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