Latin America CRCT Trivia Game

Question 1 Which letter on the map represents Mexico? A B C D D C B A

Q 1 Answer D - Mexico

Question 2 Which letter represents the country of Brazil? A B C D A C

Q 2 Answer B - Brazil

Question 3 How does geography play a role in Mexico City’s air pollution problem? A - It is a very large city B - The city has views of snowcapped mountains. C – It lies in a bowl-shaped valley that traps air pollutants. D- The factories release carbon monoxide into the air.

Q 3 Answer C – It lies in a bowl-shaped valley that traps air pollutants.

Question 4 What are the main sources of air pollution in Mexico City? A – Intense Sunlight B – The High Altitude C – Factories and Cars D – Cars that produce little or no air pollution

Q 4 Answer C- Factories and Cars

Double or Nothing What is a problem associated with deforestation? A – More oxygen is available on the planet B – Poor people earn more money from selling trees C – Native people have too much forest for their needs D – There is less forest to produce goods that humans need

Double or Nothing Answer D – There is less forest to produce goods that humans need

Question 6 What are the two primary languages of Latin America? A – English & French B – French & Spanish C – Portuguese & English D – Spanish & Portuguese

Q 6 Answer D – Spanish & Portuguese

Question 7 Which countries are included in the term Latin America? A – All countries that speak Latin B – Countries located in North America C – Countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean D – Countries in Central and South America, but not those in the Caribbean

Q 7 Answer C – Countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean

Question 8 What was the capital of the Aztec Empire? A – Tenochtitlan B – Mexico City C – Nahuatl D – Montezuma

Q 8 Answer A – Tenochtitlan

Question 9 Who conquered the Aztecs? A – Montezuma B – Cortes C – Atahualpa D - Pizarro

Q 9 Answer B – Cortes

Double or Nothing Which modern day country includes land that was part of the Inca Empire? A – Brazil B – Panama C – Peru D - Venezuela

Double or Nothing Answer C – Peru

Question 11 What did the Zapatistas do to show they were against NAFTA? A – Attacked government troops in Mexico City B – Took over several small towns in southern Mexico C – Formed friendships with groups in other countries with similar goals D – Worked with the government on agreements to improve the rights of poor Mexicans

Q 11 Answer B – Took over several small towns in southern Mexico

Question 12 Who took over as dictator of Cuba in 1959 and what government did he create? A – John F. Kennedy/Democracy B – Fulgencio Batista/Monarchy C – Fidel Castro/Communist D – Raul Castro/Communist

Q 12 Answer C – Fidel Castro/ Communist On to question 3!!

Question 13 What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today? A – slavery exists in a few Latin American countries B – Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa C – Latin America has no people with ancestors from Africa D – The people of Latin America accept slavery as part of their lives

Q 13 Answer B – Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa

Question 14 What was one reaction the United States had to Cuba taking over property owned by Americans? A – The U.S. threatened a nuclear attack B – The U.S. wanted Cuba to trade with other countries C – An agreement was reached to limit the number of Cubans entering the U.S. D – The U.S. put an embargo on Cuban goods

Q 14 Answer D – The U.S. put an embargo on Cuban goods

Double or Nothing What were the names of the two men who fought for independence against Spain? A – Toussaint L’Ouverture & Miguel Hidalgo B – Miguel Hidalgo & Simon Bolivar C – Simon Bolivar & Raul Castro D – Toussaint L’Ouverture & Simon Bolivar

Double or Nothing Answer B – Miguel Hidalgo & Simon Bolivar

Total Double or Nothing Question What was the Columbian Exchange? A – Sending food and people from the Old World to the New World. B – Sending animals and plants from the Old World to the New World. C – The moving of animals, plants, people, and diseases from Central America and South America to North America. D – The moving of animals, plants, people, and diseases from the Old World to the New World and from the New World to the Old World.

Total Double or Nothing Answer D – The moving of animals, plants, people, and diseases from the Old World to the New World and from the New World to the Old World.