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2016HispancCountries
2016 Hispanic Country Information
| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| capital of Ecuador | Quito |
| identify the country: Guaraní (indigenous language and currency) / flag has a different emblem on each side | Paraguay |
| identify the country: illegal drugs / coffee / children receive gifts in their shoes / emerald mines | Colombia |
| What is flamenco? | art form consisting of chanting/singing, guitar-playing, and rhythmic clapping and stomping |
| capital of España | Madrid |
| identify the country: `Near the Lake` / 50% poverty | Nicaragua |
| identify the country: `Rich Coast` / colón / tourism / queque navideño (similar to plum pudding) / Columbus 1502 | Costa Rica |
| identify the country: `Where the land runs out / many watersports / long coastline / copper mining / Easter Island / pan de Pascua / 2010 mining accident-all were rescued | Chile |
| What are the Islas Malvinas? | Group of Islands off Argentina claimed by the British. The U.K. and Argentina fought a war over the islands in 1982. The U.K. retained control over the islands. |
| What is the country with which Spain shares the Iberian peninsula? | Portugal |
| What is the most literate Hispanic country? | Uruguay (98%). |
| Central or South America? Brazil | South America |
| Central or South America? Costa Rica | Central America |
| Define: constitutional monarchy | republic/democracy with symbolic king/queen |
| Define: democracy | rule by the people |
| Define: gauchos | Argentinian cowboys |
| _____ is located at the southern most tip of South America in Chile | Cape Horn |
| abrazo in English | hug |
| asado in English | barbecue |
| Bélice in English | Belize |
| capital of Argentina | Buenos Aires |
| capital of Belize | Belmopán |
| For most Spanish-speaking countries: Christmas is in this season | verano (summer) |
| For most Spanish-speaking countries: Economically, most people are _____ | poor |
| For most Spanish-speaking countries: The _____ is a religious Christmas decoration in most homes | nacimiento (nativity scene) (pesebre in Venezuela) |
| For most Spanish-speaking countries: The biggest meal of the day is _____ | lunch |
| For most Spanish-speaking countries: The ethnic group making up the highest percentage of the population is _____ | mestizo |
| For most Spanish-speaking countries: The form of government is _____ | Republic |
| For most Spanish-speaking countries: The most popular sport is _____ | fútbol (soccer) |
| For most Spanish-speaking countries: The religion practice by most is _____ | Roman Catholicism |
| Identify the country: `land of the rabbits` / damasquinado / flamenco / Iberian peninsula / symbolic king and queen / olives (aceitunas) | Spain (España) |
| identify the country: `Little Venice` / pesebre / abundant oil / Angel Falls / Hugo Chávez / roller skate to Christmas service / 2016 serious lack of daily necessitieshe | Venezuela |
| Define: Tributary | Stream flowing into river/lake |
| España in English | Spain |
| For most Spanish-speaking countries: ____ is compulsory for children | education |
| capital of Honduras | Tegucigalpa |
| capital of La República Dominicana | Santo Domingo |
| capital of México | La Ciudad de México (Mexico City) |
| identify the country: means `depths` / products: textiles, timber, coffee / Virgen de Suyapa / Democratic Constitutional Republic / 2009 coup / mestizo: 90% | Honduras |
| identify the country: means `The Savior` / coffee / smallest country in the western hemisphere / Land of the Volcanoes | El Salvador |
| identify the country: Quetzal / Mayans / Abrazo de Navidad | Guatemala |
| Central or South America? El Salvador | Central America |
| Central or South America? Nicaragua | Central America |
| Central or South America? Venezuela | South America |
| Christmas Eve in Spanish | Nochebuena |
| city in Spanish | (la) ciudad |
| ciudad in English | city |
| Define: Archipelago | Group of islands |
| Define: Banana Republic | Small dependent nation, politically/economically unstable |
| Define: Commonwealth | Independent community |
| Define: Communism | Government: collective ownership, state economic control, authoritarian |
| identify the country: shares island with Haiti / sugar / African influence | La República Dominicana |
| identify the country: U.S. Commonwealth / president is Obama / bilingual | Puerto Rico |
| Identify the feature of Latin America: highest peak of the Andes Mountains | Mount Aconcagua (Argentina) |
| Identify the feature of Latin America: second longest river in the world / largest river in volume of water / Perú is a main source / flows eastward through Brazil to the coast | Amazon River |
| Identify the feature of Latin America: spans from Venezuela along the west coast of South America to southern Chile (Cape Horn) / many peaks are volcanoes | Andes Mountains |
| In most Spanish-speaking countries: ____ is observed on January 6 | Epiphany (El Día de los Tres Reyes) (Three Kings Day) |
| capital of Nicaragua | Managua |
| capital of Panama | La ciudad de Panamá (Panama City) |
| capital of Paraguay | Asunción |
| identify the country: bullfight on Christmas day / Incas / Machu Picchu / Quechua tribe carves nativity figures / paleta frontón | Perú |
| identify the country: Christmas is called `family day` / most literate Hispanic country 98% / exports meat, leather, wool / Asado social event / Truco (card game) | Uruguay |
| identify the country: communist / Raúl Castro / president's brother lead 1959 revolution / Fidel Castro died on U.S. Thanksgiving 2016 / sugar and tobacco / Christmas is one of few nonpolitical holidays | Cuba |
