Can You Correctly Identify Every Country in Central and South America?

By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Can You Correctly Identify Every Country in Central and South America?
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About This Quiz

It's time to give some love to some of the richest, most exotic and lush lands in all the world. South America, Central America and the islands through the Caribbean are home to an incredible range of biodiversity and more history than you can shake a stick at, not to mention beautiful landscapes, delicious foods and wonderful people. The modern Western world of North America got its start in Central and South America when explorers like Christopher Columbus first came to these lands. And for better or worse, their impact and influence shaped the world we know today and shaped the countries that still exist there to this day.

Nowadays you can visit any of these countries to experience some amazing history, to see what the world was like for the ancient Maya and Inca, the Arawak and the Carib peoples. They're also great places to visit to experience wildlife and plant life like nowhere else on Earth, plus incredible food, incredible music and, of course, the people. 

If you feel like you know enough about Central and South America to tell the difference between Argentina and Aruba, Ecuador and El Salvador, Grenada and the Grenadines, then why not head down south of the equator and take the quiz!

Question 1 - Brazil2
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Do you know what the largest country in all of Latin America is?
Peru
Mexico
Colombia
Brazil
Question 2 - Mexico2
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Director Guillermo Del Toro comes from which country?
Uruguay
Mexico
El Salvador
Chile
Question 3 - Colombia2
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Next to Brazil, which of these is the most biodiverse country in the world?
Panama
Argentina
Venezuela
Colombia

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Question 4 - Argentina2
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In which country will you find the city of Buenos Aires?
Argentina
Venezuela
Ecuador
Bolivia
Question 5 - Peru2
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Where will you find Machu Picchu?
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Saint Martin
Peru
Question 6 - Venezuela2
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In which country do they use the bolivar fuerte as currency?
Ecuador
Venezuela
Guadeloupe
Haiti

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Question 7 - Chile2
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Do you know which of these is the longest and most narrow country in the world?
Chile
Honduras
Paraguay
Martinique
Question 8 - Ecuador2
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This country was the first in the world to recognize nature as having rights. What is it?
Haiti
Nicaragua
Bolivia
Ecuador
Question 9 - Guatemala2
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Which country is one of the world's largest cacao producers?
Peru
El Salvador
Panama
Guatemala

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Question 10 - Cuba2
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Sugar and tobacco are the two biggest crops of which of these countries?
Cuba
Haiti
Costa Rica
Uruguay
Question 11 - Haiti2
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Which of these is the most mountainous nation in the Caribbean?
Saint Barthélemy
Suriname
Haiti
Guadaloupe
Question 12 -  Bolivia2
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In which country will you find crossing guards dressed like zebras?
Dominican Republic
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Bolivia

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Question 13 - Dominican Republic2
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The oldest European settlement in the Americas is where?
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Guyana
Falkland Islands
Question 14 - Honduras2
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You can't smoke in your own home in which of these countries?
Paraguay
Uruguay
Panama
Honduras
Question 15 - Paraguay2
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Which country has the largest navy of any landlocked country in the world?
Paraguay
Guatemala
Saint Martin
Saint Barthélemy

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Question 16 - Nicaragua2
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Central America's largest lake is located in which of these countries?
Bolivia
Antigua
Nicaragua
French Guiana
Question 17 - El Salvador2
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Do you know which of these countries is about the same size as Wales?
El Salvador
Ecuador
Martinique
Guadaloupe
Question 18 - Costa Rica2
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Over 25% of the land in which country is dedicated park or wildlife preserve land?
Guatemala
Suriname
Peru
Costa Rica

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Question 19 - Panama2
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Where can you see the sun rise over the Atlantic and set over the Pacific?
Panama
Antilles
Grenada
Aruba
Question 20 - Suriname2
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Dutch Guiana was once the name of which of these countries?
Falkland Islands
Dominican Republic
Guadaloupe
Suriname
Question 21 - Anguilla2
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Which of these countries has a dolphin on its flag?
Anguilla
French Guiana
Saint Lucia
Uruguay

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Question 22 - Uruguay2
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It takes six minutes to complete the national anthem of which of these countries?
Cayman Islands
Guadeloupe
Falkland Islands
Uruguay
Question 23 - Guadeloupe2
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Before Columbus, this land was called Karukera. What is it?
French Guiana
Nueva Esparta
Saint Barthélemy
Guadeloupe
Question 24 - Martinique2
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Four European queens were born in which of these small nations?
St. Kitts
Martinique
Saba
Aruba

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Question 25 - Falkland Islands2
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Less than 4,000 people live in which of these places?
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Saint Martin
Curaçao
Question 26 - French Guiana2
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Cayenne pepper gets its name from which of these places?
Dominica
Grenada
French Guiana
Saint Lucia
Question 27 - Saint Martin2
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This country is only about 20 square miles. What is it?
Saint Martin
Aruba
Antiga
Montserrat

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Question 28 - Saint Barthélemy2
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The flag of which country features pelicans and lilies?
Barbados
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Saint Barthélemy
Question 29 - Jamaica2
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In which of these countries will you hear people speak English and also Patois?
Jamaica
Barbados
Grenada
Dominica
Question 30 - Trinidad and Tobago2
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The dance known as the limbo comes from which country?
Belize
Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago
Aruba

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Question 31 - Guyana2
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Which country features a waterfall that's over 700 feet tall?
Bahamas
Aruba
Guyana
Suriname
Question 32 - Barbados2
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Where does Rihanna call home?
St. Kitts
Antigua
Grenada
Barbados
Question 33 - Bahamas2
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The name of which of these countries means "shallow water?"
Bolivia
Bahamas
Colombia
Turks and Caicos

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Question 34 - Belize2
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In which country would you find the world's only jaguar preserve?
Aruba
Anguilla
Belize
Curaçao
Question 35 - Saint Lucia2
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Where would you find the capital city of Castries?
Saint Lucia
St. Kitts
Saint Martin
Sint Maarten
Question 36 - Curaçao2
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A large part of which island's economy is based around an oil refinery?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Dominca
Anguilla
Curaçao

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Question 37 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
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Which of these countries is named for pomegranates?
Aruba
Cayman Islands
Turks and Caicos
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Question 38 - Grenada2
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Do you know which country features the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park?
Grenada
Antigua and Barbuda
St. Kitts
Monserrat
Question 39 - Aruba2
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If you want to go diving in shipwrecks, which of these countries is the best spot for it?
Dominica
Aruba
Sint Maarten
Turks and Caicos

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Question 40 - Montserrat2
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A volcano destroyed the capital city on which of these islands in 1995?
Montserrat
Dominica
Cayman Islands
Anguilla