South America Capitals Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A student labels Brasília as Brazil’s capital, Bogotá as Colombia’s capital, and Caracas as Chile’s capital. Which correction is needed?
Brasília is the capital of Argentina, not Brazil
Caracas is the capital of Venezuela, not Chile
Bogotá is the capital of Ecuador, not Colombia
All three labels are already correct
2. A diplomat assigned to Paraguay’s capital should travel to which city?
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Sucre
Asunción
3. What is the capital of Argentina?
Asunción
Montevideo
Santiago
Buenos Aires
4. A journey visits the capitals of Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay in that order. Which sequence matches the plan?
Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Asunción
Buenos Aires, Asunción, Montevideo
Santiago, Montevideo, Asunción
Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Asunción
5. An itinerary visits the capital of Chile and then the capital of Peru. Which city sequence is correct?
Lima, then Santiago
Santiago, then Lima
Quito, then Lima
Santiago, then La Paz
6. Guyana is the only sovereign South American country with English as its official language. Which city is its capital?
Caracas
Paramaribo
Cayenne
Georgetown
7. A traveler lands in Ecuador’s national capital before continuing through the Andes. Which city have they reached?
Quito
Bogotá
Lima
Caracas
8. After crossing the Río de la Plata from Buenos Aires to visit Uruguay’s capital, which city would you enter?
Asunción
Montevideo
Brasília
Santiago
9. Which city serves as Venezuela’s national capital?
Bogotá
Caracas
Georgetown
Paramaribo
10. Which country-capital pairing is correct?
Peru — Quito
Venezuela — Georgetown
Ecuador — Lima
Colombia — Bogotá
11. A traveler heading to Brazil’s national capital has mistakenly booked a flight to São Paulo. Which destination should replace it?
Brasília
Rio de Janeiro
Salvador
Belo Horizonte
12. Bolivia’s seat of government is La Paz, but which city is its constitutional capital?
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Cochabamba
Sucre
Asunción
13. Which city is the capital of Suriname, South America’s Dutch-speaking sovereign country?
Georgetown
Cayenne
Paramaribo
Bogotá
14. What is the capital of Peru?
La Paz
Quito
Lima
Santiago
15. A student has written Lima as the capital of both Peru and Chile. Which city should replace Lima for Chile?
Quito
Buenos Aires
Santiago
La Paz
16. Which capital-country pair is mismatched?
Quito — Peru
Paramaribo — Suriname
Georgetown — Guyana
Asunción — Paraguay