As the southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo has pleasant weather year-round, and it is ranked first for quality of life in Latin America. What country is it located in?
Capitals - State & Country

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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It is the capital of Argentina
It is the capital of Brazil
It is the capital of Uruguay
It is the capital of Chile
2.
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1 min • 1 pt
The capital city of Ecuador boasts “Mitad del Mundo,” or “Middle of the World,”
a complex built in honor of the first real attempt to determine the shape of the earth in 1743. Name this city:
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The capital of South Carolina is the first city in the US named for Christopher Columbus. The name won over the other popular option, Washington.
Atlanta
Raleigh
Columbia
Montgomery
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The capital of North Carolina is nicknamed the “City of Oaks” for its sheer number of majestic oak trees which line the streets. The area is also nicknamed “The Triangle”.
Columbia
Charleston
Raleigh
Durham
5.
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1 min • 1 pt
According to legend, Kentucky’s capital city was named after a crossing ford in the Kentucky River where early pioneer Stephen Frank was killed by American Indians in the 1780s. Originally called Frank’s Ford, the capital’s name later evolved into what it is today.
6.
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1 min • 1 pt
In the capital city of Georgia, there are over 70 drives, avenues, and lanes with a variation of the word “Peachtree” in their name. However, there aren’t really any peach trees. Many historians believe “Peachtree” is a corruption of “pitch tree,” an 18th century local term for a pine tree. This city is surrounded by pine tree forests.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The name for Florida's capital city comes from a Muskogean Indian word, which means “Old Fields” or “Old Towns”. This city also boasts Florida’s most educated population with over half of the residents having a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Sacramento
Olympia
Tallahassee
Orlando
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