Argentina Trivia Quiz

Answer: 23

Argentina's provinces include: Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Chaco, Salta, Jujuy, Catamarca, La Rioja, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman, Cordoba, Santa Fe, Mendoza, San Luis, San Juan, La Pampa, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego , Buenos Aires, Neuquen, Chubut.

Answer: Misiones

Forming the Argentinean border with Brazil and Paraguay, Iguazu National Park has one of the most impressive waterfalls in the world. The park was declared a national monument by UNESCO.

Answer: The Andes

The Andes mountain range is more than 7,000 km long, 500 km wide in some parts, and its average height is about 4,000 meters. The Aconcagua is the highest peak of the Andes.

Answer: Mt. Aconcagua

Aconcagua Mountain stands at a height of 6,962 meters (22,834 feet). It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the Southern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere!

Answer: Falkland Islands

Argentina has refuted the sovereignty of the British nation over the Falkland Island territory, along with the island's right to govern itself. Argentina and England fought a war in 1982 over these islands, which was called the Falklands War.

Answer: Mercosur

Mercosur is an international block that has some legislative functions. Mercosur has traditionally been composed of five members: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Answer: 4

The country is traditionally divided into four different regions. These include: the Andes, the North, the Pampas, and Patagonia. These regions are home to Argentina's mountains, deserts, lakes, plains, villages, and cities.

Answer: Duck

Football (soccer) is the most popular sport played in Argentina. The country's national team won the FIFA World Cup Championship twice in the 20th century. However, the national sport is "duck" (pato), which is played on horseback and at one time involved a real duck inside a leather bag!

Answer: various types of meat

The Argentine barbecue, or asado, is one of the most famous cuisines in the world. It includes various types of meats, chorizo, sweetbread, chitterlings, and blood sausage. Usually people eat asado at family gatherings on Sundays.

Answer: Luis Puenzo

"The Official Story" was a 1985 Argentinean film directed by Luis Puenzo and written by Puenzo and Aída Bortnik. The film was about a married couple living in Buenos Aires, who later adopt a child. The mother soon realizes that her adopted daughter may be the kidnapped child of another family--a victim of the disappearances that occurred during Argentina's Dirty War in the 1970s. The film starred Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, and others. It depicted a tragic side to Argentina's modern history.