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The Americas - Multiple Choice

Can you guess all of these facts about North and South America?
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Last updated: May 14, 2022
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1. Northernmost and Southernmost countries, respectively:
Chile and United States ✓
Argentina and Canada ✓
Canada and Chile ✓
Argentina and United States ✓
2. This country has the highest point on land on both continents:
Brazil ✓
Argentina ✓
United States ✓
Chile ✓
Aconcagua is located in Argentina, with 6.961 meters high
3. Major city located in the middle of the Amazon:
Brasilia ✓
Manaus ✓
Medellín ✓
Belém ✓
Manaus is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state "Amazonas"
4. Name of the island shared between Haiti and Dominican Republic:
Falkland Islands ✓
Tobago ✓
Antigua ✓
Hispaniola ✓
5. US state that is more populated than Canada:
California ✓
Texas ✓
New York ✓
Florida ✓
California's population is 39,5 million, while Canada is 38 million
6. The only two South American countries that don't share a border with Brazil:
Guyana and Paraguay ✓
Chile and Ecuador ✓
Ecuador and France ✓
Chile and Peru ✓
7. This country registered the strongest earthquake ever recorded:
Mexico ✓
United States ✓
Haiti ✓
Chile ✓
Valdivia Earthquake happened in Chile, in 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5
8. These three countries have more native Spanish speakers than Spain
Argentina, Colombia and Mexico ✓
Colombia, Mexico and United States ✓
Argentina, Mexico and United States ✓
Colombia, Mexico and Brazil ✓
Spain's population is only 47.7 million
9. Which country fought against the United Kingdom for the Falkland Islands?
Argentina ✓
Brazil ✓
Canada ✓
United States ✓
Argentinia occupied the Falklands Islands in 1982
10. Which of these capitals is known as the highest in the world?
Quito ✓
Sucre ✓
La Paz ✓
Santiago ✓
La Paz is one of Boliva's capital, located at 3.625 meters high
11. Around 70% of this country's population are Italian descendants:
Brazil ✓
Uruguay ✓
United States ✓
Argentina ✓
12. Easternmost major city in the Americas:
Fortaleza ✓
Montreal ✓
Boston ✓
Recife ✓
Recife is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state "Pernambuco"
13. Most populated city in the Americas:
Mexico City ✓
São Paulo ✓
New York ✓
Buenos Aires ✓
Mexico City has around 23.0 million people
14. Which of these indigenous languages is official in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru?
Incan ✓
Quechua ✓
Navajo ✓
Guarani ✓
15. Also known as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu, is located in which country?
Bolivia ✓
Mexico ✓
Chile ✓
Peru ✓
16. The only North American country that doesn't border the Atlantic Ocean:
Nicaragua ✓
Honduras ✓
El Salvador ✓
Guatemala ✓
17. The two countries with the least corruption levels:
Canada and Uruguay ✓
Canada and United States ✓
Costa Rica and United States ✓
Canada and Bahamas ✓
Canada is the firts one, scoring 74, followed by Uruguay, with 73, and the US and Chile, both with 67
18. In 2022, more than 10.000.000 people emigrated from this country to the United States:
Cuba ✓
Brazil ✓
Canada ✓
Mexico ✓
19. The countries with the best HDI in North America and South America, respectively:
United States and Uruguay ✓
Canada and Chile ✓
United States and Chile ✓
Canada and Argentina ✓
Canada's HDI is 0.929 and Chile's HDI is 0.851
20. The closest country to Russia:
United States ✓
Canada ✓
Brazil ✓
Mexico ✓
Alaska almost borders Russia
21. The landmark known as "Chechén Itza" is located in which country:
Argentina ✓
Mexico ✓
Peru ✓
Guatemala ✓
22. Around 90% of this country's population are European descendants:
Suriname ✓
Canada ✓
Argentina ✓
Uruguay ✓
23. Has Dutch as an official language:
Grenada ✓
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ✓
Suriname ✓
Saint Kitts and Nevis ✓
Suriname was once a Dutch colony
24. The only two South American countries bordering the Caribbean Sea
Colombia and Venezuela ✓
Colombia and Panama ✓
Guyana and Suriname ✓
Guyana and Venezuela ✓
25. The second country to receive the most tourists, only behind the US:
Canada ✓
Mexico ✓
Brazil ✓
Costa Rica ✓
26. Pope Francis is the first Pope from the Americas. Which country is he from?
Mexico ✓
Chile ✓
United States ✓
Argentina ✓
Pope Francis was born in Argentina
27. Around 54% of this country's population are African descendants, being the country with the greatest number of African descendants int he world
United States ✓
Brazil ✓
Colombia ✓
Venezuela ✓
28. Southern South American region shared by Argentina and Chile
Andes ✓
Pampas ✓
Atacama ✓
Patagonia ✓
29. This country got independent from the Brazilian Empire in 1828
Uruguay ✓
Paraguay ✓
Suriname ✓
Bolivia ✓
Uruguay was part of the Brazilian Empire as a province named Cisplatina
30. Has the greatest number of German descendants:
Canada ✓
Argentina ✓
Brazil ✓
United States ✓
31. The largest country in the Americas:
Brazil ✓
United States ✓
Canada ✓
Argentina ✓
32. Second coldest country by average temperature in the Americas, only behind Canada:
Chile ✓
United States ✓
Uruguay ✓
Peru ✓
Chile's average temperature is only 8.35 ºC, because of its altitude
33. In 2005, which major city was hardly damaged by Hurricane Katrina?
Houston ✓
New Orleans ✓
Tampa ✓
Miami ✓
34. In 2010, this country was badly affected by an earthquake, being one of the costliest in history
Haiti ✓
Chile ✓
Mexico ✓
United States ✓
Haiti's costliest earthquake happened in 2010, with a magnitude of 7.0
35. Richest Latin American country:
Chile ✓
Panama ✓
Uruguay ✓
Costa Rica ✓
Panama is the richest with a GDP per capita (PPP) of $32.912 (USD), followed by Chile, with $30.059 (USD)
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