| Description | Letter | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital of Peru | L | Lima | 99%
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| Host of the 2016 Summer Olympics | R | Rio de Janeiro | 99%
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| Most populous city in South America | S | São Paulo | 93%
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| Capital cities with the highest elevation | Q | Quito | 91%
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| Capital cities on the Río de la Plata | B | Buenos Aires | 87%
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| Capital cities with the highest elevation | L | La Paz | 87%
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| Capital cities on the Río de la Plata | M | Montevideo | 87%
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| City famously shaped like an airplane | B | Brasília | 85%
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| Capital cities with the highest elevation | S | Sucre | 76%
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| Birthplace of Simón Bolívar | C | Caracas | 70%
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| Nearest city to the ruins of Machu Picchu | C | Cusco | 70%
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| Major city at the confluence of the Amazon and Rio Negro | M | Manaus | 70%
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| Biggest city in Ecuador | G | Guayaquil | 65%
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| Capital of French Guiana | C | Cayenne | 64%
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| Closest South American city to Africa | N | Natal | 50%
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| Souternmost city in the world | U | Ushuaia | 47%
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| Capital of the Falkland Islands | S | Stanley | 42%
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| Peruvian city sharing its name with a dictator | T | Trujillo | 31%
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| Launch site of the European Union's rockets | K | Kourou | 10%
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