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1
If an Olympic track is 400 metres long, how many laps are there in a 10,000-metre race?
25 laps
30 laps
20 laps
2
Which one is not an Olympic Sport?
Tennis
Baseball
Boxing
3
Who is considered the official conqueror of Brazil?
Francisco Álvarez
Cristóbal Colón
Pedro Alvares Cabral
4
Which Brazilian mathematician won the Fields Medal in 2014?
Terence Tao
Girgori Perelman
Artur Avila
5
Which one is an Olympic sport?
Billiard
Chess
Bow shooting
6
How many species disappear every year?
OVER 20,000
1,000-5,000
6,000-10,000
7
So far, how many times has the Olimpic Games been celebrated in South America?
Three times
None
Twice
8
Where were the first modern Olympic Games celebrated?
Athens
London
Rome
9
When it comes to population, how does Brazil rank in South America?
Clearly first
Rough second
Fourth
10
Which one won’t be a Paralympicsport this year?
Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair football
Wheelchair rugby
11
What is the most important river in the country?
Nevado
Mississippi
Amazon
12
Howmany gold medals has Brazil won so far?
23
32
55
13
Where did the Olympic Games take place in 1992?
London
Athens
Barcelona
14
What is the average temperature in the rainforests?
27° C
40° C
15° C
35° C
15
If one euro is four Brazilian reals, how many Brazilian reals are 17 euros?
68 reals
58 reals
78 reals
16
What makes a spider monkey unique from other monkeys?
It likes to eat spider
It likes to hang upside-down like a spider
It has only 4 fingers and no thumb
17
Whatare the names of the mascots for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games?
Athea and Phebos
Vinicius and Tom
Hodori and Hosuni
18
How many of the world species can be found in the Amazon Rainforest?
One in Four
One in Ten
One in Fifty
One in Twenty Five
19
What's the official name of Rio 2016 OlympicGames?
Games of the XXI Olympiad
Games of the XXV Olympiad
Games of the XXXI Olympiad
20
Which of these endangered species live in the Amazon rainforests?
Bottle-nose Dolphin
Jaguar Panther
Lion
21
What is the contribution of Brazil to the world's cocoa production?
0.5%
5%
75%
22
What actions lead to rainforest destruction?
Clearing for cattle ranchers.
Both answers are correct
Oil exploration
23
How many South American continental countries DO NOT share a border with Brazil?
4
6
2
24
What percentage of the Earth surface is covered by rainforests?
36%
26%
16%
6%
25
What's a "Maloca"?
An ancient longhouse
A kind of boat
A type of weapon
26
What was the name of the mascot of the Barcelona Olimpic Games in 1992?
Naranjito
Cobi
Curro
27
What do the colours of the Olympic rings mean?
They represent all the countries in the world
They are just advertising and marketing stuff
They represent all five continents
28
At 19:00 in Madrid, it's 14:00 in Rio. What time is it in Rio when it is 01:00 in Madrid?
06:00
19:00
20:00
29
In honor of which god are the Olympic Games celebrated?
Jupiter
Zeus
Athena
30
How many times has Brazil won the football World Cup?
5
6
7
31
Where are the Olympic Games taking place this year?
Berlin
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
32
Who is a contemporary sportswoman?
Anastasia Chindasbinta
Sylvia Petrova
Nadia Comaneci
33
How many times will the Olympic Games be celebrated in the period 2017-2031?
Five times
Three times
Twice
34
What indigenous peoples lived in Brazil before the European conquest?
Anupas, membes and incas
Titincas, incas and mayas
Tupinambas, tupiniquins and aimores
35
Where will the next Olympic Games take place?
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Belo Horizonte
36
Which country colonized Brazil?
Portugal
Spain
Netherlands
37
After 92-year absence, which sport is back to the Olympic Games?
Table tennis
Rugby
Rowing
38
How many federal States does Brazil have?
29 States plus the Federal District
23 States plus the Federal District
26 States plus the Federal District
39
Why is the rainforest so important?
Both are correct
Much of the medicine that we use come from the rainforests
It helps protect against flood, droughts, and erosion
40
In 2015, Sarah Sjöström swam 100 m butterfly, in 55.64 seconds. What was her average speed?
About 25 km/h
About 12 km/h
About 6.5 km/h
41
How many species might you find in just one square kilometre of forest?
2,000
1,000
3,000
42
What is the currency of Brazil?
Dollar
Cruzeiro
Real
43
What percentage of the world oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforests?
30%
15%
20%
44
How many times has Latin America hosted the Olympic games before Rio 2016?
1
Any
2
45
Wherewere thefirst Olympic Games held?
Greece
Rome
Persia
46
Which Brazilian monument is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World?
Christ the Redeemer
Obelisk of Sao Paulo
Monument to the Independence of Brazil
47
What are the colours of the Olympic rings?
Blue, yellow, black, green, red
Blue, yellow, brown, green, red
Blue, yellow, purple, green, red
48
What is Brazil’s surface area?