| identify the country: constitutional monarchy / shares Iberian peninsula with another country / olives and grapes / olive oil | España |
| identify the country: English is official language / sugar / formerly `British Honduras` | Belice |
| identify the country: equator / people ride decorated llamas on Christmas day | Ecuador |
| identify the country: fifth largest country in the world / coffee / soy / Portuguese / Iguazú Falls | Brasil |
| In most Spanish-speaking countries: Misa del _____ is observed | Gallo (Mass of the Rooster) |
| In what country do they roller-skate to the daily Christmas service? | Venezuela |
| In what country is manchego cheese made? | Spain |
| Islas Malvinas in English | Falkland Islands |
| La República Dominicana in English | The Dominican Republic |
| meaning of: nacimiento (pesebre) | nativity scene (pesebre is the version from Venezuela) |
| Most Spanish-speaking countries are located in what part of the world? | Central and South America |
| Navidad in English | Christmas |
| Nochebuena in English | Christmas Eve |
| Spain in Spanish | España |
| This acronym is for what region? Brilliant missionaries give every single hungry native cold rice and potatoes. | Central America |
| What are jumping beans? | Seeds from Mexican shrubs that contain larva. When the seeds are warm, the larva become active and jump, causing the beans (seeds) to tumble or jerk. |
| What is a tortilla made of in Spain? | Eggs |
| What is the parrillero? | special wood-fire oven used to cook meat in the Asado social event (Uruguay) |
| What is the Río Grande? | The river that separates Mexico and the U.S. known as `Río Bravo` in Mexico; flows from Southern Colorado to Gulf of Mexico |
| Where are the colossal heads and hieroglyphic tablets located? | Easter Island |
| What are the three Hispanic countries in the islands of the Caribbean? | Puerto Rico, La República Dominicana, and Cuba |
| What are the two landlocked countries in South America? | Bolivia and Paraguay |
| What continent is south of Spain? | Africa |
| What country has a flag with a different emblem on each side? | Paraguay |
| What country is north of Spain? | Francia (France) |
| What is `Las Posadas`? | Nightly procession with children in costume reenacting the holy family`s search for shelter. It starts 9 days before Christmas Eve (Nochebuena). |
| What is a maquiladora? | Factory in Mexico that imports materials and equipment from the U.S. for assembly and manufacturing, and then re-exports the completed products the the U.S. |
| What is a pesebre? | Specially designed depiction of the nativity scene displayed on December 16 through Christmas in Venezuela. |
| What is a piñata? | Mexican paper/cardboard doll in shape of an animal, filled with candy or toys and suspended in the air while blindfolded children try to break it, letting the contents spill and all observing children to rush to gather up the goodies |
| What is a tortilla española and in what country is it made? | egg and potato omelette made in Spain |
| identify the country: 2 capitals / landlocked / Salar (salt flat) de Uyuni / tin | Bolivia |
| Identify the country: 5th largest country in the world / coffee / Portuguese / Iguazú | Brasil (Brazil) |
| identify the country: Balboa / Christmas celebration begins on Mother's Day (Dec. 8) / isthmus / canal completed in 1914 / arroz con piña | Panamá |
| Define: Peninsula | Land almost surrounded by water |
| Define: republic | representative government |
| capital of Bolivia | There are 2: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial) |
| capital of Brazil | Brasilia |
| capital of Chile | Santiago |
| capital of Colombia | Bogotá |
| capital of Costa Rica | San José |
| capital of Cuba | La Havana |
| Define: Isthmus | Narrow land joining larger bodies |
| Define: Mestizo | Person of mixed race from Latin America (typically native American, European, and African) |
| Define: Misa del Gallo (Mass of the Rooster) | midnight Christmas Eve/Christmas church mass |
| capital of Guatemala | La Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala City) |
| Define: Patron Saint | Charitable advocate |
| capital of Perú | Lima |
| capital of Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| capital of Uruguay | Montevideo |
| capital of Venezuela | Caracas |
| Caribbean or Europe? La República Dominicana | Caribbean |
| Caribbean or Europe? Puerto Rico | Caribbean |
| What is jamón serrano and where is it from? | cured ham from Spain |
| What is paella? | Rice and chicken or rice and seafood dish from Spain. |
| Where do the gauchos wander? | Las pampas (flat plains of Argentina) |
| Where is Angel Falls? | Venezuela |
| Where is damasquinado made? | Toledo, Spain |
| identify the country: Large Italian background / `Land of Silver` / cattle raising and meat packing / Islas Malvinas | Argentina |
| identify the country: Las Posadas / piñata / jumping beans / Río Bravo / Maquiladora | México |
| capital of El Salvador | San Salvador |
| Caribbean or Europe? Spain | Europe |
| Central or South America? Amazon River | South America |
| Central or South America? Argentina | South America |
| What is damasquinado? | artwork on jewelry and other items made of iron or steel with inlay of silver and/or gold threads |
| What is Easter Island and where is it? | Easter Island belongs to Chile. It's located about 2,300 miles from the coast. Encountered by Dutch explorers in 1722 (on Easter Day), the island is famous for its hieroglyphic tablets and colossal heads carved from volcanic rock |
| Where is Iguazú Falls? | between Argentina and Brazil |
| Where is Lladró made? | Valencia, Spain |
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