Americas Capitals

Question 1

Question 1 : What is the capital of Belize and why was it moved?

Possible answers:

Orange Walk, floods
Belize City, earthquake
Dangriga, tsunami
Belmopan, Hurricane Hattie

Answer

Belmopan became the capital in 1970 after Belize City was destroyed by Hurricane Hattie in 1961. It's one of the world's smallest capitals.

Question 2

Question 2 : Which South American capital is the highest in the world?

Possible answers:

Mexico City
Quito
La Paz
Bogotá

Answer

La Paz in Bolivia is the world's highest administrative capital at 3,640 m altitude. Sucre is the constitutional capital.

Question 3

Question 3 : What was Brazil's former capital before Brasília?

Possible answers:

Salvador
São Paulo
Recife
Rio de Janeiro

Answer

Rio de Janeiro was Brazil's capital from 1763 to 1960, before being replaced by Brasília.

Question 4

Question 4 : What is the capital of Barbados and in which sea is it located?

Possible answers:

Kingston, Pacific Ocean
Bridgetown, Caribbean Sea
Roseau, Mediterranean Sea
Nassau, Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Bridgetown is the capital of Barbados, the easternmost Caribbean island, in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic.

Question 5

Question 5 : Which American capital is the oldest city founded by Europeans?

Possible answers:

Havana
Santo Domingo
Lima
Mexico City

Answer

Santo Domingo, founded in 1496 by Bartolomeo Columbus, is the oldest European city in the New World.

Question 6

Question 6 : What is the only South American capital located on the Pacific Ocean?

Possible answers:

Lima
Santiago
Quito
Bogotá

Answer

Lima is the only South American capital directly on the Pacific. Santiago is close but not directly coastal.

Question 7

Question 7 : What is the capital of Saint Lucia and how is it pronounced?

Possible answers:

Soufrière
Dennery
Vieux Fort
Castries

Answer

Castries (/ˈkæstriːz/) is the capital of Saint Lucia, named after the Marquis de Castries, Louis XVI's Minister of the Navy.

Question 8

Question 8 : Which country in the Americas has Paramaribo as its capital?

Possible answers:

Belize
Guyana
Suriname
French Guiana

Answer

Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname, a former Dutch territory, the only Dutch-speaking country in South America.

Question 9

Question 9 : Which two American capitals face each other across the Río de la Plata?

Possible answers:

Buenos Aires and Montevideo
Brasília and Asunción
Bogotá and Quito
Lima and Santiago

Answer

Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Montevideo (Uruguay) face each other across the Río de la Plata, the world's widest estuary.

Question 10

Question 10 : Which Caribbean capital shares its island with another nation?

Possible answers:

Kingston (alone on island)
Havana (alone on island)
Nassau (New Providence)
Port-au-Prince (Hispaniola)

Answer

Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) are the capitals of two nations sharing the island of Hispaniola.

Question 11

Question 11 : Which Caribbean archipelago has Basseterre as its capital?

Possible answers:

Bahamas
Dominica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Grenada

Answer

Basseterre is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the smallest sovereign state in the Americas by area and population.

Question 12

Question 12 : Which American capital is built on the ruins of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan?

Possible answers:

Bogotá
Lima
Mexico City
Guatemala City

Answer

Mexico City is built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec Empire's capital, conquered by Hernán Cortés in 1521.

Question 13

Question 13 : What is the smallest island capital in the Americas by population?

Possible answers:

Basseterre
St. George's
Roseau
Kingstown

Answer

Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis) is the smallest American capital with about 13,000 inhabitants.

Question 14

Question 14 : Which American capital is nicknamed the 'Paris of the Antilles'?

Possible answers:

Santo Domingo
Fort-de-France
Havana
Port-au-Prince

Answer

Fort-de-France, capital of Martinique, is nicknamed the 'Paris of the Antilles'. It's not a sovereign capital but a French overseas department.

Question 15

Question 15 : Which American capital has the longest name?

Possible answers:

Tegucigalpa
Port-au-Prince
Guatemala City
Santo Domingo

Answer

Tegucigalpa (Honduras) is often considered the capital with the longest name in the Americas. Its full historical name is 'Real de Minas de San Miguel de Tegucigalpa'.

Question 16

Question 16 : Which South American capital is crossed by the equator?

Possible answers:

Quito
Lima
Bogotá
Brasília

Answer

Quito is the capital closest to the equator. The 'Mitad del Mundo' monument marks the equatorial line a few km north of the city.

Question 17

Question 17 : Which American country moved its capital from Belize City to an inland city?

Possible answers:

Nicaragua
Guatemala
Honduras
Belize

Answer

Belize moved its capital from Belize City to Belmopan in 1970 after Hurricane Hattie. Belmopan is one of the world's smallest capitals.

Question 18

Question 18 : What is the most populous capital in the Americas?

Possible answers:

Lima
Buenos Aires
Mexico City
Bogotá

Answer

Mexico City is the most populous capital in the Americas with over 21 million people in its metropolitan area.

Question 19

Question 19 : How many American capitals are named after a saint?

Possible answers:

1
3
At least 7
12

Answer

At least 7 American capitals are named after a saint: San José, San Salvador, Santo Domingo, St. John's, St. George's, and more.

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The 19 quiz questions

Question 1 : What is the capital of Belize and why was it moved?

Question 2 : Which South American capital is the highest in the world?

Question 3 : What was Brazil's former capital before Brasília?

Question 4 : What is the capital of Barbados and in which sea is it located?

Question 5 : Which American capital is the oldest city founded by Europeans?

Question 6 : What is the only South American capital located on the Pacific Ocean?

Question 7 : What is the capital of Saint Lucia and how is it pronounced?

Question 8 : Which country in the Americas has Paramaribo as its capital?

Question 9 : Which two American capitals face each other across the Río de la Plata?

Question 10 : Which Caribbean capital shares its island with another nation?

Question 11 : Which Caribbean archipelago has Basseterre as its capital?

Question 12 : Which American capital is built on the ruins of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan?

Question 13 : What is the smallest island capital in the Americas by population?

Question 14 : Which American capital is nicknamed the 'Paris of the Antilles'?

Question 15 : Which American capital has the longest name?

Question 16 : Which South American capital is crossed by the equator?

Question 17 : Which American country moved its capital from Belize City to an inland city?

Question 18 : What is the most populous capital in the Americas?

Question 19 : How many American capitals are named after a saint?

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