8,516,000 km².
9,750,000 km²
8,459.000 km².
49
When were the first modern olympic games celebrated?
1935
1995
1896
50
What is the capital of Brazil?
Brasilia
Sao Paulo
Belo Horizonte
51
What are the colours of the Brazilian flag?
Green, white and red
Green, blue and yellow
Yellow and green
52
What type of farming is the most popular in Brazil?
Intensive
Nomadic
Extensive
53
What portion of the world liquid fresh water does the Amazon river represent?
0.1%
2%
20%
54
Where do native hunters get the poison for their darts from?
Frogs
Monkeys
Birds
Plants
55
How many ants does the ant eater consume in a day?
30,000
10,000
50,000
56
How high can trees in the rainforest grow?
100'
200'
150'
57
Plants from the rainforest have helped us treat…
Both of them
Leukemia
Breast Cancer
58
What is the climate in Brazil like?
Polar
Continental
Tropical
59
What is the current population of Brazil?
202,000,000 inhabitants
187,000,000 inhabitants
177,000,000 inhabitants
60
Who is the current president of Brazil?
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Dilma Rousseff
61
In a 400 m freestyle race, swimmers swim across the pool 8 times. How long is an Olympic pool?
50 metres
100 metres
25 metres
62
Which of the following monuments is located in Brazil?
Angel of Independence
Christ the Redeemer
Taj Mahall
63
How long is the Amazon river?
706 km long
7,062 km long
70,623 km long
64
When were the first Ancient Olympic Games celebrated?
776 BC
35 BC
4 BC
65
When was the dictatorship of Brazil?
1785-1810
1964-1985
1890-1932
66
If a Brazilian real is €0.25, how many euros are 39 Brazilian reals?
€3.14
€5.25
€9.75
67
Orchids share a common pattern of how many petals?
One
Two
Three
68
Who was the Spanish standard-bearer in London?
Rafa Nadal
Pau Gasol
Amaya Valdemoro
69
When was Brazil an empire?
1750-1790
1822-1889
1900-1935
70
Which geographical feature is in Brazil?
The Andes Mountain Range
The Rocky Mountains
The basin of the Amazon river
71
Usain Bolt can run 100 metres in 9.58 seconds. What is his average speed?
About 27 km/h
About 38 km/h
About 16 km/h
72
How much of the Amazon Rainforest is situated in Brazil?
30%
60%
90%
73
Who is the most famous architect in Brasilia?
Niemeyer
Calatrava
Raul da Silva
74
Who's the best swimmer nowadays?
Michael Phelps
Ian Thorpe
Mark Spitz
75
Due to current rates of deforestation, the Amazon rainforests could disappear by…
2020
2030
2040
76
What kind of population pyramid does Brazil have?
Expansive
Stationary
Constrictive
77
Who's the best runner nowadays?
Usain Bolt
Asafa Powell
Carl Lewis
78
What Latin American country hosted the Olympic Games before Rio 2016?
Venezuela
Argentina
Mexico
79
What is the most populated city in Brazil?
Brasilia
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
80
What problem does the USA Basketball Team have in the Olympic matches?
They have worse physical conditions than the other teams
Their hoops as not as large as in an NBA match
They usually commit double dribble violation
81
Where did the Olympic Games take place in 2002?
Beijing
Nowhere
Athens
82
The pentathlon winner in the Ancient Olympics Games had the right to...
Build a palace
Travel abroad
Erect a statue in the Temple of Zeus
83
What is the current population regime in Brazil?
Transition
Primitive regime
New regime
84
What kind of agricultural technique is typical in Brazil?
Slash and burn farming
Mediterranean farming
Monsoon farming
85
What is the highest mountain in Brazil?
Himalaya
Mont Blanc
Pico de Neblina
86
Where did the last Olympic Games take place?
London
Seoul
Beijing
87
Who is the current president of the country?
Dilma Rousself
Pelé
Lula da Silva
88
How many gold medals did Spain win the last Olympic Games?
Twelve
Three
Nine
89
During the Ancient Olympic Games...
Wars were suspended
Nobody could eat meat
Winners won medals
90
How long is the Amazon river?
1,100 miles
3,100 miles
4,100 miles
91
Do the Winter Olympic Games take place the same years as the Olympic Games do?
Yes, they do
It depends on the weather
No, they don’t
92
When compared to Spain, the population of Brazil is…
Roughly the same
Four times larger
Forty times larger
93
How long will the Olympics games last?
Seventeen days
Nineteen days
Fifteen days
94
Why did Rugby stop being an Olympic Sport? Because…
…a famous player died accidentally
…Pierre de Coubertain stopped being part of the Committee
…it is a bit dangerous
95
When compared to Spain, the surface area of Brazil is…
Seventeen times bigger
Fifty times bigger
Two times bigger
96
What kind of city plan is there in the centre of Brazil?
Regressive
Grid
Irregular
97
How are the poor districts in Brazilian cities called?
Conventillos
Slums
Favelas
