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1
The highest free falling waterfall in the World is in which South American country
Peru
Venezuela
Suriname
Colombia
2
Bolivia is a landlocked country. Name the other landlocked country in South America.
Guyana
Uruguay
Suriname
Paraguay
3
Which South American country has both a Caribbean and Pacific coastline?
Brazil
Peru
Venezuela
Colombia
4
a slum in Brazil, within urban areas
Junta
Arable
Favela
Goucho
5
Name the country with both South America's highest point and lowest point.
Argentina
Paraguay
Peru
Bolivia
6
The official language of Brazil is
Hindi
English
Spanish
Portugese
7
Brasilia is Brazils capital city, but not its largest city. What is Brazil's largest city?
Caracas
Rio de Janeiro
Montevideo
Sao Paulo
8
Which South American country is the longest country, north to south, in the World?
Ecuador
Argentina
Peru
Chile
9
Capital of Colombia
Caracas
Quito
Bogota
Ascuntion
10
Which South American country has control over the Galapagos Islands?
Ecuador
Colombia
Chile
Peru
11
What is the only country in the World with two capitals?
Peru
Chile
Ecuador
Bolivia
12
Region of southern Argentina and Chile, known for hiking/camping opportunities.
Arable Land
Pampas
Aconcagua
Patagonia
13
Capital of Venezuela
Sucre
Caracas
La Paz
Bogota
14
Capital of Peru
Santiago
Lima
Ascuntion
Caracas
15
Which South American country is one of the top petroleum producers in the World?
Argentina
Brazil
Venezuela
Chile
16
What countries capital has the highest elevation of any capital city in the World?
Bolivia
Argentina
Chile
Peru
17
Which South American country is the leading producer of coffee in the World?
Colombia
Vietnam
Brazil
Venezuela
18
Capital of Argentina
Aconcagua
Buenos Aires
Campos
Ushuaia
19
Simon Bolivar, "El Liberator", was born in which South American country?
Venezuela
Bolivia
Spain
Colombia
20
In which countries do the Andes Mountains reach their highest average elevation
Brazil
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
21
The highest geographical point in South America is
Mount Denali
Mount Killamanjaro
Mount Olympus
Mount Acacongua
22
What country is home to the first permanent European settlement on an American mainland?
Ecuador
Venezuela
Colombia
Chile
23
A chain of islands
Hacienda
Patagonia
Junta
archipelago
24
Military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.
Arable
Cult
Junta
Cartel
25
The difference in temperature in Northern parts of South America is due mainly to a regions...
Longitude
Latitude
Gratitude
Altitude
26
Large fertile plain of northern Argentina
Tierra del Fuego
Patagonia
Goucho
Pampas
27
Over which South American city does the statue of "Christ the Redeemer" stand watch?
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
28
In which South American country would you find the ultimate headwaters of the Amazon River?
Chile
Peru
Colombia
Bolivia
29
Which one of the countries shares Lake Titicaca with Peru?
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
Ecuador
30
The southern most city on Earth
Magellen
Ushuaia
Punta Gorda
Hornus
31
An annual festival held just before Lent.
Hacienda
Junta
Easter
Carnival
32
This explorer is credited with being the first person to circumnavigate the globe.
Hernan Cortez
Vasco de Gama
Francisco Pizarro
Ferdinand Magellen
33
A cowboy of Argentina
Goucho
Lariet
Lasso
Patagonioa
34
Who wrote "The Origins of Species" based upon his studies in the Galapagos Islands?
Chuck Farley
Hugo Chavez
Charles Darwin
Jimmy Angel
35
The largest nation in both population and land area in South America.
Colombia
Argentina
Brazil
Bolivia
36
What country is home to the ancient ruins at Machu Picchu?
Colombia
Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru
37
Quito is the Capital city of which South American country?
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Chile
38
Capital of Chile
Caracas
Lima
Santiago
Figjam
39
What island is famous for the giant stone heads
Easter Island
Christmas Island
Falkland Islands
Big Island of Hawaii
40
Lake Maracaibo is located within which South American country?>
Venezuela
Ecuador
Colombia
Brazil
41
Where does the Amazon officially rank for longest rivers in the World?
1st
4th
2nd
3rd
42
The lowest geographical point in both the Southern and Western Hemispheres is
Falkland Reserve
Laguna del Carbon
Atacama Plateau
Death Valley
43
Ecuador does not share a border with Brazil. Which other South American country also does not?
Peru
Venezuela
Bolivia
Chile
44
What is the largest city in Ecuador?
guayaquil
someplace not called guayaquil
45
Which South American country administers the Pacific island that has the giant stone heads.
Rapa Nui
Chile
Ecuador
Bolivia