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1. An animated movie starring Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg; "Rio _____"

Answer: 2

"Rio 2" is a sequel to "Rio". In this film, Anne Hathaway voices Jewel and Jesse Eisenberg voices Blu, two macaws who now have children. The family of birds travel to the Amazon Rain Forest to rescue some blue macaws that have been injured. During their journey, Blu and Jewel meet various Amazonian wildlife and discover the horrors of deforestation in the Amazon.

2. Ended the Ecuadorian-Peruvian Wars; Rio _______

Answer: Protocol

The Rio Protocol was an agreement signed on January 9, 1942 that settled the long fought over boundary dispute between Ecuador and Peru. It was signed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ecuador agreed to forfeit its right to land around the Amazon River and Peru agreed to pull its troops from Ecuadorian territory.
However, it was not a long-lived success and skirmishes broke out on and off until 1995.

3. Part of the U.S.-Mexico Border; Rio ______

Answer: Grande

The Rio Grande is a river that forms most of the Texas-Mexico border. It also forms part of the border between New Mexico and Texas. The Rio Grande's source is in the state of Colorado and it flows southwardly through New Mexico, Texas and a number of Mexican states before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.

The Rio Grande played a large role in American and Mexican history. The river caused a boundary dispute between the two countries in the 1830s and led to the Mexican-American War.

4. Home of Christ the Redeemer and Maracana Stadium; Rio _________

Answer: de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in South America. One of the most iconic sites in all of Brazil is the Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado Mountain. It was built by Heitor da Silva Costa and designed and designed by Paul Landowski. It was built originally from soapstone, however the initial supply of soapstone has been depleted and the new soapstone used in repairs is a slightly different color.

Maracana Stadium opened in 1950 to hose the final game of that year's FIFA World Cup. Since then, it has become a symbol of Rio de Janeiro and hosted the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

5. A football/soccer player for Manchester United (and others); Rio _________

Answer: Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand was born in 1978 in Camberwell, England. He started his professional career in 1995 on West Ham. Over the course of the next few years, Ferdinand played for several teams before landing on Manchester United in 2002. He would stay on that team for 12 years. He retired in 2015 and is considered among England's greatest footballers of all time.

6. A mining corporation famous for an espionage incident; Rio _____

Answer: Tinto

Rio Tinto is giant metal conglomerate headquartered in London and Melbourne that conducts business around the world. It earned international attention in 2009 when four employees at the Shanghai office were arrested on charges of bribery and espionage.

The espionage charges stemmed from allegations that the employees were selling Chinese state secrets in order to make up budget shortfalls and pay off investors.

7. Japanese feminist playwright; Rio ________

Answer: Kishida

Rio Kishida was a Japanese playwright whose works most spoke out against the male-dominated society or patriarchy. Rio Kishida did not openly identify as a feminist, though her works clearly are. Other themes dealt with in her works include Japanese colonization and invasion of other countries and territories and a rewriting of several Shakespearean plays through the eyes of women and easterners.

8. The river that Lisbon lies on (local name); Rio _____

Answer: Tejo

Rio Teja is the Portuguese name for the Tagus River which empties into the Atlantic Ocean near where the city of Lisbon was built. The Tagus River also flows into Spain where it is called Rio Tajo. The Tagus is a major water source for people living in the central region of the Iberian Peninsula.

9. A 1959 film starring John Wayne and Dean Martin; "Rio ______"

Answer: Bravo

"Rio Bravo" stars John Wayne and Dean Martin as John Chance and Dude, a sheriff and his deputy. Like most of Wayne's films, "Rio Bravo" is a western film. John Chance is the sheriff of Rio Bravo while Dude is his drunken deputy who finds himself constantly in trouble. Dude causes a scuffle at the saloon that leads to Joe Burdette (Claude Akins) to kill another man and Chance arrests him.

However, Joe is the brother of a powerful rancher and this causes tension in Rio Bravo.

10. Howard Hawkes' last film that also stars John Wayne; "Rio ______"

Answer: Lobo

"Rio Lobo" is a 1970 film and was the last film to be directed by Howard Hawkes. John Wayne stars as Colonel Cord McNally, a Union officer whose friend and fellow officer is killed when Confederates hijack a Union train. McNally seeks revenge and justice but he himself is later captured by the Confederate Army.

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Rio Blank Trivia Quiz

There are a lot of places in the world called Rio Something. But there are also plenty of people and films that are also called Rio. Can you identify these Rios?

Questions		Choices
1. An animated movie starring Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg; "Rio _____"		Grande
2. Ended the Ecuadorian-Peruvian Wars; Rio _______		2
3. Part of the U.S.-Mexico Border; Rio ______		Lobo
4. Home of Christ the Redeemer and Maracana Stadium; Rio _________		Ferdinand
5. A football/soccer player for Manchester United (and others); Rio _________		de Janeiro
6. A mining corporation famous for an espionage incident; Rio _____		Kishida
7. Japanese feminist playwright; Rio ________		Tejo
8. The river that Lisbon lies on (local name); Rio _____		Protocol
9. A 1959 film starring John Wayne and Dean Martin; "Rio ______"		Bravo
10. Howard Hawkes' last film that also stars John Wayne; "Rio ______"		Tinto