Historia - History
In what year was the Treaty of Waitangi first signed?
1840
What is the name of the strait separating New Zealand's North and South Islands?
Cook Strait
What is the name of the NZ national rugby team?
All Blacks
What traditional Māori performance involving chanting, movement and facial expressions is famously performed by New Zealand's national rugby team?
Haka
New Zealand is famous for having many more of these farm animals than people. What animal?
Sheep
This Chilean president was overthrown in a military coup in 1973, led by Augusto Pinochet.
Salvador Allende
What enormous desert in northern Chile is considered one of the driest places on Earth?
Atacama Desert - El Desierto de Atacama
Which Chilean footballer became famous internationally for playing for clubs including Arsenal, Barcelona and Inter Milan?
Alexis Sánchez
Which Chilean poet and diplomat won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971?
Pablo Neruda
Chile is home to this famous island where enormous stone statues called moai were created.
Rapa Nui
Which South American liberator is associated with independence movements in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia?
Simón Bolívar
Which South American country is home to the Galápagos Islands?
Ecuador
This Colombian singer is known for hits such as Hips Don't Lie and Whenever, Wherever.
Shakira
This dance and musical style originated around the Río de la Plata region, particularly Argentina and Uruguay.
Tango
This enormous rainforest covers parts of several South American countries and is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
Amazon Rainforest
New Zealand became the first self-governing country where women gained the right to vote in national elections. In what year?
1893
Which two countries in South America are completely landlocked?
Bolivia and Paraguay
Which New Zealand singer-songwriter had international hits including Royals and won multiple Grammy Awards?
Lorde
What is the Māori name commonly used for New Zealand, often translated as "land of the long white cloud"?
Aotearoa
New Zealand is home to a flightless parrot that is also the heaviest parrot in the world. What is this unusual bird called?
The kākāpō
The War of the Pacific involved Chile fighting against which two countries?
Peru and Bolivia
At approximately 6,961 metres, this mountain is the highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres.
Aconcagua
This Argentine football legend led his country to victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
Lionel Messi
Which annual Mexican celebration combines Indigenous traditions with Catholic influences to honour deceased family members?
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Which Latin American country is home to the world's largest river by volume of water and contains a large part of the Amazon Rainforest?
Brazil