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9 for 10 - Argentina Trivia Quiz

If you get the right answers to the first nine questions, the initial letter of each answer will spell the answer to the last question.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
minch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
146,160

Updated
Aug 14 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7875

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. Argentina can be divided into four physical regions. What is the virtually treeless grassland area known as?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the highest mountain in Argentina called? Hint

Ojos del Salado

Aconcagua

Kosciusko

Orizaba

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the archipelago at the tip of South America which belongs to Argentina and Chile?

Answer: (Three words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Many an abode in smaller Argentinian communities is built from sun-dried bricks. What is the name of this type of building?

Answer: (One word. There's an anagram hint in the question.)

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the north of Argentina is a forested lowland. What is it called? Hint

Gran Dolina

Gran Sasso

Gran Pajonal

Gran Chaco

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is NOT a river in Argentina? Hint

Uruguay

Parana

Orinoco

Colorado

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Question 7 of 10

7. Does Lake Titicaca form part of the border between Argentina and Chile?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the falls that lie on the Argentina/Brazil border? Hint

Iguacu (Iguazu) Falls

Agoyan Falls

Angel Falls

El Salo

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Question 9 of 10

9. In Argentina's grasslands what plant, also known as lucerne, is widely grown both for use as pasture and for hay?

Answer: (One word - seven letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The first letters of the correct answers to the first nine questions spell the name of the dry region in southern Argentina?

Answer: (One word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Argentina can be divided into four physical regions. What is the virtually treeless grassland area known as?

Answer: Pampa

The Pampa lies in central Argentina between the Andes and the Atlantic It is a very fertile area where herds of cattle graze and are tended by gauchos.

2. What is the highest mountain in Argentina called?

Answer: Aconcagua

Aconcagua in the Andes is also the highest mountain in all South America. Kosciusko is Australia's highest mountain. Ojos del Salada is in Argentina and Orizaba is in Mexico.

3. What is the name of the archipelago at the tip of South America which belongs to Argentina and Chile?

Answer: Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego is separated from the mainland by the Straits of Magellan. Magellan was the Portuguese navigator who discovered the area. The southernmost tip is Cape Horn.

4. Many an abode in smaller Argentinian communities is built from sun-dried bricks. What is the name of this type of building?

Answer: adobe

Adobe is the name of the type of building as well as the name of the bricks themselves. The bricks are made of a mixture of clay and straw and are dried in the sun.

5. In the north of Argentina is a forested lowland. What is it called?

Answer: Gran Chaco

Gran Chaco is a largely uninhabited region which extends into Bolivia and Paraguay.

6. Which of these is NOT a river in Argentina?

Answer: Orinoco

The Orinoco River is in Venezuela. The Parana rises in Brazil and flows southward until it joins the Paraguay River. They then flow into the Rio de la Plata. The Uruguay River also enters this estuary.
The Colorado rises in the Andes and flows eastward to enter the South Atlantic.

7. Does Lake Titicaca form part of the border between Argentina and Chile?

Answer: No

Lake Titicaca lies between Peru and Bolivia.

8. What is the name of the falls that lie on the Argentina/Brazil border?

Answer: Iguacu (Iguazu) Falls

The Iguacu (Iguassu, Iguazu.) Falls are a series of falls on the Iguacu River that stretch a distance of over two miles. Their name comes from an Indian word meaning great water.

9. In Argentina's grasslands what plant, also known as lucerne, is widely grown both for use as pasture and for hay?

Answer: Alfalfa

Alfalfa is an important source of proteins, minerals and vitamins for the cattle that range the Pampa. It also has a deep root system that allows it to survive in conditions of drought.

10. The first letters of the correct answers to the first nine questions spell the name of the dry region in southern Argentina?

Answer: Patagonia

Patagonia is one of the four physical regions of Argentina, the others are the Pampa, northern Argentina, and the region that lies in the Andes.

Source: Author minch

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