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Spanish Speaking Countries Fun Facts Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Spanish speaking country has the most popular surfing destinations in the world and host tons of surf competitions every year?

a)

El Salvador

b)

Honduras

c)

Guatemala

d)

Nicaragua

2.

Which Spanish speaking country has 52 species of hummingbirds and more than five percent of the world's biodiversity?

a)

Argentina

b)

Panama

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Puerto Rico

3.

In what Spanish speaking country did avocados originated from?

a)

El Salvador

b)

Ecuador

c)

Peru

d)

Guatemala (and southern Mexico)

4.

Which Spanish Speaking country is known for crafting the finest and most comfortable hammocks in the world, having the only lake in the world to contain freshwater sharks and being the country who contains twenty-five volcanoes in a row.

a)

Bolivia

b)

Chile

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Colombia

5.

Which Spanish speaking country introduced chocolate (including hot chocolate), corn, and chilies to the world?

a)

Mexico

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Equatorial Guniea

d)

Honduras

6.

Plátano Forest was nominated as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. In which Spanish speaking country is Plátano Forest located?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Honduras

c)

Peru

d)

Spain

7.

Which is the only Spanish speaking country that is where you can swim in both the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean in the same day (because of the Canal)! The U.S. dollar is also their official currency.

a)

Uruguay

b)

Venezuela

c)

Colombia

d)

Panama

8.

Which country has the world’s tallest waterfall which is call the Angel Falls.

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Venezuela

d)

Dominican Republic

9.

Which Spanish Speaking country is the largest exporter of bananas in the world, with exports totaling $2 trillion by recent counts.

a)

Ecuador

b)

Spain

c)

Paraguay

d)

Peru

10.

What Spanish Speaking country is the world’s leading source of emeralds, and is the second greatest exporter of coffee. It is also the second most bio-diverse country in the world, after Brazil, which is ten times larger.

a)

Mexico

b)

Argentina

c)

Chile

d)

Colombia

11.

Which Spanish speaking country has the world’s largest butterfly sanctuary and is home to the two highest cities on earth, Potosi and La Paz.In addition, it also contains the largest deposit of salt on the planet, its salt beds equaling roughly 64 million tons.

a)

Bolivia

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Cuba

d)

Dominican Republic

12.

What Spanish Speaking country is home to Machu Picchu, famous as the legendary lost city of the Incas! Built around 1450, it was discovered in 1911, high up in the majestic forest mountains. This country also has over fifty-five kinds of corn including yellow, black, and purple. More varieties of corn are grown here than anywhere else in the world!

a)

Ecuador

b)

El Salvador

c)

Peru

d)

Equatorial Guinea

13.

What Spanish Speaking country is home to the world’s largest rodent called the capybara, which is basically a giant guinea pig.

a)

Guatemala

b)

Honduras

c)

Paraguay

d)

Mexico

14.

Which Spanish Speaking country is known for its great festivals, such as the ‘Tomatina’, the world’s largest food fight. The festival takes place every year in August and only takes one hour as the people throw tomatoes at each other. Bullfighting also originated in this country as well as the flamenco dance.

a)

Peru

b)

Uruguay

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Spain

15.

Which Spanish Speaking country is a soccer-loving nation that won the first ever World Cup in 1930 and went on to win a second time in 1950! This country national anthem is the world’s longest; it lasts about five minutes when played in full.

a)

Uruguay

b)

Paraguay

c)

Venezuela

d)

Spain

16.

Which Spanish Speaking country is where baseball is the most popular sport there by far. It is the national sport and is enjoyed by almost everyone as a family activity. Merengue is a type of lively, joyful music and dance that comes from here. Merengue means whipped egg whites and sugar in Spanish.

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Colombia

d)

Cuba

17.

Which Spanish Speaking country has also won the World Cup two times! Also, the tango originated in this country's capital, and this country is the third biggest producer of beef in the world, at 2.8-3.5 million tons a year!

a)

Chile

b)

Colombia

c)

Equatorial Guinea

d)

Argentina

18.

In which Spanish Speaking country is sugar from sugar cane is the main crop grown in Cuba, followed by tobacco.

a)

Chile

b)

Colombia

c)

Cuba

d)

Costa Rica

19.

In which Spanish speaking country is El Yunque tropical rainforest at? El Yunque is the only tropical rainforest in the

U.S. National Forest System.

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Cuba

c)

Colombia

d)

Puerto Rico

20.

In which Spanish Speaking country the Atacama Desert at? This is the driest place on earth, receiving an average of 0.6 inches of rainfall per year. Penguins live in several areas off the coast of this country beaches.

a)

Venezuela

b)

Chile

c)

Spain

d)

Paraguay