| 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%
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| What Pacific island was first discovered by Europeans on Sunday, April 5, 1722? | Easter Island | 91%
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| What event did Chile host in 1962? | FIFA World Cup | 85%
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| What anti-communist general overthrew him and became the President in 1974? | Augusto Pinochet | 84%
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| The production of what type of "reddish brown" metal was nationalized in 1971? | Copper | 75%
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| What was the country of origin of the "Father of Chile", Bernardo O'Higgins? | Ireland | 67%
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| What famous circumnavigator became the first European to set foot on Chilean land? | Ferdinand Magellan | 61%
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| Which Chilean Nobel Prize winning poet often wrote in green ink? | Pablo {Neruda} | 61%
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| After what war did Chile receive its northern coasts from Bolivia? | War of the {Pacific} | 61%
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| Who was world's first Marxist to be elected president in a liberal democratic country? | Salvador Allende | 58%
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| What "separating process" was finally legalized in 2004? | Divorce | 51%
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| 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%
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| What territory was claimed by Chile in 1940? | Chilean {Antarctica} | 43%
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| Against what indigenous people was the long-running Arauco War fought? | Mapuche | 40%
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| Who became the first female President of Chile in 2006? | {Michelle} Bachelet | 40%
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| What was the currency of Chile between 1960–1975? * also the former currency of Portugal | Escudo | 39%
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| 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%
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| What Spanish conquistador conquered Chile and founded Santiago? | {Pedro} de Valdivia | 33%
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| What Chilean movie won the 2018 Oscar award for the Best International Film? | A Fantastic {Woman} | 22%
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| The price of what was risen in 2019, which led to the burnings of many metro stations? | Fare | 21%
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