Columbus; how many US capital cities are also?
2- Columbus, OH & Columbia, SC
3- Columbus, OH; Columbia, SC & Washington, DC
none- Cinncinati is the capital of Ohio
one- Columbus, OH
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It's capital is Montevideo, cows outnumber people 3 to 1, has a literacy rate of nearly 98%...
Costa Rica
Panamá
Uruguay
Argentina
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On average it take a ship TEN hours to cross the canal through this country...
El Salvador
Perú
Costa Rica
Panamá
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Tegucigalpa is the capital of this Central American country...
Honduras
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Paraguay
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So what do you know about Bolivia's geography??? Which interesting fact is true???
only 30% of its roads are paved
Salar de Uyuni- world's largest salt depositconcentration
Lake Titicaca- highest/deepest navigable lake in world
land-locked
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El Salvador's capital is San Salvador. What else is true about this Central American country?
war w/ Honduras after soccer match, dubbed the Soccer War
known as the “Land of the Volcanoes,” has > 20 volcanoes
the national dish, pupusa, dates from pre-Columbian times
the only Central American country w/ NO Atlantic coastline
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It has 31 states, Chichén Itzá (Mayan ruins), bullfighting & introduced chocolate to the world:
Guatemala
Spain
Colombia
México
10
Malabo is the the capital of Equatorial Guinea; where is this Spanish-speaking country located?
South America
Central America
the Caribbean
Africa
11
Mexico's capital, Mexico City, is built on...
a volcano
ancient Aztec ruins (Tenochtitlán)
an old Spanish fort from the 1500s
Macchu Pichu
12
The Domincan Republic (capital- Santo Domingo) shares the island of Hispaniola with...
Jamaica (official language = English)
Barbados (official language = English)
Haiti (official language = Haitian Creole French/French
St. Maartens (official language = English/Dutch)
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This country has no army, it's name means "rich coast" and the capital is San José...
Puerto Rico
El Salvador
Costa Rica
Chile
14
How many Spanish-speaking countries are there in South America?
siete = 7
ocho = 8
nueve = 9
once = 11
15
Ecuador is in South America and it's capital is...
Ecuador City
Queso
Santiago
Quito
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How many Spanish-speaking countries are in Central America???
cinco = 5
ocho = 8
siete = 7
seis = 6
17
Its currency is the US dollar and San Juan is the capital of...
El Salvador
Puerto Rico
Chile
Costa Rica
18
Over 4,000 types of native varieties of potatoes & Machu Picchu (ancient Incan ruins) are here:
Perú
México
Ecuador
Paraguay
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It's captial is Managua and it is the largest country (in area) in Central America...
Honduras
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Panama
20
Easy: Guatemala's capital is Guatemala City. What else is true about this country...
invented the first chocolate bar during Mayan Times
the official currency, the Quetzal, is named for a bird
where Blue Denim was created for the 1st time aka blue jeans
the Mayans were Math whizzes & created the concept of Zero
21
Venezuela has both the world's tallest waterfall (Angel Falls) & the largest rodent (Capybera).
Caracas is the capital.
The capital city is Maracaibo.
It's capital is Camisa.
The capital is Maracas.
22
Its coastline is 4,435 km but is only 175 km wide & has nearly 1500 volcanoes. Santiago is...
the capital of Chile
the capital of Bolivia
the capital of Venezuela
the capital of Uruguay
23
What do you know about Argentina??? Which interesting fact is true?
it's world-famous for beef & the tango
1st country to adopt fingerprinting to ID people in 1925
the country's name means Silver
Ushuaia, Argentina is the world's southern-most city
24
Spanish-speaking country with 2 capitals? La Paz (government seat) & Sucre (official capital)
Brazil
Bogota
Buenos Aires
Bolivia
25
What is the capital of Spain?
Madrid
Barcelona
Lisbon
Paella
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Which three countries have capital cities with the same name as the country?
Panama, Portugal, Peru
Mexico, Spain, Venezuela
Mexico, Panama, Guatemala
Chile, Uruguay, Guatemala
