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. The powerful Venezuelan Cisneros Group has finalized its purchase of the Argentine cable group Imagen Satelital, which owns several popular cable channels in Argentina. What is the sales price?
A. US$ 57 million
B. US$ 114 million
C. US$ 137 million
D. US$ 170 million
Q2. In March 1997, Chilean television broadcaster Rock y Pop was charged by the National Television Council with airing a program that was "contrary to values of the national culture". What was the subject of the offending program?
A. The famous Doors concert in which lead singer Jim Morrison urinated
on stage
B. An exposé of the private life of author Isabel Allende
C. A simulation of the late President Salvador Allende committing suicide
D. The showing of the movie Last Tango in Paris at 8pm, which is a daypart in
which adult-oriented programs are not allowed to be shown.
Q3. Enrique Iglesias' second album Vivir was recorded in a number of cities around the world. Which of the following is not one of the cities?
A. Fort Lauderdale
B. Los Angeles
C. Madrid
D. Rio de Janeiro
Q4. Which telenovela has Televisa purchased from Coral Pictures?
A. María de Los Angeles
B. María de La Barrio
C. María Mercedes
D. Marimar
Q5. Which one of these programs does not appear on Discovery Kids Channel América Latina?
A. El Condor Pasa
B. El Fantasma Escritor
C. El Rincón de las Risas
D. Taxi-Taller
Q6. The Mexican soccer team América is owned by Televisa, is well-financed and has a number of foreign players. Which one of the following is not one of them?
A. François Omam Biyik
B. Emiliano Butragueño
C. Kalusha Bwalya
D. Harold Lozano
Q7. There are many international cable channels present in Latin America. While many are from the USA, there are also a number from other countries. On the Cable Color TV system in Costa Rica, which one of the following is not present?
A. CNTV (China Television)
B. Deutsche Welle (Germany)
C. NHK (Japanese Television)
D. TV 5 (France)
Q8.The ARTEAR group in Argentina owns Buenos Aires broadcast channel 13, as well as several cable channels. Which one of the following is not owned by Artear?
A. Magazine 24
B. Todo Noticias
C. TyC Sports
D. Volver
Q9. The CIA World Fact Book is a useful collection of standardized information on the countries of the world. According to the book, what is the number of FM radio stations in Brazil?
A. 0
B. 957
C. 1250
D. 1693
Q10. Which one of the following is not a character in the popular cartoon Sailor Moon?
A. Sailor Jupiter
B. Sailor Mars
C. Sailor Mercury
D. Sailor Venus
Rate your performance on the following scale
10 correct answers - You must be kidding! Highest possible score is
9, because there is no right answer for Q.8.
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.
Q1. B. Cisneros Group purchases Imagen Satelital for US$114 million.
Q2. C. The offending program was Plan Z, which showed an episode with the simulation of the suicide of President Salvador Allende.
Q3. D. Enrique Iglesias' Vivir was recorded in Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles and Madrid
Q4. A. María de Los Angeles
Q5. A. Discovery Kids Channel América Latina.
Q6. B. Butragueño is not on the América team
Q7. C. Cable Color TV does not carry NHK
Q8. They are all owned by ARTEAR!
Q9. A. Zero. Yes, according to the Central Intelligence Agency, there are no FM radio stations in Brazil. They should check out our radio page and listen to some of the live broadcasts.
Q10. A. Sailor Moon
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