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