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Uruguay Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the country of Uruguay?
Quiz by alberici
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Last updated: June 5, 2020
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First submittedFebruary 25, 2017
Times taken24,189
Average score75.0%
Rating4.82
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Clue
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Capital city
Montevideo
Official language
Spanish
Currency
Peso
Item on the flag
Sun of May
Countries which border Uruguay
Argentina
Brazil
National motto
Libertad o Muerte
Event won by Uruguay in 1930 and 1950
FIFA World Cup
River that forms Uruguay's western border
Uruguay River
Estuary formed where that river meets the Paraná
Rio de la Plata
Traditional dance that evolved in the region of the above
Tango
Uruguay lies within this fertile grassland region
The Pampas
In 2013, Uruguay became the first country to fully legalize this
Cannabis
From 1860–1914, more than 200,000 immigrants arrived from this country
Italy
Footballer who has famously bitten multiple opponents
Luis Suárez
Uruguay has 3.42 of these animals for every person, the highest ratio in the world
Cows
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Level 76
Jun 5, 2020
The two questions about the river are in the wrong order
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Level ∞
Jun 5, 2020
Fixed.
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Level 82
Jun 5, 2020
Again, ALWAYS try the country name on these quizzes ....
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Level ∞
Jun 5, 2020
Also, when taking an American sports quiz, start by typing Smith, Johnson, Jackson, Jones
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Level 84
Jun 10, 2020
Williams, Jefferson, etc. :-)
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Level 89
Jun 17, 2020
I also do colors as last names. Black, White, Green, Brown. Works a surprising amount of the time.
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Level 82
Nov 28, 2020
There are too many US sports fans to get any points though this way :)
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Level 77
Jun 6, 2020
and I ALWAYS forget. You think I would have learned by now.
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Level 79
Aug 5, 2020
I keep forgetting that!! Funny that's also the lowest answered question on the quiz 🤦‍♂️😂
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Level 88
Nov 3, 2020
Saved my bacon on this one...was the only question I didn't know :)
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Level 71
Nov 7, 2020
Exactly
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Level 89
Nov 10, 2020
Remind me to try typing St. Vincent and the Grenadines when we get to that quiz.
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Level 67
Nov 10, 2020
The river was the only one I missed...would have been my first 100% on a quiz about a country to which I don't have a strong personal connection.
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Level 35
Jun 6, 2020
I think the tag "Country Trivia" is missing on this one
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Level 33
Aug 14, 2020
oh my god i'm uruguayan and missed the inmigrants and i didn't even know that
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Level 61
May 18, 2022
My wife is from Carrasco - half of her childhood friends are called Gargiulo, Sanguinetti, Perotti, Borgia, etc... That was the most obvious one to me^^
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Level 49
Nov 10, 2020
Dude i typed "pampa" and didn't work so I gave up.

Prob should accept that one

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Level 76
Nov 10, 2020
i tried translating the motto but misspelled it as libertad o muerde’, and the meaning of that is oddly appropriate for a quiz with a question about that footballer.
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Level 66
Nov 10, 2020
I misspelled it too. Think I typed muerto. I went back later and tried the word in english and that worked.
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Level 52
Nov 10, 2020
15/16!
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Level 57
Nov 13, 2020
Same! Only missed Suarez (never heard of him but I don’t care much for sports)
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Level 75
Jan 15, 2021
Uruguay is my favourite country name to type - very satisfying :)
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Level 82
May 16, 2022
Not with you on that one. The 'a' is too far from all the other letters, which just throws my rhythm.
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Level 75
May 18, 2022
I've just noticed that 'uruguy' is a type-in, I still prefer it with the 'a' though!
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Level 56
May 18, 2022
Totally got all of them and not just 3 - :)
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Level 62
May 18, 2022
Feel a bit of a schmuck having somehow got 16 out of 16, as I really don't know anything about Uruguay.
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Level 43
May 18, 2022
I typed pampas as pampa, didn't see the Suarez question (I am a football fan) and tried sheep and goats on the cow one. I wanna cry
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Level 43
May 18, 2022
I also typed samba T_T
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Level 68
Feb 2, 2023
Oh my God you actually included Suarez on this quiz... should I laugh or not?
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Level 29
Mar 27, 2023
i forgot how to spell suárez and forgot that the motto was libertad o muerte
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Level 66
Feb 1, 2024
Tried football, soccer, world championship, world championship football, world championship soccer, wc football, wc soccer etc.... I just quit to see what the right anser was and restarted.

Could be a little more lean on that one.

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Level 72
Mar 11, 2024
Uruguay is the least guessed answer!