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Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Rep, Ecuador

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which South American country has a coast on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?

a)

Colombia

b)

Cuba

c)

Bolivia

d)

Costa Rica

2.

El Museo del Oro, with 33,000 items of gold, is in what capital city?

a)

Santiago

b)

Bogotá

c)

La Habana

d)

Quito

3.

Colombia is named after which famous explorer?

a)

Magellan

b)

Ponce de León

c)

Simón Bolivar

d)

Christopher Columbus

4.

Three of Colombia's exports include the following:

a)

diamonds, oil, wheat

b)

iron, gold, natural gas

c)

emeralds, coffee, flowers

d)

copper, plastic, salt

5.

Cuba is a "living museum" of what?

a)

American architecture

b)

American movies

c)

American cars

d)

American food

6.

Celia Cruz, a cuban born singer, was known as what?

a)

The Queen of Salsa

b)

The Cuban Princess

c)

The Caribbean Queen

d)

The Queen of Merengue

7.

"Pura Vida" or "Pure Life" is a slogan used by people in what country?

a)

Cuba

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Colombia

d)

Ecuador

8.

The Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica is a vital nesting ground for what kind of animals?

a)

seagulls

b)

pelicans

c)

dolphins

d)

sea turtles

9.

In Costa Rica, there are sanctuaries to protect injured or orphaned __________ .

a)

sloths

b)

butterflies

c)

sea crabs

d)

stingrays

10.

Ecuador is named after the Spanish word for ______.

a)

equator

b)

mountains

c)

islands

d)

earth

11.

This island chain is part of Ecuador and is famous for its variety of animal species

a)

The Hawaiian Islands

b)

Catalina Island

c)

The Galápagos Islands

d)

Easter Island

12.

The hidden "cenote" in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic is called _________.

a)

Hoya Azul

b)

Cueva escondida

c)

Playa Azul

d)

Alberca Azul

13.

The underwater museum in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic was created as a habitat for what?

a)

marine life

b)

people

c)

birds

d)

lizards

14.

What is the capital of Ecuador?

a)

Bogotá

b)

San Juan

c)

La Habana

d)

Quito

15.

Juan Luis Guerra, a famous singer from the Dominican Republic is known for what type of music?

a)

Salsa

b)

Merengue

c)

Hip Hop

d)

Rap

16.

Cuba is located in the Caribbean Sea, just 90 miles south of which U.S. state?

a)

California

b)

New York

c)

Florida

d)

Arizona

17.

En Ecuador, because of its location at the equator, sunrise and sunset are...

a)

almost always at 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

b)

variable all year round.

c)

different because of daylight savings.

d)

not visible to people.