Art and Culture
What is Jai Alai?
A sport similar to Racquetball.
In what century did most Latin American countries gain their independence?
1800s or 19th Century
What does Indigenous mean?
Descended from an area's first inhabitants.
What mountain range is located on the western edge of South America?
Andes
What can you put between 7 and 8, to make the result greater than 7, but less than 8?
A decimal point
7.8
What is a mosaic?
Setting small pieces of colored stones or tiles into mortar.
Spaniards who fought to claim territory in the Americas were called what?
Conquistadors
What does dialect mean?
A form of language unique to a particular group.
Shifting winds and the cold Peru ocean current have combined to create what?
Atacama Desert
What 3 numbers give the same result when multiplied and added together?
1, 2, 3
1 + 2 +3 = 6
1 x 2 x 3 = 6
What is a mural?
Artwork that is painted directly onto a wall.
The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases from the old world to the new world is referred to as what?
Columbian Exchange
What is a megacity?
A city with more than 10 million people.
What river forms part of the boundary between Mexico and the United States?
Rio Grande
What goes away as soon as you talk about it?
Silence
What holiday is celebrated in the week before the Roman Catholic observance of lent?
Carnival
What was the Quipu that the Inca used?
A system of knotted cords for keeping records.
What is Urbanization?
The migration of people from rural areas to cities.
What is the name for the area of water between the U.S. state of Florida and the Yucatan Peninsula?
Gulf of Mexico
A bus driver was heading down a busy street in the city. He went past three stop signs without stopping, went the wrong way down a one-way street, and answered a message on his phone. But the bus driver didn’t break any traffic laws. How?
He was walking.
The blending of beliefs and practices from different religions is called what?
Syncretism
What were the three largest empires in Latin America?
Aztec, Maya, Inca
What is Patois?
Dialects that blend elements of different languages.
This is the home for some of the most abundant and diverse plant and animal species on earth.
Amazon Rainforest
I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?
Popcorn