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Spanish Competition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the name of the highway that runs through North and South America? | Pan-American Highway |
| In which Mexican state is Chichén Itzá? | Yucatan |
| In what country does the Amazon river begin? | Peru |
| What is the largest fresh-water lake in South America? | Lake Titicaca |
| What is the highest mountain peak in Mexico? | The Pico de Orizaba |
| What is the capital of Argentina? | Buenos Aires |
| What is the highest capital city in the world? | La Paz, Bolivia |
| What is one of the Seven Wonders of the world located in South America? | The Waterfalls of Iguazu |
| What is the second largest city in Mexico? | Guadalajara |
| What percentage of Colombian territory has not been populated? | 55% |
| What strait is located between Spain and Morocco? | Gibraltar |
| Where is the most famous Roman aqueduct in Spain? | Segovia |
| What is unique about the gardens of Xochimilco? | They float |
| What Mexican city is most famous for its sweets? | Celaya |
| What is the river that forms part of the border of Mexico and the United States | The Rio Grande |
| What is Belize’s former name? | British Honduras |
| Asunción is the capital city of which nation? | Paraguay |
| What is the Mar del Plata in Argentina famous for? | It is a resort in the Atlantic Ocean |
| What countries share the waterfalls of Iguazú? | Paraguay, Argentina, & Brazil |
| What rivers are a natural border between Paraguay and Argentina? | Paraguay and Parana |
| Which ocean borders Uruguay? | Atlantic |
| Near what large Mexican city is Lake Chapala? | Guadalajara |
| What is the longest river in Spain? | Ebro |
| What small river runs through Madrid? | The Manzanares |
| What is another name for the Río Bravo? | Rio Grande |
| Which sea borders Spain? | The Mediterranean |
| Whre is the tourist attraction Punta del Este? | Uruguay |
| Where is the tropical forest El Yunque located? | Puerto Rico |
| Where are the ruins of the Mayan cities of Chichén Itzá and Uxmal? | The Yucatan Peninsula |
| What are the longest rivers in Colombia? | Magdalena and Cauca |
| In what country is the lost city of Machu Picchu? | Peru |
| Which country shares the Iberian peninsula with Spain? | Portugal |
| Name one of Mexico’s three mountain ranges? | Sierra Madre del Sur, Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental |
| What is the capital of Colombia? | Bogota |
| What mountain range stretches along the west coast of South America? | The Andes |
| What is the capital of Paraguay? | Asuncion |
| Where is the Irazú volcano? | Costa Rica |
| Which is the highest navigable lake in the world? | Lake Titicaca |
| What is the capital of Honduras? | Tegucigalpa |
| What are the names of the mountain ranges that cross Colombia? | Cordilleras Oriental, Occidental, and Central |
| What is the Spanish archipelago to the southwest of Spain? | The Canary Islands |
| What is the largest port in Spain? | Barcelona |
| The city of Granada houses which Moorish fortress? | The Alhambra |
| What is the national emblem of Guatemala? | The quetzal bird |
| What is the most important archaeological place in Honduras? | Copan |
| Where is Volcán Puracé? | In Colombia |
| Lake Titicaca is located between which two South American countries? | Bolivia and Peru |
| What is the largest river in Venezuela? | Orinoco |
| Where is the widest avenue in the world? | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| San Juan is the capital of which Caribbean country? | Puerto Rico |
| What is the largest city in the Western Hemisphere? | Mexico City |
| What is the body of water between Baja California and Mexican mainland? | The Gulf of California |
| Quito is the capital of which South American country? | Ecuador |
| What metal is mined near Taxco? | Silver |
| What is the capital of Perú? | Lima |
| What is another name for the gulf of Maracaibo in Venezuela? | Coquibacoa |
| What makes Isla Kalahuta in Boliva a famous place? | Its stone tombs |
| What Spanish name does the capital of Haití have? | Puerto Principe |
| What is the name of the rainforest plateau that covers one third of Guatemala? | The Peten |
| What is the largest city in Spain? | Madrid |
| What is the largest country in Central America? | Nicaragua |
| Near what U.S. city is Ciudad Juárez located? | El Paso |
| What are the grasslands of Argentina called? | Pampas |
| Which peninsula did the Mayan inhabit? | Yucatan |
| Which lake holds the only fresh water shark in the world? | Lake Nicaragua |
| Which two oceans are connected by the Panama Canal? | Atlantic and Pacific |
| Which are the highest waterfalls in the world? | Salto del Ángel in Venezuela (3.212 feet) |
| Where in Spain is the city of Huelva located? | Southwest |
| What is the capital of Costa Rica? | San Jose |
| On which continent is Spain located? | Europe |
| In what sea is Cuba located? | Caribbean |
| What countries border Mexico? | U.S., Guatemala, and Belize |
| In what Mexican resort town would you be able to see spectacular cliff divers? | Acapulco |
| Name the mountain range that divides France and Spain | The Pyranees |
| Where are the Galapagos islands? | Ecuador |
| Where do Kuna Indians live? | Panama |
| Which park in El Salvador holds more than 400 different kinds of trees? | Parque El Imposible |
| Which countries border Nicaragua? | Honduras and Costa Rica |
| Where in Spain is Kilómetro cero? | Madrid |
| In which country would you find the Atacama desert? | Chile |
| What South American country is famous for gauchos? | Argentina |
| In which North American city is Chapultepec Park? | Mexico City |
| Which South American countries have no outlet to the sea? | Bolivia and Paraguay |
| Which region in Spain is known as the land of flowers? | Valencia |
| Which volcano is considered the highest active volcano in the world today? | Cotopaxi (19.340 ft) |
| If you go on vacation to Puerto Plata or La Romana beaches, where in the Caribbean are you going? | Republica Dominicana |
| What is the second largest city in Venezuela? | Maracaibo |
| What common features do Mazatlán, Acapulco, and Puerto Vallarta share? | They are all resorts by the Pacific Coast of Mexico |
| In which Spanish region is the city of Toledo? | New Castile |
| IN what country are the caves of Altamira located? | Spain |
| What is the largest river in South America? | Amazon |
| In which city is the Prado museum located? | Madrid |
| What four states of the U.S. border Mexico? | California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas |
| What is the capital of the state of Yucatan, Mexico? | Merida |
| What was the capital of the Incan empire in Perú? | Cuzco |
| Which country in Central America is called the land of lakes and volcanoes? | Nicaragua |
| What percentage of the total population of the Dominican Republic live in its capital, Santo Domingo? | 50% |
| Where do Tarahumas Indians live? | Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico |
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