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9 for 10 - Uruguay Trivia Quiz

Get the answer to the last question right and you will have the first letters of the answers to the first nine questions.

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

Author
minch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
160,124

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1408

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the northernmost department of Uruguay? Hint

Artigas

Rivera

Salto

Colonia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Montevideo is nicknamed "City of the ----"

Answer: (One word - flowers)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What are cowboys known as in Uruguay?

Answer: (One Word plural)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Uruguay is mainly covered with grasslands, so cattle ranching is very important. What is the Spanish word for ranch?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. This river rises in Brazil and flow southwesterly direction to enter the River Uruguay.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Uruguay has about the same area as Cambodia.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who were the original inhabitants of the area that is now Uruguay? Hint

Spaniards

Polynesians

Portuguese

Indians of the Charruas tribe

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many stripes are there on the flag of Uruguay?

Answer: (write as a word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Of what material are many of the houses in small villages made?

Answer: (One Word anagram of abode.)

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Question 10 of 10

10. If you answered the first questions correctly the first letters of the answers will spell the name of the country borders Uruguay to the west?

Answer: (One Word First letters of the answers spell it.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the northernmost department of Uruguay?

Answer: Artigas

This department and its capital city are named for Uruguay's national hero General Jose Artigas. Artigas was born in Montevideo in 1764. He led uprisings against the Spaniards and for a short time was ruler of most of Uruguay. However, the Portuguese took over Montevideo in 1817, and Artigas eventually left the country and went to Paraguay.

2. Montevideo is nicknamed "City of the ----"

Answer: Roses

Montevideo is the capital and largest city in Uruguay. It is situated on the Rio de la Plata.

3. What are cowboys known as in Uruguay?

Answer: gauchos

Gauchos are the cowboys, not only in Uruguay but on the pampas in other South American countries.

4. Uruguay is mainly covered with grasslands, so cattle ranching is very important. What is the Spanish word for ranch?

Answer: estancia

Uruguay's grasslands provided good grazing for both cattle and sheep. Hides and wool are two of Uruguay's important exports.

5. This river rises in Brazil and flow southwesterly direction to enter the River Uruguay.

Answer: Negro

There are three different Negro rivers in South America. This one,one enters the Amazon River near Manaus and one in Argentina.

6. Uruguay has about the same area as Cambodia.

Answer: True

Both Uruguay and Cambodia are about 68,000 square miles in area. Uruguay is the second smallest country in South America. Suriname is the smallest.

7. Who were the original inhabitants of the area that is now Uruguay?

Answer: Indians of the Charruas tribe

The Charruas Indians were the original inhabitants. The first white man to set foot in the area was killed by these Indians. There are very few people of Indian descent living in Uruguay.

8. How many stripes are there on the flag of Uruguay?

Answer: nine

There is one stripe for each of the original nine departments. The stripes are blue and white and there is a golden sun with a human face in the top left corner of the flag.

9. Of what material are many of the houses in small villages made?

Answer: adobe

Adobe bricks are made of clay and straw and dried in the sun.

10. If you answered the first questions correctly the first letters of the answers will spell the name of the country borders Uruguay to the west?

Answer: Argentina

Argentina is one of Uruguay's most important trading partners. Brazil is Uruguay's neighbour to the north and east.

Source: Author minch

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