| Letter | Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | World's largest river by discharge volume of water | Amazon River | 97%
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| B | Country where most of the above runs through | Brazil | 95%
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| H | Nation that achieved independence through a slave revolt in the early 19th-century | Haiti | 82%
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| N | The largest country in Central America, comprising an estimated area of more than 130,000 km² | Nicaragua | 81%
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| D | Island Caribbean country and one of only two sovereign nations whose official flag features the color purple | Dominica | 79%
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| F | In 1982, Argentina engaged into conflict with the United Kingdom regarding the control over this territory | Falkland Islands | 76%
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| G | Cuban bay that houses a controversial American prison | Guantanamo | 74%
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| V | Country with the largest known oil reserves | Venezuela | 71%
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| S | Caribbean capital and the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas | Santo Domingo | 62%
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| C | Peruvian city and former capital of the Inca Empire | Cusco | 58%
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| Y | Peninsula impacted by an asteroid that is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other species about 66 million years ago | Yucatán Peninsula | 56%
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| T | South America's largest lake by volume of water and by surface area | Titicaca | 55%
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| I | Rio de Janeiro beach, mentioned in a classic bossa nova song | Ipanema | 54%
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| Q | Indigenous language family spoken by various Andean peoples | Quechua | 43%
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| R | Argentina's third-most populous city and the birthplace of revolutionary Che Guevara and footballer Lionel Messi | Rosario | 39%
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| M | Southern trade bloc, somewhat equivalent to the European Union | Mercosur | 17%
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| P | Bolivian city where a 16th-century silver boom took place | Potosí | 13%
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| Z | Capital and largest city of the Zacatecas state | Zacatecas City | 10%
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| E | Main venue of the first FIFA World Cup and the only stadium to have been recognised as a 'Historical Monument of World Football' | Estadio Centenario | 6%
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| J | Easternmost city in the American continent | João Pessoa | 6%
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| O | Highest volcano in the world (6,893m / 22,615 ft) | Ojos del Salado | 6%
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| U | Often regarded as the best Latin American university | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) | 6%
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| X | Mexico City borough and World Heritage Site, renowned for its canals and trajineras (colourful gondola-like boats) | Xochimilco | 4%
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| L | Highest city (hereby defined as a permanent settlement) in the world (5,100m / 16,700 ft) | La Rinconada | 2%
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| K | Cuban airport that served over 330,000 people fleeing to the United States during the 'Freedom Flights' | Kawama Airport | 1%
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| W | Honduran municipality located in the department of Gracias a Dios | Wampusirpi | 0%
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