Test Your Knowledge of Latin America with our Trivia Challenge!
Take the Trivia Challenge!!! Answer the following ten questions and see how well you are informed on Latin America's people, current events and media. Answers to this week's Trivia Challenge are posted on the bottom of this page. No peeking. Good luck!!!
Q1. In the Televisa hit telenovela La Dueña, the female protagonist is an unhappy, strong-willed ranch owner who was deserted at the marriage altar. For comfort, she often plays a musical instrument in the wilderness. What instrument does she play?
A. Accordion
B. Guitar
C. Saxophone
D. Violin
Q2. Sometimes when we report the programs with the top ratings in Venezuela in our IBOPE page, we show a title such as 'BPV: Card-Mag'. This is a Venezuelan baseball game. The 'Mag' stands for the Navegantes de Magallanes, one of the most popular teams in the country. In which city are they based?
A.Caracas
B.Maracay
C.Merida
D.Valencia
Q3. Actress Ana Colchero walked off the set of the telenovela Nada Personal for reasons of artistic difference. In her contract (worth US$500,000), it is stipulated that she has the use of a personal 1996-model automobile for the duration of the shooting. What is the specified make of the car?
A. GM Cutlass
B. Lincoln Continental
C. Mercedes Benz
D. Volvo 850
Q4. In international matches, the home team enjoys a big advantage because of the home crowds and also because of the physical environment. Which Latin American country is considered to be the most physically challenging for visiting teams? (Hint: Argentina lost 5-0 there in the qualifying rounds of the 1994 World Cup.)
A. Bolivia
B. Brazil
C. Paraguay
D. Peru
Q5. Televisa won a bidding war over TV Azteca for the services of a female singer to star in a variety show. Who is the recipient of the US$700,000 contract? (Hint: She has her own WWW domain name)
A. Fey
B. Gloria Trevi
C. Myriam Hernandez
D. Pilar Montenegro
Q6. Which country did the winner of Nuestra Bellaza Internacional 1996 come from?
A. Brazil
B. Mexico
C. Peru
D. Venezuela
Q7. Argentina is the 1996 Pan-American rugby champion. What is the nickname for the Argentine national team?
A. Leones
B. Porteños
C. Pumas
D. Tiburones
Q8. Luis Miguel will be performing in New York City in June as part of his worldwide Nada Es Igual tour. Which world-famous location will he be at?
A. Carnegie Hall
B. Lincoln Center
C. Radio City Hall
D. Statue of Liberty Park
Q9. Baseball is the national passion in Puerto Rico. Many Major League Baseball players go to play in Puerto Rico in the winter. This year, the League Championship is being contested between two perennial powers: Mayaguez and San Juan. What is the nickname for the Mayaquez team?
A. Caribes
B. Indios
C. Lions
D. Yanquis
Q10. The singer of the pan-Latin American salsa hit Dicen Que Soy has the same name as a country. What is the name?
A. China
B. Holland
C. India
D. Thailand
Q1. C---Saxophone; Q2 D---Magallanes de Valencia; Q3 A---Cutlass
Q4. A---Bolivia, because of the high altitude at La Paz;
Q5.B---Gloria Trevi at http://www.trevi.com/ Q6. A---Miss
Brazil;
Q7. C---Pumas;
Q8. C---Radio City Hall; Q9.B---Indios; Q10.C---India
Rate your performance on the following scale
10 correct answers - You are a genius!
8-9 correct answers - Awesome!
6-7 correct answers - Good.
3-5 correct answers - There is hope for you yet. Keep reading these pages.
1-2 correct answers - I suggest you cheat on the next Trivia Challenge.
0 correct answer - You can do better by throwing darts at the wall.
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