SOUTH AMERICA

(e.g., The term “America” is derived from the name of this Italian explorer. Answer: Amerigo Vespucci.)

Freshman level

1. It is the only country in South America to have Portuguese as its official language.

2. Argentina had an undeclared war with the United Kingdom over these islands.

3. What is the largest city in South America?

Graduate level

4. It is the smallest country in South America by both population and territory.

5. Francisco Pizarro took monarch Atahualpa prisoner and made this city the capital.

6. This city is the world’s highest capital city.

Ph.D. level

7. The official name of this capital city is “San Francisco de ____.”

8. In this country’s war of 1864-1870, it lost half of its population and over 25% of its land.

9. He is known as “El Libertador” or the “Liberator of America.”

Answers: 1. Brazil. 2. Falkland Islands. 3. Sao Paulo (Brazil). 4. Suriname. 5. Lima (Peru). 6. La Paz (Bolivia). 7. Quito. 8. Paraguay. 9. Simon Bolivar.

— North America Syndicate