| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home to the famous Christ the Redeemer status | R | Rio de Janeiro | 97%
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| Most populous city in Latin America | M | Mexico City | 96%
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| The only national capital whose name begins with Q | Q | Quito | 90%
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| Its name means "Fair Winds" | B | Buenos Aires | 87%
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| City of 10 million people on the Pacific | L | Lima | 87%
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| Most populous in South America | S | São Paulo | 86%
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| Located on a major canal | P | Panama City | 84%
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| Pablo Escobar ran this city's cartel | M | Medellín | 74%
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| Planned city shaped like an airplane | B | Brasília | 71%
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| Has the highest elevation of any national capital | L | La Paz | 71%
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| National capital that shares its name with a major city in California | S | San José | 70%
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| Borders San Diego | T | Tijuana | 68%
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| Capital city on the border with Argentina | A | Asunción | 66%
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| City north of the Rio de la Plata | M | Montevideo | 58%
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| Tourism dependent city near Mayan ruins | C | Cancún | 57%
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| Capital of the Incan Empire | C | Cuzco | 57%
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| Caribbean capital that is the oldest European city in the Americas | S | Santo Domingo | 54%
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| Most populous city on the Amazon | M | Manaus | 52%
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| Most populous French-speaking city in Latin America | P | Port-Au-Prince | 46%
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| Most populous urban area in Ecuador | G | Guayaquil | 40%
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| Easternmost major city in Latin America | R | Recife | 37%
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| Northernmost major city in Colombia. Also, Shakira's home town. | B | Barranquilla | 34%
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| Major city on a lake (actually a tidal bay) with the same name | M | Maracaibo | 21%
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| Capital of the state of Yucatán which was built on the Mayan city of T'hó | M | Mérida | 20%
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