History of Chile Quiz - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
The strongest of what type of natural disaster ever recorded hit Chile in 1960, measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale? Earthquake
94%
What Pacific island was first discovered by Europeans on Sunday, April 5, 1722? Easter Island
91%
What event did Chile host in 1962? FIFA World Cup
85%
What anti-communist general overthrew him and became the President in 1974? Augusto Pinochet
84%
The production of what type of "reddish brown" metal was nationalized in 1971? Copper
75%
What was the country of origin of the "Father of Chile", Bernardo O'Higgins? Ireland
67%
What famous circumnavigator became the first European to set foot on Chilean land? Ferdinand Magellan
61%
Which Chilean Nobel Prize winning poet often wrote in green ink? Pablo {Neruda}
61%
After what war did Chile receive its northern coasts from Bolivia? War of the {Pacific}
61%
Who was world's first Marxist to be elected president in a liberal democratic country? Salvador Allende
58%
What "separating process" was finally legalized in 2004? Divorce
51%
What novel by Daniel Defoe is thought to be based on the life of a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on Chile's Más a Tierra island? Robinson Crusoe
48%
What territory was claimed by Chile in 1940? Chilean {Antarctica}
43%
Against what indigenous people was the long-running Arauco War fought? Mapuche
40%
Who became the first female President of Chile in 2006? {Michelle} Bachelet
40%
What was the currency of Chile between 1960–1975?
* also the former currency of Portugal
Escudo
39%
What group of economists modernized Chile's economy in the 1970s and 1980s?
* named so because of the university they were educated in
{Chicago} Boys
38%
What Spanish conquistador conquered Chile and founded Santiago? {Pedro} de Valdivia
33%
What Chilean movie won the 2018 Oscar award for the Best International Film? A Fantastic {Woman}
22%
The price of what was risen in 2019, which led to the burnings of many metro stations? Fare
21%
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