Multiple Choice City Quiz – Rio de Janeiro

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about the city of Rio de Janeiro?
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Last updated: March 20, 2025
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1. Which of these landmarks can be found in Rio?
Christ the Redeemer
Machu Picchu
The Petronas Towers
The Space Needle
2. When did Rio host the Summer Olympics?
1964
1992
2016
2024
3. What mountain in Rio's harbor is named for its distinctive shape?
Devil's Needle
Elephant Head
Sugarloaf Mountain
Triangle Mountain
4. What are Copacabana and Ipanema?
Beaches
Football teams
Islands
Nightclubs
5. What type of animal is the protagonist in the movie "Rio"?
Pigeon
Macaw
Flamingo
Toucan
6. Rio's famous Carnaval celebration comes just before what religious observance?
All Saints' Day
Christmas
Easter
Lent
7. Which of these dances has its origins in Rio and other Brazilian cities?
Flamenco
Salsa
Samba
Tango
8. Which of these movies takes place in Rio?
City of God
Dirty Dancing
Léon: The Professional
Roma
9. What is a favela?
a fruit
a hat
a musical instrument
a shanty town
10. Who is the Rio-born author that wrote "The Alchemist"?
Italo Calvino
Paulo Coelho
Gabriel García Márquez
Pablo Neruda
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18 Comments
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Level 83
Mar 13, 2025
Perfect 10/10 although I remember having played this before
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Level 83
Mar 20, 2025
Well, congrats on the feature tiger
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Level ∞
Mar 20, 2025
You are really Johnny on the spot. I featured this like 5 seconds ago.
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Level 83
Mar 20, 2025
Haha, well I did just refresh the page, guess I got lucky
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Level 72
Mar 20, 2025
Lucky mentioned

great quiz Tiger!

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Level 56
Mar 20, 2025
Congratulations Tiger! Deserved feature
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Level 61
Mar 20, 2025
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Level 73
Mar 20, 2025
Congrats Tiger!
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Level 68
Mar 20, 2025
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!
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Level 66
Mar 20, 2025
gg
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Level 69
Mar 20, 2025
congratulations on your feature!
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Level 45
Mar 21, 2025
Well deserved feature!
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Level 27
Mar 22, 2025
got 4/10 ouch
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Level 61
Apr 20, 2025
Almost past Trompete. Keep it up!
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Level 55
Jun 11, 2025
Never been to Rio but got 10/10.
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Level 44
Jul 4, 2025
good 10/10
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Level 36
Aug 28, 2025
Im a rio resident and got 9/10 I thought it was easter lol
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Level 76
Oct 24, 2025
@9 so a town where they sing old sailor songs?

Anyway nice set of questions! of course had to guess for the movie question and for the Olympics it was a toss up between two