Quiz  /  Exploring South America Quiz

  • 1. 
    Where is the University of St. Francis Xavier, one of the oldest universities of South America?

  • Buenos Aires
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Sucre
  • São Paulo

  • 2. 
    What is the southernmost point of South America?

  • Cape Cod
  • Cape Horn
  • Cape Comorin
  • Cape of Good Hope

  • 3. 
    Which South American city is overlooked by a granite peak known as Sugar Loaf?

  • Buenos Aires
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Santiago
  • Lima

  • 4. 
    Which South American country does not border the Pacific Ocean?

  • Chile
  • Peru
  • Colombia
  • Brazil

  • 5. 
    What name is given to the vast plain extending westward across central Argentina?

  • Highveld
  • the Pampas
  • Altiplano
  • Great Plains

  • 6. 
    In South America, what is the Gran Chaco?

  • world’s largest plantation
  • lowland alluvial plain
  • high plateau
  • subrange of the Andes Mountains

  • 7. 
    What is the highest peak in South America?

  • Mount Fitz Roy
  • Mount Roraima
  • Mount Aconcagua
  • Sugar Loaf
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