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