Friday 20 Question Quiz – 13/10/2023 Round 1: Geography - South American Countries 10 questions about countries in South America. None Making up nearly 50% of the total population of South America, which country is the world's fifth-largest country by area? Which country in South America is divided into 32 departments with the Capital District of Bogotá being the country's largest city? Which South American country is in a long running dispute with the United Kingdom over the sovereignty over the Falkland Islands? Which country in South America completed its independence in 1824 following the foreign military campaigns of José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar? Located on the northern coast of South America, of which country is the capital and largest urban agglomeration the city of Caracas? Which country in western South America is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica? Which country in South America also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres west of the mainland? In which South American country is La Paz (Government seat), at 3,640 metres above sea level it is the most elevated "capital" city in the world? Which landlocked country in South America is bordered by Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia - the capital and largest city is Asunción? What is the second smallest sovereign nation in South America (after Suriname) and the third smallest territory (French Guiana is the smallest)? Round 2: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None In fashion, the letters "LBD" refer to what item of clothing? Which President of the USA, received the Peace Prize for having negotiated peace in the Russo-Japanese war in 1904-5? In 1999 Heinz threatened to discontinue which brand following falling sales due to Britons switching to mayonnaise? Tulip, balloon, and flute, are three examples of types of what? By what name do we know Nebkheperure (which was his throne name), his tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter? Julius Caesar reestablished Carthage, which became one of Rome's most important colonies. In which present-day country do the ruins lie? What was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002? The word paparazzi is derived from the name of a character in the 1960 film La Dolce Vita (“The Sweet Life”) by which Italian filmmaker? What name is given to a reference mark located on a ship's hull that indicates the maximum depth to which the vessel may be safely immersed? With a name which is short for Neopolis, what major Italian city is the "New City"? Time's up
