ARE YOU SMARTER THAN AN 8TH

GRADER?

Test your knowledge of Latin America. Try to guess each

answer with the fewest clues possible to gain the highest

number of points

Name the Country

40 Points: Discovered by Columbus in 1493.

30 Points: The U.S. dollar is the official currency of this place

20 Points: Although it is a territory, it has its own Olympic team

10 Points: Since 1917 everyone born here is considered an American citizen 1

Name the Country

Puerto Rico

1

Name the Country

40 Points: 50% of the country’s income is from oil

30 Points: It contains the largest lake in South America

20 Points: Home to Angel Falls

10 Points: The capital city is Caracas2

Name the Country

Venezuela

2

Name the Country

40 Points: Baseball is the most popular sport

30 Points: Most populated country in the Caribbean Sea

20 Points: Has a communist government

10 Points: The capital city is Havana 3

Name the Country

Cuba

3

Name the Country

40 Points: Has over 900 historical Mayan locations

30 Points: Has the only jaguar reserve in the world

20 Points: Only country in Central America with English as an official language

10 Points: The capital city is Belmopan 4

Name the Country

Belize

4

Name the Country

40 Points: Present day capital city is built on the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan

30 Points: A New Year’s Eve tradition here is to eat 12 grapes at midnight while making a wish for the new year

20 Points: Celebrates Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

10 Points: In 1921 the president commissioned 3 artists to paint murals of everyday life on public buildings 5

Name the Country

Mexico

5

Name the Country

40 Points: 1/5 of the world’s copper is mined here

30 Points: Has over 1500 volcanoes in its mountainous region

20 Points: At its southern tip is the southernmost city on a continent throughout the world

10 Points: The capital is Santiago 6

Name the Country

Chile

6

Name the Country

40 Points: Used to be known as Dutch Guiana

30 Points: 80% of the country is covered by rainforest

20 Points: Official language is Dutch

10 Points: The capital is Paramaribo 7

Name the Country

Suriname

7

Name the Country

40 Points: The first post-colonial black led nation in the world

30 Points: 80% of the country lives in poverty

20 Points: French and Creole are the official languages

10 Points: Suffers from many violent hurricanes and earthquakes 8

Name the Country

Haiti

8

Name the Country

40 Points: The U.S. buys 40% of their exports

30 Points: 12% of the world’s coffee is grown here

20 Points: The world’s leading supplier of cocaine

10 Points: The capital is Bogota 9

Name the Country

Colombia

9

Name the Country

40 Points: 5th largest country in the world

30 Points: Deforestation is a major problem, only 7% of its rainforests are protected by the government

20 Points: The only South American Portuguese speaking country

10 Points: Home to the mouth of the Amazon River 10

Name the Country

Brazil

10

Name the Country

40 Points: Contains the oldest permanent settlement in the western hemisphere

30 Points: 2/3 of an island called Hispaniola

20 Points: National game is baseball

10 Points: Capital city is Santo Domingo 11

Name the Country

Dominican Republic

11

Name the Country

40 Points: Leading producer of jade in the world

30 Points: One half of the population is of indigenous descent

20 Points: Central America’s most populated country

10 Points: Capital city is Guatemala City 12

Name the Country

Guatemala

12

Name the Country

40 Points: Citizens are required by law to vote

30 Points: Home to the Incas

20 Points: A specific type of bean originated here

10 Points: Capital city is Lima 13

Name the Country

Peru

13

Name the Country

40 Points: English and Creole are the national languages

30 Points: 250 species of birds, 26 of those species are found no where else in the world

20 Points: 1/3 of citizens live in the capital city

10 Points: Reggae music originated here14

Name the Country

Jamaica

14

Name the Country

40 Points: Official currency is the U.S. dollar and the Balboa

30 Points: 80 miles across at its most narrow point

20 Points: The only place where you can see the sun rise over the Pacific and set over the Atlantic

10 Points: Contains a shipping canal that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean

15

Name the Country

Panama

15

Name the Country

