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Questions and Answers
What is the capital of Spain?
What is the capital of Spain?
- Barcelona
- Sevilla
- Valencia
- Madrid (correct)
What is the nationality of people from Mexico?
What is the nationality of people from Mexico?
Mexican
Which country has its capital in San Jose?
Which country has its capital in San Jose?
- El Salvador
- Panama
- Costa Rica (correct)
- Nicaragua
What does 'El Salvador' mean?
What does 'El Salvador' mean?
Which country is known for its ancient Mayan ruins?
Which country is known for its ancient Mayan ruins?
What is the capital of Honduras?
What is the capital of Honduras?
What is the nationality of people from Nicaragua?
What is the nationality of people from Nicaragua?
Which country is where the Europeans first saw the Pacific Ocean?
Which country is where the Europeans first saw the Pacific Ocean?
Which is the largest island in the Caribbean?
Which is the largest island in the Caribbean?
What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?
What is the capital of the Dominican Republic?
What is the population of Puerto Rico?
What is the population of Puerto Rico?
What famous dance originated in Argentina?
What famous dance originated in Argentina?
Which two cities are mentioned as capitals of Bolivia?
Which two cities are mentioned as capitals of Bolivia?
Which poet from Chile won a Nobel Prize?
Which poet from Chile won a Nobel Prize?
Which country has coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea?
Which country has coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea?
What body of water is Ecuador named after?
What body of water is Ecuador named after?
What percentage of Paraguay speaks Spanish?
What percentage of Paraguay speaks Spanish?
What is Peru home to?
What is Peru home to?
What is the capital of Uruguay?
What is the capital of Uruguay?
What is the capital of Venezuela?
What is the capital of Venezuela?
What is the only independent country in Africa with Spanish as an official language?
What is the only independent country in Africa with Spanish as an official language?
Study Notes
Spain
- Capital: Madrid
- Nationality: Spanish/Español(a)
- Largest city and capital in Spain is Madrid.
Mexico
- Capital: Ciudad de Mexico
- Nationality: Mexican/Mexicano(a)
- Positioned as the 11th most populated country globally.
Costa Rica
- Capital: San José
- Nationality: Costa Rican/Costarricense
- Features approximately 801 miles of coastlines.
El Salvador
- Capital: San Salvador
- Nationality: Salvadorian/Salvadoreno(a)
- Name translates to "the savior" in English.
Guatemala
- Capital: Ciudad de Guatemala
- Nationality: Guatemalan/Guatemalteco(a)
- Home to ancient Mayan Ruins.
Honduras
- Capital: Tegucigalpa
- Nationality: Honduran/Hondureño(a)
- "Honduras" translates as "depths" in Spanish.
Nicaragua
- Capital: Managua
- Nationality: Nicaraguan/Nicaraguense
- Features coastlines on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
Panama
- Capital: Ciudad de Panama
- Nationality: Panamanian/Panameño(a)
- Site where Europeans first encountered the Pacific Ocean.
Cuba
- Capital: La Habana
- Nationality: Cuban/Cubano(a)
- Largest island in the Caribbean.
Dominican Republic
- Capital: Santo Domingo
- Nationality: Dominican/Dominicano(a)
- Recognized as a highly touristic region on the island.
Puerto Rico
- Capital: San Juan
- Nationality: Puerto Rican/Puertorriqueño(a)
- Approximately two million inhabitants.
Argentina
- Capital: Buenos Aires
- Nationality: Argentinian/Argentino(a)
- Renowned as the birthplace of the tango dance.
Bolivia
- Capitals: La Paz, Sucre
- Nationality: Bolivian/Boliviano(a)
- Named after the South American liberator, Simón Bolívar.
Chile
- Capital: Santiago
- Nationality: Chilean/Chileno(a)
- Notable for being home to Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda.
Colombia
- Capital: Bogotá
- Nationality: Colombian/Colombiano(a)
- Unique in South America for having coastlines on both the Pacific and Caribbean.
Ecuador
- Capital: Quito
- Nationality: Ecuadorian/Ecuatoriano(a)
- The only country named after a geographical feature, the equator.
Paraguay
- Capital: Asunción
- Nationality: Paraguayan/Paraguayo(a)
- Spanish is spoken by approximately 75% of the population.
Peru
- Capital: Lima
- Nationality: Peruvian/Peruano(a)
- Known for the archaeological site Machu Picchu.
Uruguay
- Capital: Montevideo
- Nationality: Uruguayan/Uruguayo(a)
- First South American country to produce an NBA player.
Venezuela
- Capital: Caracas
- Nationality: Venezuelan/Venezolano(a)
- Major exporter of oil and home to numerous Miss Universe titleholders.
Equatorial Guinea
- Capital: Malabo
- Nationality: Equatoguinean/Ecuatoguineano(a)
- The only Spanish-speaking independent country in Africa.
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Test your knowledge of Spanish-speaking countries, their capitals, and nationalities with this engaging quiz. Learn interesting facts about each country as you improve your geographical expertise.
