1. Latin America CRCT Trivia Game

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

3. Q 1 Answer
D - Mexico

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

5. Q 2 Answer
B - Brazil

6. 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.

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

8. 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

9. Q 4 Answer
C- Factories and Cars

10. 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

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

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

13. Q 6 Answer
D – Spanish & Portuguese

14. 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

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

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

17. Q 8 Answer
A – Tenochtitlan

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

19. Q 9 Answer
B – Cortes

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

21. Double or Nothing Answer
C – Peru

22. 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

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

24. 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

25. Q 12 Answer
C – Fidel Castro/ Communist
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26. 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

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

28. 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

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

30. 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

31. Double or Nothing Answer
B – Miguel Hidalgo & Simon Bolivar

32. 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.

33. 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.