South America Travel Quiz

1. Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca citadel, is located in which country?

1. Bolivia
2. Colombia
3. Ecuador
4. Peru

2. The Amazon River, the world's largest river by water volume, flows into the Atlantic Ocean in which country?

1. Brazil
2. Colombia
3. Peru
4. Venezuela

3. The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is famed for its samba parades. These take place in a purpose-built stadium called what?

1. The Estádio do Carnaval
2. The Maracanã
3. The Praça da Apoteose
4. The Sambódromo

4. The Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, is primarily in which country?

1. Argentina
2. Bolivia
3. Chile
4. Peru

5. Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake, sits on the border of which two countries?

1. Bolivia and Chile
2. Chile and Argentina
3. Peru and Bolivia
4. Peru and Ecuador

6. The Iguazú Falls, wider than both Niagara and Victoria Falls combined, sit on the border of which two countries?

1. Argentina and Brazil
2. Argentina and Paraguay
3. Brazil and Uruguay
4. Paraguay and Brazil

7. The ancient Nazca Lines — giant geoglyphs etched into the desert — are in which country?

1. Bolivia
2. Chile
3. Ecuador
4. Peru

8. Buenos Aires is known as the birthplace of which famous dance?

1. Cumbia
2. Salsa
3. Samba
4. Tango

9. Patagonia, one of the world's most dramatic wilderness regions, is shared by which two countries?

1. Argentina and Chile
2. Brazil and Argentina
3. Chile and Bolivia
4. Peru and Chile

10. Cartagena, with its colorful walled old town, is a UNESCO World Heritage city in which country?

1. Colombia
2. Panama
3. Peru
4. Venezuela

11. The Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, is in which country?

1. Argentina
2. Bolivia
3. Chile
4. Peru

12. Which South American country has Portuguese as its official language?

1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. Paraguay
4. Uruguay

13. The 'Galápagos of South America' — the Pantanal — is the world's largest tropical wetland. It is primarily in which country?

1. Bolivia
2. Brazil
3. Colombia
4. Venezuela

14. The 'End of the World' city — the southernmost city in the world — is in which country?

1. Antarctica (research station)
2. Argentina
3. Chile
4. Falkland Islands

15. Angel Falls, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, is in which country?

1. Brazil
2. Colombia
3. Guyana
4. Venezuela

16. The historic city of Cusco — the former capital of the Inca Empire — is in which country?

1. Bolivia
2. Colombia
3. Ecuador
4. Peru

17. Which South American city is home to the world's most extensive urban cable car network, used as public transport?

1. Caracas, Venezuela
2. La Paz, Bolivia
3. Medellín, Colombia
4. Quito, Ecuador

18. The Pink River Dolphins (boto) found in the Amazon are unique to which river system?

1. The Magdalena River
2. The Orinoco and Amazon river systems
3. The Paraná River
4. The São Francisco River

19. Bogotá's famous Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold. It is in which country?

1. Colombia
2. Ecuador
3. Mexico
4. Peru

20. The 'Camino Inca' (Inca Trail) ends at which famous destination after a 4-day trek?

1. Cusco
2. Machu Picchu
3. Ollantaytambo
4. The Sacred Valley