Question | Answer | % Correct |
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What empire ruled Peru at the time of the Spanish conquest? | Inca Empire | 100%
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What ancient city from that empire is Peru's most popular tourist attraction? | Machu Picchu | 95%
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What mammal was the primary pack animal of the people of that empire? | Llama or Alpaca | 95%
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What was the capital of the above? | Cusco | 92%
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What Spanish conquistador conquered that empire? | Francisco Pizarro | 89%
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What was the main language that was used by that empire? | Quechua | 84%
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What country was formerly known as the "Upper Peru? | Bolivia | 78%
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What group of large geoglyphs were created by Andean people about 2000 years ago? | {Nazca} Lines | 70%
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What former President rid the country of the above, but was convicted of human rights abuses and fled to Japan in 2000? | Alberto Fujimori | 68%
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What type of fertilizer was once plentiful on the Chincha Islands? | Guano | 68%
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What staple crop was domesticated in Peru before 5000 BC? | Potato | 65%
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What friendly bear from "darkest Peru"–with his old hat, was created by Michael Bond? | Paddington | 65%
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What Maoist guerrillas terrorized the country in the 1980s? | {Shining} Path | 62%
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In what 1883 war was Peru defeated by the Chilean Navy? | War of the {Pacific} | 57%
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What ruler of that empire did the above defeat at the Battle of Cajamarca and captured him to control the empire? | Atahualpa | 46%
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What raft was used by Thor Heyerdahl to sail from Peru to Polynesia? | Kon-Tiki | 46%
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What general is considered to be the "Liberator" of Peru? | José de {San} {Martín} | 41%
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What Spanish imperial district was Peru part of between 1542–1824? | {Vice}royalty of Peru | 35%
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What ancient god of sun was the national patron of that empire? | Inti | 30%
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What society has been established as the oldest-known civilization in the Americas? | Norte {Chico} | 19%
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