Latin America Trivia
What is the population in Trinidad and Tobago?
1.2 million
What is the population of Chile?
18.2 million
What is the population density in Honduras?
213.8
What is the area of Chile?
291,933
How long is the Amazon River?
4,000 miles
What is the population density in Trinidad and Tobago?
610.5
How many people died in the Jones town Massacre?
913 people
What is the longest river in South America?
Amazon River
What river carries the most water out of any other river?
Amazon River
What country has weather, soil and products somewhat identical to Iowa?
Argentina
The Virgin Islands are controlled by what two countries?
British and United States
What is the capital of Venezuela?
Caracas
Which Ecuadorian city may be the oldest city in the Americas?
Caral
What is the region in Trinidad and Tobago?
Caribbean Islands
What are two bodies of water by Venezuela?
Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
Off Ecuador's coast is a group of islands known for its strange species of living animals. Who studied these islands?
Charles Darwin
What two countries own Tierra Del fuego?
Chile and Argentina
Where did the cities of Cristobal and Colon(Panama) get their names
Christopher Columbus
What island is popular for its cigar manufacturing?
Cuba
Why was French Guiana originally settled?
Enticed by the gold and other treasures
What are Creole and Mestizos?
Ethnic groups
What is the official language in Haiti?
French
What other languages do they speak?
French
What is Devil's island?
French prisoners were sent there
What is kapok used for?
Furniture and sleeping bags
Off Ecuador's coast is a group of islands known for its strange species of living animals. What is this group of islands called?
Galapagos Islands
What is sorghum?
Group of tropical grasses
Which country is the birthplace of Reggae music?
Jamaica
What is kapok?
Lightweight cotton fiber
What is the life expectancy in Haiti?
Males: 63 Females: 68
What is the life expectancy in Venezuela?
Males: 68 Females: 75
What is Creole a mix of?
Mexicans and Europeans
What is the product latex?
Natural rubber
In which Central American Country can you find two large lakes? And what are the lakes names?
Nicaragua, Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua
What is the official religion in Chile?
Roman Catholic
What are mestizos a blend of?
Spanish and Native Americans
Where does the Amazon River start and end?
Starts: Andes mountains Ends: Atlantic
What is made out of sorghum?
Syrup
What tragic event happened in 1978 in the country of Guyana?
The Jonestown Massacre
What is the southernmost tip of South America Called?
Tierra del fuego
What are 3 natural resources in Honduras?
Timber, gold and silver
What is the climate in Haiti?
Tropical Savannah
What is the climate in Venezuela?
Tropical rain forest, tropical Savannah and Steppe
Mexico had a war with the U.S who won and what did the winner gain?
US won, Gained Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
What two countries are owned by the US?
VI and PR
What is another name for Caribbean Islands?
West Indies
