Colombian Geography
Which city is the Capital City of Colombia?
Bogotá
Name 2 Colombian independence heroes
Simón Bolivar, Fracisco Paula de Santander, Antonio Nariño, Camilo Torres Tenorio, Atanasio Girardot, José María Cordoba, José María Córdova, Policarpa Salavarreta, Francisco José "The GOAT" Caldas etc... (others will be accepted)
Which Colombian artist has written 4 World Cup Songs?
Shakira
How many novenas are there?
Which Colombian Football Star plays for Bayern Munchen?
Luis Diaz
What two oceans does Colombia have access to?
Pacific and Atlantic oceans
Name 2 Politicians or Historical Figures that were assasinated in Colombia's History
Rafael Uribe Uribe, Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, Jaime Pardo Leal, Luis Carlos Galán, Bernardo Jaramillo Ossa, Alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Miguel Uribe, Jaime Garzón
What color was the shirt in Juanes' most famous song?
Black
What music genre originated in Colombia and became one of the most important music genres across Latin America, from Mexico to Argentina?
Cumbia
What is Colombia's national sport? (The one invented in Colombia, not the most practiced)
Tejo
What are the four largest cities in Colombia by population and in which order?
The 4 most populated cities in Colombia: Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali, Barranquilla
There are two important dates for the independence of Colombia, one for the "Batalla de Boyacá" and one for the "Grito de Independencia". Give me the date for one of them:
7th of August and 20th July
Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the time of Cholera?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Name 5 ingredients in a Bandeja Paisa
Beans, Rice, Chicharron, Minced Beef, Egg, Plantain, Avocado, Morcilla, Arepa, Chorizo (others might be considered but very carfully)
Against which opponent did James Rodriguez score his Puskas winning goal at the 2014 world cup?
Uruguay
What is the largest department by area?
Amazonas
Name 3 Pre-Columbian civilizations from Colombia
Muisca/Chibchas, Tayrona, Quimbaya, Zenú, , Calima, Tolima, Tierradentro, Tumaco, Herrera, Capulí, Guane, Sutagao, San Agustín, Malagana... etc (others are accepted)
What type of bodies did Fernando Botero typically depict in his paintings and sculptures?
Plus-sized Bodies
What is traditionally celebrated on December 7th?
Dia de las velitas
In which year did Colombia win its first and only Copa America?
2001
What are the 6 Natural Regions of Colombia?
Orinoco, Insular, Caribbean, Andean, Pacific, and Amazonic
Name 2 female heroes of the independence
Manuela Saenz, Manuela Beltran, Policarpa Salavarrieta, Simona Amaya, Matilda Anaray, Antonia Santos Plata
What figure was invented by an American Advertisement Firm to sell more Colombian Coffee abroad?
Juan Valdez
Name one of the 2 main carnavals of Colombia.
Carnaval de Barranquilla and the Carnaval de Blancos y Negros
Which was the first Colombian Cyclist to win one of the Grand Tours?
Lucho Herrera