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9 for 10 - Paraguay Trivia Quiz

Answer the first nine questions about Paraguay correctly and the first 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 #
150,373

Updated
Feb 11 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What country lies to the south of Paraguay?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these describes Paraguay? Hint

Republic

Principality

Kingdom

Territory

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the largest ethnic group in Paraguay? Hint

Inca

Metis

Mestizo

Amerindian

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the capital of Paraguay?

Answer: (One word - diacritic marks not necessary)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these is not a river in Paraguay? Hint

Paraguay

Douro

Monte Lindo

Paran�

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Question 6 of 10

6. What tourist attraction is near where the Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina borders meet? (It is not actually in Paraguay.) Hint

Angel Falls

Iguacu Falls

Pantanal

Nazca Lines

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Question 7 of 10

7. Paraguay is surrounded by other countries and has no sea coast. What is the geographical term for this?

Answer: (One Word 10 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these countries has a population approximately the same as Paraguay? Hint

Uruguay

Lebanon

Cuba

Laos

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Question 9 of 10

9. Paraguay belongs to the OAS. A stands for American S stands for States. What does the O stand for?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The first letters of the nine correct answers spell the name an animal to be found in Paraguay.

Answer: (One word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What country lies to the south of Paraguay?

Answer: Argentina

Bolivia lies to the north of Paraguay, and Brazil to the east. In area Paraguay is a little larger than the state of California. (157,000sq.mi.)

2. Which of these describes Paraguay?

Answer: Republic

Paraguay became independent of Spain in 1811. Luis Angel Gonzalez Macchi became President and Head of State in December 1999.

3. What is the largest ethnic group in Paraguay?

Answer: Mestizo

95% of the population are mestizos, people of mixed Indian and Spanish
heritage.

4. What is the capital of Paraguay?

Answer: Asuncion

Asunci�n, which is Paraguay's largest city, is near the border with Argentina at the confluence of the rivers Paraguay and Picomayo.

5. Which of these is not a river in Paraguay?

Answer: Douro

The Paraguay and Paran� rivers form the boundary between Paraguay and Brazil. Douro is a river that rises in Spain and then flows through Portugal to the Atlantic.

6. What tourist attraction is near where the Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina borders meet? (It is not actually in Paraguay.)

Answer: Iguacu Falls

The Iguacu river is a tributary of the Paran� river. The falls occur shortly before the Iguacu reaches the Brazilian border. There is not just one fall, but a series of low falls averaging about 200 feet in height.

7. Paraguay is surrounded by other countries and has no sea coast. What is the geographical term for this?

Answer: landlocked

The only other landlocked country in South America is Bolivia. Paraguay's only connection to the sea is the Paraguay river which joins the Uruguay river and then forms the Rio de Plata estuary.

8. Which of these countries has a population approximately the same as Paraguay?

Answer: Laos

Paraguay population 5,585,000
Laos 5,497,000
Uruguay 3,334,000
Lebanon 3,578,000
Cuba 11,142,000
The population density in Paraguay is 36 per sq.mi., in Laos 60 per sq.mi.

9. Paraguay belongs to the OAS. A stands for American S stands for States. What does the O stand for?

Answer: organization

The Organization of American States was founded in 1948. Paraguay was one of the 21 founding members.

10. The first letters of the nine correct answers spell the name an animal to be found in Paraguay.

Answer: Armadillo

The armadillo is an armoured mammal found not only in Paraguay but in other parts of South America, Central America and the southern USA.

Source: Author minch

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