Its Name is Rio... Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rio de Janeiro

The city and municipality of Rio de Janeiro in the Southeast region of Brazil is usually known as "Rio". It is particularly famous for Copacabana Beach, Sugarloaf Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer status which was created by French sculptor Paul Landowski.

Answer: Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand is a former centre back who notably played 81 times for the England national football team, and spent 20 years playing football for various clubs in the English Premier League. He was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Answer: Rio (2011)

Set mainly in Rio de Janeiro, "Rio" (2011) follows Blu, a blue macaw from Minnesota, USA, who falls in love and escapes capture by smugglers. Blu was voiced by Jesse Eisenburg. The movie was followed by a sequel called "Rio 2" in 2014.

Answer: Los del Rio

Los del Río were formed in 1962 in Seville, Spain by Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruíz Perdigones. Although they had played music and entertained crowds for decades, it was only in 1994 that they gained worldwide fame through their pop/dance single "Macarena". "Macarena" was ranked the "#1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of All Time" by VH1 in 2002.

Answer: Rio Protocol

Following mounting tensions over the disputed border between Ecuador and Peru in the early 1940s, the USA, Brazil and Argentina assisted the two countries with a mediation and treaty to settle the issue. On January 29, 1942 the Rio protocol was signed.

Unfortunately, in the 1960s, Ecuador stated that the protocol was, in fact, invalid as it was signed under duress. The border issue was not fully resolved until the 1990s.

Answer: Rio Bec

Found in the south of the Mexican state of Campeche, Rio Bec is an archaeological site being excavated by French experts in the hope of discovering more about pre-Colombian Mayan culture. The site includes pyramid temples and complex buildings.

Answer: Rio Muni

Names after the Muni River which runs through it, Rio Muni is the mainland geographical region of Equatorial Guinea. It has a coastline on the Gulf of Guinea, in the Atlantic ocean, and an economy built on exports of timber and cocoa.

Answer: Rio (1982)

Although "Rio" (1982) was Duran Duran's seventh single, Duran Duran had only really come to the world's attention with their sixth single "Hungry Like the Wolf". As such, "Rio" was re-released in 1983 in order to boost airplay and popularity outside of Britain.

The title of this quiz mimics the most famous line from "Rio" (1982) - "Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand..."

Answer: Rio Haryanto

Having begun his career racing in a number of Asian racing series, Rio Haryanto raced 12 races for Manor Racing in the 2016 Formula One season and became the first Indonesian Formula One driver by doing so. When manor Racing dissolved at the end of the 2016 season, Haryanto was not picked up by any other team for the next season.

Answer: Rio Grande

Starting in central Colorado and flowing down through the United States and Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico, the Rio Grand creates a natural border between the US state of Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. The Rio Grande is the third largest river in the United States and the largest in Mexico.