40 Points: Has one of the largest open-pit gold mines in South America

30 Points: The only English speaking country in South America

20 Points: Borders the Atlantic Ocean

10 Points: It’s capital city is Georgetown 16

Name the Country

Guyana

16

Name the Country

40 Points: Had the first democratically elected female president in the world

30 Points: Home to the largest lake in Central America

20 Points: Has the poorest economy in Central America

10 Points: It’s capital city is Managua 17

Name the Country

Nicaragua

17

Name the Country

40 Points: More than 50% of the nation’s income is from tourism

30 Points: It was a British colony until 1973

20 Points: Consists of more than 700 islands made from coral

10 Points: It’s capital city is Nassau 18

Name the Country

Bahamas

18

Name the Country

40 Points: Government provides free education to children through 9th grade

30 Points: Also known as “The Land Of Volcanoes”

20 Points: The smallest Central American Country

10 Points: It’s capital city is San Salvador19

Name the Country

El Salvador

19

Name the Landform

40 Points: Located in Chile

30 Points: The driest place on Earth

20 Points: Receives 1 mm of rainfall a year

10 Points: Created by a rainshadow

20

Name the Landform

Atacama Desert

20

Name the Country

40 Points: World’s largest exporter of hydroelectric power

30 Points: Involved in a 3-year civil war with Bolivia over oil that was never there to begin with

20 Points: The official languages are Spanish and Guarani

10 Points: Over 95% of the population lives in the Eastern part of the country 21

Name the Country

Paraguay

21

Name the Landform

40 Points: Located in Brazil

30 Points: Receives 9 feet of rain a year

20 Points: Home to 1/3 of all varieties living things

10 Points: Nicknamed “The Lungs of Our Planet” 22

Name the Landform

Amazon Rainforest

22

Name the Landform

40 Points: Located in Venezuela

30 Points: 3,212 feet tall

20 Points: Most of its contents disappears

10 Points: Tallest Waterfall on Earth 23

Name the Landform

Angel Falls

23

Name the Country

40 Points: Has the highest life expectancy of the South American countries

30 Points: Agricultural products make up 2/3 of the country’s exports

20 Points: Longest national anthem in the world

10 Points: It’s capital city is Montevideo24

Name the Country

Uruguay

24

Name the Country

40 Points: Tourism has taken over banana production as their main source of income

30 Points: Dismissed its military in 1948

20 Points: 1/4th of its land is government protected rainforests

10 Points: It’s capital city is San Jose

25

Name the Country

Costa Rica

25

Name the Country

40 Points: The world’s first animated films were made and released in this country in 1917

30 Points: Both the hottest and coldest temperatures in South America have been recorded in this country

20 Points: The interior of the country is flat, fertile grasslands called the Pampas (agricultural heartland)

10 Points: It’s capital city is Buenos Aires 26

Name the Country

Argentina

26

Name the Landform

40 Points: Located on the west coast of South America

30 Points: Iron, gold, silver, copper and tin can be found here

20 Points: Extends 4,400 miles

10 Points: Longest and second highest mountain range in the world 27

Name the Landform

Andes Mountains

27

Name the Country

40 Points: 93% of the population is “Mestizo” (mixed Native and European ancestry)

30 Points: Has a large malaria problem in the north near Mosquito Coast

20 Points: Highest rate of homicide per capita in the world (86:100,000)

10 Points: The capital city is Tegucigulpa

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Name the Country

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Honduras

Name the Country

40 Points: The Yungas Road, known as the world’s most dangerous road, is located here

30 Points: Has two capital cities

20 Points: The city at the highest elevation in the world is located in this country

10 Points: World’s 3rd largest producer of coca 29

Name the Country

Bolivia

29

Name the Country

40 Points: The Galapagos Islands were this country’s first national park

30 Points: Has adopted the American dollar as their official currency

20 Points: Named for the line of latitude running through the country

10 Points: The capital city is Quito30

Name the Country

Ecuador

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