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Fun trivia facts about Spanish-speaking countries.
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1
Salar de Uyuni is home to Bolivia's famous ____.
salt flats
silver mine
desert
beach
2
This country's nickname is "Corazón de America" because it is in the center of South America.
El Salvador
Venezuela
Paraguay
Perú
3
It was the first country to ban smoking in your own home.
Puerto Rico
Honduras
Panama
El Salvador
4
The highest peak in the Carribean, Pico Duarte, is in ___.
Venezuela
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Colombia
5
Equatorial Guinea has the ___ adult literacy of the entire sub-Saharan Africa.
lowest
same
lower
highest
6
Nicaragua is the ___ Central American country.
lowest altitude
highest altitude
smallest
largest
7
America’s First Elected Female Head Of State Is From ___.
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Panama
Spain
8
Mexico is home to the world’s ____.
smallest jalapeño pepper
smallest palm tree
largest pyramid
largest coral reef
9
Bolivia is home to ___ languages.
37
17
7
27
10
Equatorial Guinea is the ___ country in Africa to have Spanish as an official language.
smallest
largest
richest
only
11
It is the only place you can watch the sun rise and set over two oceans- from the same spot.
Panama
Venezuela
Perú
Paraguay
12
This country is the biggest consumer of beef, per capita, in the world.
Uruguay
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Guatemala
13
In which country does the Amazon River begin?
Chile
Argentina
Guatemala
Perú
14
Gauchos are Argentine cowboys.
True
False
15
Bolivia is the only place you can watch ___. This demostrates the issue of domestic violence.
cholita wrestling
mixed martial arts
fencing
horseback riding
16
Central America's largest lake is __.
Lake Michigan
Lake Guadalquivir
Lake Nicaragua
Lake Titicaca
17
The oldest colony is ___.
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Ecuatorial Guinea
Guatemala
18
______ has one of the highest literacy rates.
Guatemala
El Salvador
Ecuador
Cuba
19
___ has the second most museums in the world, second only to London.
Montevideo
Caracas
Lima
Mexico City
20
The oldest restaurant in the world can be found in ___.
Madrid, Spain
Buenos Aires, Argentina
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Tegucigalpa, Hondura
21
This Spanish-speaking country was under Muslim control for 5 centuries.
Nicaragua
Bolivia
Spain
Chile
22
Which country hosted the first World Cup in soccer?
Uruguay
Ecuador
Equatorial Guinea
Paraguay
23
It is home to one of the wonders of the world, Machu Picchu.
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Perú
24
With a population of almost ___ million people, El Salvador is the most densely populated country in the Americas.
7
2
4
5
25
It is the home of the largest flying bird on Earth, the Andean Condor.
Puerto Rico
Honduras
Spain
Perú
26
Chile is one of the longest and narrowest countries in the world.
True
False
27
Argentina is home to both the highest and lowest points of the southern hemisphere.
False
True
28
What was Honduras' nickname?
Republic
United Nations
Banana Republic
Teeny
29
Colombia is the largest exporter of what?
gold
emeralds
silver
opals
30
It is home to the ___ lake in Central America- Lake Atitlán.
dirtiest
coldest
deepest
cleanest
31
Christmas was banned for ___ years in Cuba.
30
15
10
0
32
The Guatemalan Civil War was the ____ in Latin American history.
shortest
most peaceful
bloodiest
longest
33
The world's largest water reserve is here.
Colombia
Paraguay
Puerto Rico
Uruguay
34
Ecuador is the world’s leading exporter of bananas.
True
False
35
Government officials banned parents from naming their children Messi in the football star's hometown.
False
True
36
El Salvador is home to the ____capital city in Central America.
oldest
most populated
newest
smelliest
37
The Colombian National Anthem plays twice a day.
False
True
38
Honduras means ____.
Land of the Moon
Great Depths
Land of the Sun
Great Expectations
39
Ecuatorial Guinea is the smallest African country to be a member of ___.
United Nations
NATO
Six Flags
Estudiantes Unidos
40
Which is the most biodiverse country on the planet?
Honduras
Paraguay
Colombia
Uruguay
41
El Salvador’s nickname is ___.
Land of Flamingos
Land of Fire
Land of Plenty
Land of Volcanoes
42
Where are the Galápagos Islands located?
Chile
Bolivia
Perú
Ecuador
43
A new year's eve tradition in Cuba is to ___.
burn a rag doll
slam the door 3 times
run around the block with a suitcase
eat 12 grapes
44
This country gets more tourists than the number of people who live there!
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
Cuba
Spain
45
How many Chileans have won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
3
0
2
1
46
What do native Costa Ricans call themselves?
amigos
ticos and ticas
dominicanos
boriquas
47
The largest cave network in America can be found in __.
Puerto Rico
Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
48
Guatemala means “land of many ___”.
flowers
trees
papayas
animals
49
Costa Rica generates more than 99% of electricity using renewable energy.
False
True
50
Ecuador was the first country in the world to recognize the rights of nature.
False
True
51
_____ was invented by a Mexican.
Netflix
iced tea
color TV
electricity
52
This country is home to the oldest operating railroad.
Panama
Uruguay
Spain
Puerto Rico
53
They also filmed the Cuban section of _____ in Santo Domingo's colonial zone.
Godfather 2
Godfather 1
Fast and the Furious
Book of Life
54
Costa Rica has NO army.
False
True
55
Chile is home to the tallest ___ in South America.
capybara
man
llama
skyscraper
56
How many independence days does Panama have?
3
2
1
4
57
The Dominican Republic is the only country in the world with a ___ on the flag.
snake
chameleon
horn
Bible