URUGUAY BASICS
Where is Uruguay Located?
In South America, between Brazil and Argentina
This traditional drink is very popular in Uruguay. What is it?
Mate.
Name three groupS of immigrants that came to Uruguay in the 19th Century
Italian, Spanish, Swiss, Russian, Armenians
This English-speaking group was instrumental in financing Uruguay's railways and introducing wire fencing to the countryside.
British
Choose two adjectives to describe Uruguayan people.
Friendly, polite, calm, helpful, kind
What´s Uruguay´s political division?
19 departments
This traditional alcoholic drink is very popular and original from Uruguay. What is it?
Grappamiel
Nationality of the people who settled in San Javier
Russian
In 1862, immigrants from this central European nation founded Nueva Helvecia and revolutionized Uruguay's cheese-making industry.
Swiss
What does friendly mean? Can you find a synonym?
Nice and kind to other people.
Name two geographical features of Uruguay.
Beaches and countryside.
This is a popular Uruguayan musical and theatrical tradition, especially during Carnival.
Murga.
Reason why so many Armenians came to Uruguay
Armenian Genocide (by Turkish)
Immigrants from this European country's Basque and Canary Islands regions specialized in dairy farming and cereal production, respectively.
Spanish
This term describes the 19th-century rural, nomadic horsemen of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry who formed the backbone of Uruguay's early identity and cattle economy.
Gauchos
Uruguayan three main rivers
Rio de la Plata, Rio Uruguay, Rio Negro
Name another cultural expression connected to Uruguay and the Río de la Plata region.
Tango.
Unlike the nomadic Charrúas, this other native group practiced agriculture, lived in fixed villages, and significantly influenced the naming of local rivers and places like Uruguay itself
Guaraníes
Hailing from regions like Piedmont and Liguria, this national group founded the first fruit and vegetable orchards (chacras) just outside Montevideo.
Italians
German immigrants brought their traditional brewing expertise to Uruguay, establishing the country’s first commercial industries for this beverage.
Beer
Uruguay officially achieved its independence and swore its first Constitution in this specific year of the 19th century.
1830
These baggy, wide-legged trousers worn by rural horsemen were originally surplus military uniforms from the Crimean War, imported by European merchants and adopted by gauchos for comfort.
bombachas de campo
In 1831, the newly formed Uruguayan state led a tragic military campaign known as Salsipuedes, which nearly exterminated this prominent Indigenous ethnic group.
Charruas
French immigrants changed Uruguayan viticulture forever by introducing this specific red wine grape variety, now considered Uruguay's flagship grape.
Tannat
Although he achieved global fame in Buenos Aires in the early 20th century, this legendary tango singer and composer—whose birthplace is still a source of pride in Tacuarembó—began his career singing traditional country folk songs
Carlos Gardel