| Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Country home to Machu Picchu | Peru | 100%
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| Official language of Brazil | Portuguese | 97%
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| Country that lost over half its population in the 1860s due to a war | Paraguay | 92%
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| Capital of Suriname | Paramaribo | 89%
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| Estuary that Buenos Aires sits on | Rio de la {Plata} | 86%
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| Currency used by four countries in South America | Peso | 84%
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| Fish known for its ferocity | Piranha | 78%
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| Fertile lowland known for Gauchos | The {Pampas} | 76%
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| Cold region of Chile and Argentina | Patagonia | 73%
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| Major river that ends at the above | Paraná | 68%
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| State capital of Rio Grande do Sul | Porto Alegre | 43%
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| Bolivian city that was a crucial supplier of silver to Spain | Potosí | 35%
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| State capital of Rondônia— name means "Old Port" | Porto Velho | 27%
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| World's largest tropical wetland | The {Pantanal} | 27%
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| State of Brazil where João Pessoa is located | Paraíba | 16%
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| Resident of Buenos Aires | Porteño | 14%
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| Largest lagoon in Brazil | Lagoa dos {Patos} | 11%
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| Second most populous province in Ecuador, home to Quito | Pichincha | 8%
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| Mixed-race people of Brazil | Pardo | 5%
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| Department of the above named for an otherwise unmemorable U.S. President | Presidente Hayes | 5%
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