Trivia Quiz: South American History

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Question 1: Which of these was not true about the Incan Empire?

 A: Its capital was Cusco
 B: They performed successful skull surgery
 C: The Incan religion was monotheistic
 D: The last Incan emporer was beheaded in 1572

Question 2: After declaring independence, who was the first emperor of Brazil?

 A: Pedro I
 B: Pedro II
 C: John VI
 D: Charles IV

Question 3: In the War of the Triple Alliance, what countries made up the Triple Alliance?

 A: Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil
 B: Paraguay, Brazil, and Uruguay
 C: Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay
 D: Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay

Question 4: In what year did Trinidad and Tobago gain its independence from the United Kingdom?

 A: 1962
 B: 1975
 C: 1966
 D: 1947

Question 5: What was the Darién scheme?

 A: The brief attempt of at a Scottish colony on the Isthmus of Panama
 B: The Spanish plan for invading Panama in 1572
 C: The first European colony in South America
 D: The first attempts of Vasco Núñez de Balboa to colonize Cuba

Question 6: Which of these was a result of the War of the Pacific?

 A: Peru became an independent nation
 B: Chile became an independent nation
 C: Bolivia became a land locked nation
 D: Peru doubled its size

Question 7: Spain and what other nation signed the Treaty of Tordesilhas, theoretically giving most of South America's land rights to Spain?

 A: Portugal
 B: Italy
 C: France
 D: Britain

Question 8: When did Venezuela declare independence from Spain?

 A: July 4, 1801
 B: July 5, 1801
 C: June 5, 1811
 D: July 5, 1811

Question 9: Which was not the name of a South American culture?

 A: Inca
 B: Nazca
 C: Toltecs
 D: Chavin

Question 10: Who is beleived to be the first European to see Chile?

 A: Christopher Columbus
 B: Ferdinand Magellan
 C: Charles Darwin
 D: Juan Ponce de León



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