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