| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| …is not an independent country, but an overseas territory? | French Guiana | 100%
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| …has the largest alpaca population on Earth? | Peru | 91%
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| …has the most oil reserves in the world and is a founding member of OPEC? | Venezuela | 91%
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| …has a population of over 222 million? | Brazil | 82%
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| …is Easter Island (Rapa Nui) a part of? | Chile | 82%
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| …can the Galápagos Islands be found in? | Ecuador | 82%
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| …sits the ancient Incan site of Machu Picchu? | Peru | 82%
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| …did the tango originate in? | Argentina | 73%
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| …is the only national team to have competed in every single FIFA World Cup, and has won five times? | Brazil | 73%
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| …was known as Dutch Guiana until its independence in 1975? | Suriname | 64%
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| …is the birthplace of Che Guevara? | Argentina | 55%
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| …has the highest biodiversity of any country on Earth? | Brazil | 55%
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| …has 37 different official languages? | Bolivia | 36%
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| …is the majority of the population ethnic Guaraní? | Paraguay | 36%
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| …uses the US Dollar as its currency? | Ecuador | 27%
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| …has become one of the world’s fastest-growing economies due to an offshore oil boom since 2015? | Guyana | 27%
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| …is known for Cerro Rico de Potosí, a mountain full of silver which largely financed the Spanish Empire? | Bolivia | 18%
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| …has the highest annual rainfall in the world? | Colombia | 18%
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| …is the world’s largest emerald producer? | Colombia | 18%
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| …has roughly three and a half cows for every person? | Uruguay | 18%
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| …is the birthplace of Simón Bolívar? | Venezuela | 18%
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| …has mummies which predated Egyptian mummification by over 2,000 years? | Chile | 9%
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| …is divided into two halves: a rugged, forested east, and the Gran Chaco plains to the west? | Paraguay | 9%
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| …is 97% forested? | French Guiana | 0%
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