Statistics for History of Brazil

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What country colonized Brazil between 1500–1815?	Portugal	99%
What was the capital of Brazil before it was moved to Brasília in 1960?	Rio de Janeiro	97%
What major event has Brazil won five times and hosted twice?	FIFA World Cup	96%
What was abolished in 1888?	Slavery	96%
What major event did Brazil host in 2016?	Summer Olympics	96%
What social media company did Eduardo Saverin co-found with Mark Zuckerberg?	Facebook	93%
What statue became one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007?	Christ the {Redeemer}	92%
What neighboring country lost more than half of its male population after a bloody war with Brazil and its allies in 1870?	Paraguay	88%
What country gained independence from Brazil in 1825?	Uruguay	87%
From what country did Brazil take the state of Acre in 1903?	Bolivia	75%
What controversial president was elected in 2019?	Jair Bolsonaro	75%
What crop became the base of the Brazilian economy, starting in the 16th century?	Sugar	68%
What Brazilian supermodel married to Tom Brady in 2009?	Gisele Bündchen	65%
Which song of Antônio Carlos Jobim won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965?	Girl From {Ipanema}	64%
Which president was sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption in 2018?	Lula da Silva	59%
What three-time Formula One champion died racing in 1994?	Ayrton Senna	58%
What name was shared by the two emperors Brazil had between 1822–1889?	Pedro	57%
Who became the first female president of Brazil in 2011, and was impeached in 2016?	Dilma Rousseff	48%
What city was the first colonial capital of Brazil between 1549–1763?	Salvador	47%
What oil company was caught laundering money and bribing Brazilian government officials in 2014, such as the above?	Petrobras	38%