Latin America Capitals Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. What is the capital of Mexico?
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Monterrey
Puebla
2. A news report datelined Port-au-Prince comes from the capital of which country?
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Jamaica
3. Which destination correctly completes the national pair Paraguay—_____?
Ciudad del Este
Encarnación
Montevideo
Asunción
4. A letter addressed to the national government of El Salvador would be sent to which capital?
Santa Ana
San Miguel
San José
San Salvador
5. A flight leaves Bogotá and lands in Caracas. Which countries does it connect, in that order?
Colombia, then Venezuela
Venezuela, then Colombia
Ecuador, then Venezuela
Colombia, then Ecuador
6. An itinerary begins in Tegucigalpa and continues to Managua. Which pair gives the countries in the same order?
Guatemala, then El Salvador
Honduras, then Nicaragua
Nicaragua, then Costa Rica
El Salvador, then Honduras
7. Which option correctly matches both Central American countries with their capitals?
Guatemala—Guatemala City; Costa Rica—San José
Guatemala—San Salvador; Costa Rica—San José
Guatemala—Guatemala City; Costa Rica—Managua
Guatemala—Tegucigalpa; Costa Rica—Panama City
8. Select Argentina’s national capital.
Buenos Aires
Rosario
Córdoba
Mendoza
9. Which place completes the pair Uruguay—_____?
Punta del Este
Montevideo
Salto
Colonia del Sacramento
10. A delegation visiting the seat of Brazil’s federal government should travel to which city?
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
Brasília
Salvador
11. Complete this country-capital match: Dominican Republic—_____
Santiago de los Caballeros
San Juan
Santo Domingo
Punta Cana
12. Bolivia distinguishes between its constitutional capital and its seat of government. Which city is its constitutional capital?
La Paz
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Sucre
Cochabamba
13. A traveler goes from Costa Rica into Panama and visits each national capital in the same order. Which itinerary is correct?
Guatemala City, then Panama City
San José, then Panama City
San José, then Managua
Tegucigalpa, then San Salvador
14. A traveler flies from Santiago to Buenos Aires. Which countries are they traveling from and to?
Paraguay to Argentina
Argentina to Chile
Peru to Uruguay
Chile to Argentina
15. A traveler says they are in Quito and plan to explore the country from its capital. Which country are they visiting?
Peru
Colombia
Ecuador
Bolivia
16. A conference described as taking place in Peru’s capital would be held in which city?
Cusco
Arequipa
Trujillo
Lima