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