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