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Mundo Hispano Trivia

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ocean east of Argentina.

a)

Indian

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Artic

2.

Decorated container filled with toys and candy,

and broken by Mexican children at Christmas.

a)

Canoes

b)

Nativity box

c)

Christmas tree

d)

piñata

3.

Don't swim in the Amazon River-this fish will

eat you!

a)

river sharks

b)

piranha

c)

Marlins

d)

baby shark

4.

Largest South American lake, center of Venezuela's petroleum industry.

a)

Titicaca

b)

Maracaibo

c)

Eire

d)

Grande

5.

Most popular sport in Latin America.

a)

Baseball

b)

Soccer

c)

Basketball

d)

Rugby

6.

Second longest river in the world.

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Rio Nilo

c)

Rio Amazon

d)

Rio Mississippi

7.

The Andes are the ______ chain of mountains in the world.

a)

shortest

b)

tallest

c)

biggest

d)

longest

8.

U.S. state named for a Latin American country: New ____

a)

Mexico

b)

Texas

c)

Arizona

d)

California

9.

Largest Latin American country.

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Argentina

d)

California

10.

Today, most have one page per month-but the Aztecs carved theirs on a huge round stone.

a)

Ads

b)

Newspaper

c)

Calendar

d)

birth certificates

11.

To reach Nicaragua from Costa Rica, go in this

direction.

a)

south

b)

east

c)

north

d)

west

12.

Mountains of western South America.

a)

Smokies

b)

Andes

c)

Volcano Alley

d)

Rockies

13.

Spanish and Portuguese explorers came here for treasure.

a)

New World

b)

India

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Disney World

14.

Ancient empire centered in the Andes Mountains in Peru.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Taino

15.

A cowboy in Argentina or Uruguay.

a)

garbanzo

b)

gucho

c)

gazpacho

d)

gaucho

16.

Carib Indians called their boats "kanús".

a)

rafts

b)

canoes

c)

boats

d)

casket

17.

Peruvian mammal with valuable long wooly hair.

a)

mammoth

b)

lamb

c)

sheep

d)

alpaca

18.

Most important crop in ancient Mexico.

a)

beans

b)

rice

c)

corn

d)

cilantro

19.

Man-made waterway which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Maracaibo Canal

c)

Erie Canal

d)

Venice Canal

20.

This "big river" is part of the Mexico-U.S. border.

a)

Amazon River

b)

Rio Colorado

c)

Rio Tennessee

d)

Rio Grande

21.

Candy made from the cacao bean.

a)

Chocolate

b)

Caramel

c)

Skittles

d)

Vanilla

22.

Not just in Egypt-this giant structure was also built in Mexico and Central America by pre-Columbian peoples.

a)

wheel barrels

b)

aqueducts

c)

pyramids

23.

Last empire to rule Mexico before the Spanish came.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Olmec

d)

Toltec

24.

South American mammal related to the camel, used as a beast of burden and a source of wool.

a)

Rinoceronte

b)

Alpaca

c)

Llama

d)

Mammoth

25.

Largest city in Brazil.

a)

Sáo Paulo

b)

Rio de Janeiro

c)

Brasilia

d)

Salvador

26.

¿En cuántos países se habla español?

a)

19

b)

20

c)

21

d)

22

27.

Which country does NOT have an army?

a)

El Salvador

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Ecuador

d)

México

28.

Where does the flamenco dance come from?

a)

España

b)

México

c)

Guatemala

29.

Which two countries did the tango dance originate from?

a)

Spain and Mexico

b)

Argentina and Uruguay

c)

Chile and Bolivia

30.

¿Dónde está Machu Picchu?

a)

México

b)

Perú

c)

Guatemala