South America Trivia Quiz

South America — multiple choice, with the answer and a fun fact a tap away.

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Which South American country's flag has green, white and red bands with a single yellow star in the center?

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Which South American country's flag has green, white and red bands with a single yellow star in the center?

Correct answer: Suriname.

The yellow star stands for unity and a golden future; red is progress, green hope, and white peace and justice.

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The golden "Sun of May" with a human face shines from the center of which country's light-blue-and-white flag?

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The golden "Sun of May" with a human face shines from the center of which country's light-blue-and-white flag?

Correct answer: Argentina.

The sun commemorates the May Revolution of 1810 against Spanish rule. Uruguay's flag carries a similar sun, but over blue-and-white stripes.

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Which country has the only national flag in the world with a unique design on each side?

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Which country has the only national flag in the world with a unique design on each side?

Correct answer: Paraguay.

Paraguay's flag carries the national coat of arms on the front and the seal of the treasury on the back, making it one of the very few flags that differ from one side to the other.

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Which South American country's flag, "The Golden Arrowhead", has red and gold triangles pointing from the hoist over a green field?

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Which South American country's flag, "The Golden Arrowhead", has red and gold triangles pointing from the hoist over a green field?

Correct answer: Guyana.

Green is the forests and farms, gold the mineral wealth, red the people's zeal, with black and white edges for endurance and rivers.

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Which country flies both a red-yellow-green tricolor and the rainbow-checked Wiphala of its Indigenous peoples?

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Which country flies both a red-yellow-green tricolor and the rainbow-checked Wiphala of its Indigenous peoples?

Correct answer: Bolivia.

Since 2009 the square, seven-colored Wiphala has held official status as a national symbol. On the tricolor, red is commonly read as valor, yellow as mineral wealth, and green as the land.

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The stars on Brazil's flag depict the sky over which city at the moment the republic was proclaimed in 1889?

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The stars on Brazil's flag depict the sky over which city at the moment the republic was proclaimed in 1889?

Correct answer: Rio de Janeiro.

The 27 stars stand for Brazil's states and the Federal District, arranged as the sky appeared over Rio de Janeiro at about 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 15, 1889.

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Which South American country's flag has three vertical bands of red, white, and red?

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Which South American country's flag has three vertical bands of red, white, and red?

Correct answer: Peru.

A popular legend links the colors to flamingos seen by José de San Martín. The state version's arms show a vicuña, a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia.

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Which South American country's flag is yellow on top at double width, then blue and red?

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Which South American country's flag is yellow on top at double width, then blue and red?

Correct answer: Colombia.

The colors come from Gran Colombia, the union led by Simon Bolivar: yellow for the land's gold, blue for the seas, red for the blood of independence.

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Which South American country's yellow-blue-red flag carries a condor atop a coat of arms with a mountain and a steamship?

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Which South American country's yellow-blue-red flag carries a condor atop a coat of arms with a mountain and a steamship?

Correct answer: Ecuador.

An Andean condor crowns the arms above Mount Chimborazo and a steamship symbolizing progress.

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The golden "Sun of May" on Argentina's flag also appears on the flag of which neighbor?

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The golden "Sun of May" on Argentina's flag also appears on the flag of which neighbor?

Correct answer: Uruguay.

Both countries display the Sun of May, a symbol of independence from Spain dating to the May Revolution of 1810.

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