Geography
This city is the capital of Colombia
What is Bogotá?
This traditional flatbread, often made of cornmeal, is a staple of Colombian cuisine.
What is an arepa?
The name of the money used in Colombia.
What is Colombian Peso?
Colombia gained its independence from this European country in 1810.
This Colombian pop star voiced the character Gazelle in Disney’s Zootopia.
What is Shakira?
Colombia is the only South American country that borders both of these two bodies of water.
What are the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea?
This celebration is one of the biggest carnivals in the world.
What is the Barranquilla Carnival?
Colombia is one of the world’s biggest producers of this drink.
What is coffee?
This man is known as “El Libertador” for helping Colombia and other countries gain independence from Spain.
Who is Simón Bolívar?
This reggaetón singer from Medellín is known for hits like “Felices los 4” and “Hawái.”
What is Maluma?
This mountain range, an extension of the Andes, runs through the western part of Colombia.
What are the Cordilleras (Western, Central, and Eastern Andes)?
This genre of music, featuring accordion melodies, originated in Colombia’s Caribbean region.
What is vallenato?
These colorful flowers are a major export from Colombia.
What are roses?
Before Colombia became a republic, it was part of this larger country that included Venezuela and Ecuador.
What is Gran Colombia?
This colorful Disney movie, set in Colombia, features the magical Madrigal family.
What is Encanto?
This river is the longest in Colombia and one of the most important in South America.
What is the Magdalena River?
This popular August festival in Medellín celebrates flowers.
What is Feria de las Flores?
Colombia exports this green gem, used in rings and necklaces, more than any other country.
What are emeralds?
This long period of civil unrest in Colombia during the mid-20th century is named after the violence it caused.
What is La Violencia?
This global streaming service helped make the Colombian crime series Narcos a hit.
What is Netflix?
This archipelago in the Caribbean Sea is officially part of Colombia, though it's closer to Nicaragua.
What is San Andrés and Providencia?
He’s a Colombian author who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude and won a big prize for books.
Who is Gabriel García Márquez
This Colombian port city on the Pacific Ocean plays a major role in international trade and exports.
What is Buenaventura?
This political and armed group, formed in 1964, was involved in Colombia’s decades-long internal conflict.
What is the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)?
This popular Colombian-American actress stars as Gloria in Modern Family.
What is Sofia Vergara?