Memorize these and recognize 46.3% of all South America clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 13 | It's the only country in South America that borders Central America |
| 2 | Chile | 10 | This country gained its independence in 1818 under armies led by San Martin & O'Higgins |
| 3 | Bolivia | 9 | Country named for the person who became president of Gran Colombia in 1819 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 8 | In 1498 Columbus first set foot on the South American continent in what's now this country |
| 5 | Lima, Peru | 8 | The name of this capital city is a corruption of Rimac, the river on which it lies |
| 6 | Argentina | 7 | It's the largest country in area with which Brazil has a border |
| 7 | Brazil | 5 | This country's Tiradentes Day honors Joaquim Xavier, who plotted against Portuguese hegemony |
| 8 | Ecuador | 5 | GPS technology has determined that a popular monument near this capital was built about 800 feet too far to the south |
| 9 | Uruguay | 4 | Over 1/3 of its population lives in its capital, Montevideo |
| 10 | Montevideo | 4 | On the Atlantic coast, Maldonado is 70 miles east of this capital city |
| 11 | French Guiana | 4 | The only country on mainland South America that's not independent |
| 12 | the Atacama | 4 | Rainfall is unknown in some parts of this Chilean desert |
| 13 | Suriname | 4 | Henck Arron was prime minister of this country when it gained its independence in 1975 |
| 14 | Paraguay | 4 | One of the 2 countries that border Brazil that do not have a seacoast |
| 15 | the Amazon | 3 | The Madeira & Negro are part of the 200 plus tributaries which flow into this mighty river |
| 16 | Rio de Janeiro | 3 | In 1960, to persuade more people to move to the interior, Brazil moved its capital from here to Brasilia |
| 17 | Lima | 3 | The Humboldt Current keeps the temperatures in this Peruvian capital pleasant |
| 18 | La Paz | 3 | The original name of this capital city translates as "Our Lady of Peace" |
| 19 | Guyana | 3 | This country's only university is located in the capital city of Georgetown |
| 20 | Caracas | 3 | Sparked by an oil boom, the population of this Venezuelan capital tripled between 1961 & 1981 |
| 21 | Buenos Aires | 3 | Puente de la Mujer, or Women's Bridge, in this world capital represents a man & a woman doing the tango |
| 22 | Brasilia | 3 | This South American capital didn't exist until 1956 |
| 23 | the Orinoco | 2 | This 1,700-mile-long Venezuelan river is home to piranhas, electric eels & 20-foot crocodiles |
| 24 | the Olmecs | 2 | The earliest known Indian civilization in the Americas, they lived in what is now Mexico over 3,000 years ago |
| 25 | the Isthmus of Panama | 2 | Although no longer a part of Colombia, this isthmus appears on its coat of arms |
| 26 | the Inca | 2 | You can sleep in one of the pods overlooking Peru's Sacred Valley of this historic people, not far from Cusco |
| 27 | Spanish | 2 | This, not Latin, is the official language of most of the Latin American nations |
| 28 | Quito | 2 | In 1830 Ecuador became independent of Gran Colombia & established its capital in this city |
| 29 | Portugal | 2 | A Spanish navigator got to Uruguay 1st, but it was this country that established the 1st settlement |
| 30 | Patagonia | 2 | Spanish for "big feet", this sheep-raising area is the southernmost part of mainland South America |
| 31 | Managua | 2 | This Nicaraguan capital shares its name with the large lake on which it lies |
| 32 | coffee | 2 | Brazilians keep their energy up between meals with cafezinhos, tiny cups of this that are very sweet & very hot |
| 33 | Chile & Ecuador | 2 | Of the 12 South American countries, the only 2 that don't border on Brazil |
| 34 | the Sugarloaf Mountain | 2 | This odd-shaped mountain rises above Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro |
| 35 | the Strait of Magellan | 2 | Punta Arenas, the southernmost large city in the world, lies at the tip of Chile on this strait |
| 36 | the Pampas | 2 | Argentina, where the wind comes sweepin' down this fertile plain with about 3/5 of the country's people |
| 37 | the condor | 2 | Ecuador's coat of arms shows the Andean, not the Calif., variety of this vulture |
| 38 | the Andes | 2 | Baked guinea pig is considered a delicacy in the highlands of this South American mountain range |
| 39 | the Alliance for Progress | 2 | In 1961 JFK created the Alliance for this, to aid Latin American countries financially |
| 40 | Simon Bolivar | 2 | Near death, this liberator wrote "The most sensible action to take in (Latin) America is to emigrate" |
| 41 | high altitude | 2 | Tourists in Lima often suffer from soroche, an illness due to this |
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