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Spanish Speaking Countries, their Capitals, and other fun facts...
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1
Mexico's capital, Mexico City, is built on...
Macchu Pichu
ancient Aztec ruins (Tenochtitlán)
an old Spanish fort from the 1500s
a volcano
2
How many Spanish-speaking countries are in Central America???
seis = 6
ocho = 8
siete = 7
cinco = 5
3
It's captial is Managua and it is the largest country (in area) in Central America...
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Panama
Honduras
4
The country Colombia is named Christopher Columbus; how many US capital cities are also?
none- Cinncinati is the capital of Ohio
one- Columbus, OH
3- Columbus, OH; Columbia, SC & Washington, DC
2- Columbus, OH & Columbia, SC
5
Over 4,000 types of native varieties of potatoes & Machu Picchu (ancient Incan ruins) are here:
Ecuador
Perú
Paraguay
México
6
Its currency is the US dollar and San Juan is the capital of...
Chile
Puerto Rico
Costa Rica
El Salvador
7
Easy: Guatemala's capital is Guatemala City. What else is true about this country...
the Mayans were Math whizzes & created the concept of Zero
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
8
Spanish-speaking country with 2 capitals? La Paz (government seat) & Sucre (official capital)
Bolivia
Bogota
Brazil
Buenos Aires
9
What is the capital of Spain?
Paella
Barcelona
Madrid
Lisbon
10
El Salvador's capital is San Salvador. What else is true about this Central American country?
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
war w/ Honduras after soccer match, dubbed the Soccer War
11
Malabo is the the capital of Equatorial Guinea; where is this Spanish-speaking country located?
Central America
Africa
the Caribbean
South America
12
Tegucigalpa is the capital of this Central American country...
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Honduras
Paraguay
13
On average it take a ship TEN hours to cross the canal through this country...
El Salvador
Costa Rica
Panamá
Perú
14
Which three countries have capital cities with the same name as the country?
Mexico, Spain, Venezuela
Chile, Uruguay, Guatemala
Mexico, Panama, Guatemala
Panama, Portugal, Peru
15
The Domincan Republic (capital- Santo Domingo) shares the island of Hispaniola with...
Jamaica (official language = English)
St. Maartens (official language = English/Dutch)
Barbados (official language = English)
Haiti (official language = Haitian Creole French/French
16
This country has no army, it's name means "rich coast" and the capital is San José...
Chile
Puerto Rico
Costa Rica
El Salvador
17
What do you know about Argentina??? Which interesting fact is true?
Ushuaia, Argentina is the world's southern-most city
the country's name means Silver
it's world-famous for beef & the tango
1st country to adopt fingerprinting to ID people in 1925
18
It has 31 states, Chichén Itzá (Mayan ruins), bullfighting & introduced chocolate to the world:
Guatemala
Spain
México
Colombia
19
Venezuela has both the world's tallest waterfall (Angel Falls) & the largest rodent (Capybera).
The capital city is Maracaibo.
Caracas is the capital.
The capital is Maracas.
It's capital is Camisa.
20
It's capital is Montevideo, cows outnumber people 3 to 1, has a literacy rate of nearly 98%...
Uruguay
Panamá
Costa Rica
Argentina
21
How many Spanish-speaking countries are there in South America?
ocho = 8
nueve = 9
once = 11
siete = 7
22
Cuba (capital- Havana) joins these as the ONLY other Communist countries in the world today:
Vietnam, China, Laos, North Korea
China, South Korea, Russia, Venezuela
Paraguay, Laos, Germany, Finland
North Korea, Guatemala, Canada, Turkey
23
Its coastline is 4,435 km but is only 175 km wide & has nearly 1500 volcanoes. Santiago is...
the capital of Uruguay
the capital of Bolivia
the capital of Venezuela
the capital of Chile
24
So what do you know about Bolivia's geography??? Which interesting fact is true???
Salar de Uyuni- world's largest salt depositconcentration
only 30% of its roads are paved
Lake Titicaca- highest/deepest navigable lake in world
land-locked
25
It's land-locked w/ no aristocratic upper class & no doorbells- just clap your hands to enter!
Panamá
Paraguay
Perú
Puerto Rico
26
Ecuador is in South America and it's capital is...
Queso
Ecuador City
Quito
Santiago
