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All About Colombia Trivia Quiz

Let's see how much you know about Colombia.

A multiple-choice quiz by colombia. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
colombia

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
31,287

Updated
Oct 03 22

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
4207

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is the official name of Colombia's capital city? Hint

Bogota

Bogota D.C.

Santafe de Bogota

Santafe de Bogota, D.C.

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is the only State (departamento) in Colombia that is an island? Hint

Guajira

Amazonas

San Andres y Providencia

Cauca

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is Colombia's most important city on the border with Venezuela? Hint

Puerto Carreno

Cucuta

Maicao

Valledupar

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Question 4 of 20

4. What is the capital of the Amazonas Department (state)? Hint

Mocoa

Mitu

Leticia

Florencia

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Question 5 of 20

5. How many countries share borders with Colombia? Hint

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Question 6 of 20

6. What are Colombia's highest mountains? Hint

Huila and Tolima Volcanoes

Macarena and Pico Colon

Pico Bolivar and Tolima Volcano

Pico Sim�n Bolivar and Pico Colon

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Question 7 of 20

7. What currency is used in Colombia? Hint

Peso

Real

Bolivar

Sucre

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Question 8 of 20

8. How many stars does the Colombian flag have? Hint

One

None

Five

Seven

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which one of Colombia's neighbours belonged to Colombia and gained independence in 1903? Hint

Ecuador

Aruba

Venezuela

Panama

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Question 10 of 20

10. What is Colombia's official name? Hint

Kingdom of Colombia

Popular Republic of Colombia

Democratic People's Republic of Columbia

Republic of Colombia

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Question 11 of 20

11. What is Colombia's main river? Hint

Cauca

Atrato

Amazon

Magdalena

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Question 12 of 20

12. What Colombian City was the centre for slave commerce during the XVI and XVIII Centuries? Hint

Barranquilla

Bogota

Medellin

Cartagena

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Question 13 of 20

13. What is Colombia's most important airline and also the first one in the Americas? Hint

Aces

Avianca

Air Colombia

Colombiair

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Question 14 of 20

14. Colombia has 95 per cent of all the emeralds in the world. What state are they located? Hint

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Question 15 of 20

15. Coffee is one of Colombia's main products. Colombia is one of the world's top four coffee producers.

True

False

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Question 16 of 20

16. How many departments are there in Colombia? Hint

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Question 17 of 20

17. Antioquia is one of Colombia's richest departments. What is the capital city of Antioquia? Hint

Cali

Medellin

Bogota

Barranquilla

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Question 18 of 20

18. Bogota is the capital city of Colombia. What is its airport code? Hint

BOT

BTA

BOG

BGT

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Question 19 of 20

19. Colombians love soccer. When did Colombia first qualify for the World Cup finals? Hint

1930

1962

1992

1986

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Question 20 of 20

20. What is Colombia's second largest city? Hint

Medellin

Barranquilla

Cartagena

Bucaramanga

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the official name of Colombia's capital city?

Answer: Bogota D.C.

The capital city of Colombia was founded with the name of 'Santa Fe', then it became Santafe de Bogota in honour of the Bacata Indians in the area. It was then renamed Santafe de Bogota, D.C. and finally, it's just Bogota.

2. What is the only State (departamento) in Colombia that is an island?

Answer: San Andres y Providencia

San Andres and Providencia is the only island-state (departamento) in Colombia. It is located in front of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast Line. It is actually closer to Nicaragua than Colombia.

3. What is Colombia's most important city on the border with Venezuela?

Answer: Cucuta

Cucuta is the most important city on the border with Venezuela. It's a very commercial city.

4. What is the capital of the Amazonas Department (state)?

Answer: Leticia

Leticia is the largest city in the Colombian Amazon Jungle.

5. How many countries share borders with Colombia?

Answer: 5

Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Panama.

6. What are Colombia's highest mountains?

Answer: Pico Sim�n Bolivar and Pico Colon

Pico Sim�n Bolivar and Pico Colon are the highest points in Colombia. They're on the 'sierra nevada de santa marta' and it's the highest mountain next to an ocean in the world. You can see a snow capped mountain when you're at the beach.

7. What currency is used in Colombia?

Answer: Peso

8. How many stars does the Colombian flag have?

Answer: None

The Colombian flag doesn't have any stars. It has 3 stripes, yellow is on top and it's half of the flag. The other half is divided in two stripes: blue in the middle and red on the bottom.

9. Which one of Colombia's neighbours belonged to Colombia and gained independence in 1903?

Answer: Panama

Panama was one of Colombia's states (departamentos).

10. What is Colombia's official name?

Answer: Republic of Colombia

Hey guys, it's Colombia, not Columbia.

11. What is Colombia's main river?

Answer: Magdalena

12. What Colombian City was the centre for slave commerce during the XVI and XVIII Centuries?

Answer: Cartagena

Cartagena was founded in the XVI century, and the slave trade flourished there into the XVIII century (which ended in 1801).

13. What is Colombia's most important airline and also the first one in the Americas?

Answer: Avianca

14. Colombia has 95 per cent of all the emeralds in the world. What state are they located?

Answer: Boyaca

15. Coffee is one of Colombia's main products. Colombia is one of the world's top four coffee producers.

Answer: True

16. How many departments are there in Colombia?

Answer: 32

17. Antioquia is one of Colombia's richest departments. What is the capital city of Antioquia?

Answer: Medellin

18. Bogota is the capital city of Colombia. What is its airport code?

Answer: BOG

19. Colombians love soccer. When did Colombia first qualify for the World Cup finals?

Answer: 1962

20. What is Colombia's second largest city?

Answer: Medellin

Source: Author colombia

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