Geography
What is the longest river in South America?
What is the Amazon River?
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in this year.
What is 1492?
This traditional dance originated in Argentina.
What is tango?
This soccer legend is know as "The King of Soccer" in Brazil.
Who is Pelé?
This tropical fruit, often used in smoothies, is called "plátano" in Spanish.
what is Banana?
This country has the highest capital city in the world.
What is Bolivia (La Paz)?
This empire ruled much of present-day Mexico before the Spanish arrived.
What is the Aztec Empire?
This colorful festival in Brazil is world-famous.
What is Carnival?
The iconic Mexican artist known for self-portraits and her unibrow.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This Mexican dish features a sauce made with chocolate and chili peppers.
What is Mole?
This mountain range runs along the western edge of South America.
What are the Andes Mountains?
Simón Bolívar helped liberate multiple countries from colonial rule. Name one
What is Venezuela (also accepts Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, or Bolivia)?
This indigenous language is still spoken in Peru and Bolivia.
What is Quechua?
He wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Who is Gabriel García Márquez?
Pupusas, filled corn cakes, are a national dish of which Central America country?
What is El Salvador?
The Galapagos Island belong to which Latin American country?
What is Ecuador?
This Cuban leader was in power for over 40 years starting in 1959.
Who is Fidel Castro?
What is Mexico?
This Chilean poet won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971.
Who is Pablo Neruda?
This fermented corn drink has been made in the Andes since ancient times.
What is chicha?
This desert in Chile is considered the driest place on Earth.
What is the Atacama Desert?
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided Latin America between these two European powers.
What are Spain and Portugal?
This syncretic religion in Brazil combines African traditions with Catholicism.
What is Candomblé or Umbanda?
This revolutionary leader was born in Argentina but fought in Cuba.
Who is Che Guevara?
This rich stew from Brazil is made with black beans and a variety of meats.
What is feijoada?