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Fun Facts
100
The capital city
a) Córdoba
b) Rosario
c) Mendoza
d) Buenos Aires
What is d) Buenos Aires?
100
The holiday on July 9th is Argentina’s independence day from Spain
TRUE or FALSE
What is TRUE?
100
The Argentinian Currency
a) Argentinian Pesos
b) Argentinian Euros
c) Argentinian Dollars
What is a) Argentinian Pesos?
100
Argentina is named after the Spanish word for gold. TRUE or FALSE
What is FALSE?
100
Argentina's national barbecue technique.
A) Churrasco
B) Barbacoa
C) Asado
D) Teriyaki
What is c) Asado?
200
The climate is subtropical-subarctic
TRUE or FALSE
What is TRUE?
200
Buenos Aires is known as __________.
a) The Paris of South America
b) The London of South America
c) The U.S.A. of South America
d) The China of South America
What is a) The Paris of South America
200
The agricultural export of Argentina
a) Grain
b) Coffee
c) Chocolate
What is a) Grain?
200
Born in Argentina in 1936, Jorge Mario Bergoglio made global history in 2013 when he became this religious leader.
A) The Dalai Lama
B) The Pope
C) The Archbishop of Canterbury
D) The Chief Rabbi
What is B) The Pope?
200
This iconic, giant rodent—the largest in the world—thrives in Argentina's Iberá Wetlands and is locally known as the carpincho.
a) Capybara
b) Wombat
c) Nutria
d) Chinchilla
What is a) Capybara?
300
The western mountain range is the Andes
TRUE or FALSE
What is TRUE?
300
The Gauchos
a) Like American cowboys
b) People who roamed the Pampa's (flat plains)
c) Nomadic Horseman
d) All of the above
What is d) all of the above?
300
The equivalent of our white house
a) Casa Roja
b) Casa Rosada
c) Casa Amarilla
What is b) Casa Rosada
300
Argentina won its independence from this European kingdom.
A) Portugal
B) Spain
C) France
D) United Kingdom
What is b) Spain?
300
The national animal is _________
a) Red Ovenbird
b) Capybara
c) Jaguar
What is a) Red Ovenbird?
400
"The Pampas" meaning
a) flat plains
b) deep oceans
c) steep mountains
What is a) flat plains?
400
The holiday that celebrates the creation of the flag
a) General Belgrano Memorial Day
b) Flag Day
c) Both
What is c) Both
400
Argentina’s National Congress is made up of 7 supreme court judges, 72 people in the senate, and 257 people in the Chamber of Deputies. TRUE or FALSE
What is TRUE?
400
The year Argentina got independence was 1800. TRUE or FALSE
What is FALSE?
400
The scary drop in Iguazu Falls.
a) Devil's Throat
b) Devil's Jaws
c) Devils Hair
What is a) Devil's Throat?
500
CHALLENGE!!!:
The soil types
a) light colored saline
b) dark colored rich
c) both
What is c) both?
500
CHALLENGE!!!:
The most popular and cultural dance in Argentina
a) Ballet
b) Salsa
c) Tango
What is c) Tango?
500
CHALLENGE!!!:
The economy of Argentina is sheep herding, oil, mining, agriculture, and tourism. TRUE or FALSE
What is TRUE?
500
CHALLENGE!!!:
The explorer is
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Francisco Pascasio Moreno
c) Hernán Pujato
What is a) Ferdinand Magellan
500
CHALLENGE!!!:
This highly caffeinated, herbal drink is Argentina's national beverage, traditionally sipped through a metal straw called a bombilla
a) Horchata
b) Yerba Mate
c) Fernet
d) Malbec
What is b) Yerba Mate