Cities of South America questions This is a list of recently added questions about cities of South America. South America quiz What is the capital city of Paraguay? Montevideo 2766 Asunción 4281 Maracaibo 986 Guadalajara 1155 Asuncion is the capital and largest city of Paraguay. The full city name is “Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción”, meaning “Our Lady Saint Mary of the Assumption” globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 0 Very interesting! South America questions What is the capital city of Venezuela? Maracaibo 605 Caracas 10077 Cartagena, Colombia 400 Managua 571 Despite being just 10 miles (15km) from the Caribbean Sea, Caracas has no sea access. It is separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-metre-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Avila. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 3 Very interesting! Venezuela questions What is the capital city of Peru? Cusco 612 Lima 10051 Quito 394 La Paz 762 Lima is old - it was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535. The National University of San Marcos, founded in 1551, is the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 0 Very interesting! Peru questions What is the capital city of Suriname? Tegucigalpa 1876 Maracaibo 1873 Caracas 829 Paramaribo 4334 Paramaribo is famed for its diverse ethnic makeup, including Creoles, Indian, Multiracials, Maroons, Javanese, Indigenous, Chinese, Europeans, Lebanese and Jews. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 3 Very interesting! Capitals questions What is the capital city of Chile? Asunción 361 Lima 1104 San Salvador 724 Santiago 5619 Santiago is located between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 0 Very interesting! Chile questions What is the capital city of Uruguay? Montevideo 5807 Asunción 963 Lima 764 Guadalajara 613 Montevideo has consistently been rated as having the highest quality of life of any city in Latin America: by 2015 has held this rank every year during the last decade. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 0 Very interesting! Cities questions Where are favelas found? in Brazil 17614 in South Africa 1225 in Philippines 1450 in Cuba 1711 A favela is a slum in Brazil. The original favela was built in 1897 on the Morro da Providência in Rio de Janeiro by the families of soldiers returning from the war against the settlers of Canudos. Their formations were disbanded and soldiers were left with no work and place to live. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 3 Very interesting! Cities of Brazil questions Which architect designed the famous cathedral in Brasilia? Frank Gehry 1346 Oscar Niemeyer 5793 Sir Christopher Wren 3165 Le Corbusier 2697 In 1956, Juscelino Kubitschek, newly elected Brazilian president, visited Niemeyer: ‘I am going to build a new capital for this country and I want you to help me’. Niemeyer organized a competition for the lay-out of Brasília, the new capital, and the winner was the project of his old master and great friend, Lúcio Costa. Niemeyer would design the buildings, Lucio the plan of the city. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 5 Very interesting! Cathedrals questions Which capital is that? Beijing 4368 Santiago de Chile 15109 Madrid 3890 Brasilia 3642 The city is flanked by the main chain of the Andes to the east and the Chilean Coastal Range to the west. The mountains around Santiago are quite tall; the tallest is the Tupungato volcano at 6,570 m (21,555 ft). Kasia Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 0 Very interesting! Satellite images questions What is the most populous city in Brazil? Rio de Janeiro 6633 São Paulo 9277 Brasilia 1626 Buenos Aires 1360 São Paulo with its 11 Million inhabitants (up to 27M in Greater São Paulo) is the largest city not only in Brazil, but also the largest in the southern hemisphere and the Americas. Kasia Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 3 Very interesting! Geography of Brazil questions --> Play and see more questions South America quiz