| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What is the capital of Peru? | Lima | 99%
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| What "lost city" of the Incas is a popular tourist attraction? | Machu Picchu | 96%
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| What is the largest lake in South America, found at an elevation of 12,500 feet? | Lake Titicaca | 92%
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| What mountain range runs through Peru? | Andes | 88%
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| What city in Peru was once the capital of the Incan empire? | Cusco | 85%
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| What dry desert is mostly located in Chile, but also extends into the extreme southernmost lands in Peru? | {Atacama} Desert | 78%
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| What huge river do most people consider the mountain pass "Mismi" to be the source of? | Amazon River | 75%
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| What is the most-spoken indigenous language in Peru? | Quechua | 71%
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| What ancient group of geoglyphs are located in that desert, and is a UNESCO site? | {Nazca} Lines | 64%
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| What is the name of the fertilizer that was mined there? | Guano | 57%
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| What are the largest cities in Peru after the capital? | Arequipa | 53%
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| What term refers to someone that is a mix of Spanish and Amerindian descent, to which 60.2% of the Peruvians belong? | Mestizo | 51%
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| What is the name of the currency of Peru? | Sol | 51%
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| What plateau region of the above does Peru share with Bolivia? | Alti{plano} | 47%
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| What is the birth country of the greatest number of foreign-born Peruvian residents? | Venezuela | 42%
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| What is the most populous city of the Peruvian Amazon? | Iquitos | 40%
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| What are the largest cities in Peru after the capital? | Trujillo | 40%
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| What is the name of the tallest mountain in Peru? | {Huas}carán | 28%
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| What "saucy" river makes most of Peru's border with Colombia? | Putu{mayo} River | 26%
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| What island chain was famous for the fertilizers mined in it in the 19th century? | Chincha Islands | 8%
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