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This Colombian novelist won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1982 and is most famous for writing One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Who is Gabriel Garcia Marquez
100
The longest river in South America
What is the Amazon River
100
This city, the capital of modern Peru, served as the Spanish colonial center of power in the 16th century
What is Lima
100
The European influence on South American art
Usage of European models and images
100
Besides the culture indigenous to South America, these other cultures have heavily influenced the continent as a result of political colonization (3)
What are European, African, and modern North American
200
This Columbian singer began as an actress and became popular in the United States in her first English language album, “Laundry Service.”
Who is Shakira
200
Highest waterfall in the world, located in South America
What is Santo del Angel
200
The two resources that the Spanish wanted most from South America
What is gold and silver
200
This animal appeared often in Incan art
What is the llama
200
The music that the countries of western South America, especially Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, and Venezuela, are famous for
What is Andean
300
One of the top tennis players of all time, this Argentinean man won the French and U.S. Open in 1977
Who is Guillermo Vilas
300
The largest rainforest in South America
What is the Amazon rainforest
300
Name some long-term effects of colonialism on modern South America
What is poverty, corruption, and unstable economies
300
Incan artists put these types of designs on their pottery pieces
What are geometric designs in black, yellow, red, white, and brown
300
The South American country that brags about having the best steaks in the world
What is Argentina
400
This Peruvian dictator’s presidential coup in 1992 symbolized the challenges faced by democratization in the modern world.
Who is Alberto Fujimori
400
The country that is home to the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community
What is Chile (Puerto Toro)
400
This European explorer is believed to be the first to reach South America
Who is Christopher Columbus
400
Name three places the Incas painted traditional scenes and images
Wall murals, mantles (tapestries or clothing), and maps
400
One type of dance that is unique to South America.
What is the tango, salsa, bossa nova, salsa, merengue, or the mambo
500
The woman that succeeded her husband to become president of Argentina in 1974 and was removed by a military coup in 1976
Who is Isabel Martinez de Peron
500
The country that is home to the driest place on earth
What is Chile (Atacama Desert)
500
The name of the land areas given to local nobles by the king of Spain
What are encomiendas
500
These materials were used in the weaving of Incan textiles
What is alpaca hair, llama hair, cotton, and hemp
500
The most popular sport in South America
What is soccer