| Letter | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | Country whose name means “equator” | Ecuador | 100%
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| I | Mesoamerican empire who inhabited South America | Inca | 100%
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| A | The largest river by discharge volume in the world, which flows from the Andes Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean | Amazon River | 96%
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| O | Event which Brazil famously hosted in 2016 | Olympic Games | 96%
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| R | City whose name means “River of January” | Rio de Janeiro | 96%
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| S | The only country where Dutch is an official language | Suriname | 96%
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| G | Islands where Charles Darwin refined his theory of evolution through local wildlife | Galápagos Islands | 91%
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| U | Country whose flag bears a smiling sun | Uruguay | 91%
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| J | Figure depicted by a statue who looks over R atop Corcovado Mountain | Jesus Christ | 87%
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| M | City where Pablo Escobar’s cartel infamously once operated out of | Medellín | 83%
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| P | A vast, rugged landscape which spans Argentina and Chile | Patagonia | 83%
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| B | Brazilian city whose name means “beautiful horizon” | Belo Horizonte | 78%
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| C | Massive festival at the end of the pre-lenten period, most famously celebrated in R | Carnival | 78%
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| F | The fourth-largest city in Brazil, whose name means “strong” | Fortaleza | 74%
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| W | Half of the globe where South America can be found | Western Hemisphere | 74%
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| V | Chilean city which serves as a UNESCO World Heritage Site | Valparaíso | 61%
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| L | The world’s highest navigable lake, situated between Peru and Bolivia | Lake Titicaca | 57%
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| Q | Indigenous language spoken throughout Peru and Bolivia | Quechua | 57%
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| Z | An outbreak of this virus, spread through mosquitoes, occurred in Brazil in 2015, resulting in birth defects. | Zika | 52%
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| D | The thickly-forested, dangerous swath of land which divides North and South America | Darien gap | 43%
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| Y | A traditional, caffeinated drink originating from the Guaraní people, which is found throughout South America | Yerba mate | 26%
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| T | 90% of Paraguay’s male population was killed in the War of the ______ ________ | Triple Alliance | 17%
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| H | The highest mountain in Peru, standing at 6,768m, or over 22,000ft tall | Huascarán | 13%
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| N | Ancient pre-Columbian civilization in modern-day Peru whose name means “little north” | Norte Chico | 13%
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| K | A small, nocturnal mammal found throughout Central and South American rainforests | Kinkajou | 9%
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| X | City in southern Brazil known for its corn production and its strong Italian and German cultural influence | Xanxerê | 0%
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