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Iguazu Falls
Contributed by: Henry
  • 1. Where are the Iguazu Falls located?
A) Ecuador and Bolivia
B) Argentina and Brazil
C) Colombia and Venezuela
D) Peru and Chile
  • 2. Which river feeds the Iguazu Falls?
A) Nile River
B) Amazon River
C) Iguazu River
D) Mississippi River
  • 3. In which continent are the Iguazu Falls located?
A) Europe
B) South America
C) Asia
D) Africa
  • 4. Which famous historical figure visited Iguazu Falls and declared 'Poor Niagara'?
A) Eleanor Roosevelt
B) Winston Churchill
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Marilyn Monroe
  • 5. How did the Iguazu Falls originate?
A) Created by glaciers
B) Constructed by humans
C) A result of erosion
D) Due to a volcanic eruption
  • 6. What is the meaning of the name 'Iguazu' in Spanish?
A) Quiet River
B) Green Valley
C) Majestic View
D) Big Water
  • 7. What kind of ecosystem surrounds the Iguazu Falls?
A) Subtropical rainforest
B) Desert
C) Tundra
D) Savanna
  • 8. What is the total width of the Iguazu Falls system?
A) 1 mile (1.6 kilometers)
B) 5 miles (8 kilometers)
C) 3 miles (4.8 kilometers)
D) Approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers)
  • 9. On which side of the border are most of Iguazu Falls located?
A) Argentine side
B) Paraguayan side
C) Brazilian side
D) Uruguayan side
  • 10. Who was the first European to record the existence of Iguazu Falls?
A) Hernán Cortés
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Christopher Columbus
D) Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
  • 11. In which year were Iguazu Falls inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List?
A) 2000
B) 1994
C) 2013
D) 1985
  • 12. What geological formation is associated with Iguazu Falls?
A) Andes Mountains
B) Appalachian Mountains
C) Serra Geral formation
D) Rocky Mountains
  • 13. Which airline offers direct flights from Buenos Aires to Iguazu International Airport?
A) Azul Brazilian Airlines
B) Aerolíneas Argentinas
C) GOL Airlines
D) LATAM Argentina
  • 14. In what year was the Iguazú National Park designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1992
B) 1984
C) 1979
D) 1986
  • 15. Which city is located on the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls?
A) Curitiba
B) Foz do Iguaçu
C) Ciudad del Este
D) Puerto Iguazú
  • 16. What is the capacity of the new transportation system's buses on the Brazilian side?
A) 72 passengers
B) 50 passengers
C) 100 passengers
D) 30 passengers
  • 17. What shape does the layout of Iguazu Falls resemble?
A) Letter 'Z'
B) Letter 'S'
C) Letter 'L'
D) Reversed letter 'J'
  • 18. Who proposed the creation of a Brazilian national park to preserve Iguazu Falls in 1876?
A) André Rebouças
B) John Muir
C) Frederick Law Olmsted
D) Heinrich von Kittlitz
  • 19. What year was Yellowstone National Park established, four years before the proposal for a Brazilian national park?
A) 1886
B) 1865
C) 1872
D) 1899
  • 20. What is the width of the Devil's Throat canyon?
A) 120–130 m (394–427 ft)
B) 50–60 m (164–197 ft)
C) 80–90 m (260–300 ft)
D) 100–110 m (328–361 ft)
  • 21. What is the name of the largest canyon at Iguazu Falls?
A) Devil's Throat
B) Angel's Mouth
C) Satan's Gorge
D) Demon's Chasm
  • 22. What did Eleanor Roosevelt reportedly exclaim upon seeing Iguazu Falls?
A) "Magnificent Victoria!"
B) "Incredible Guaíra!"
C) "Poor Niagara!"
D) "Amazing Boyoma!"
  • 23. What percentage of the river's flow falls into the Devil's Throat?
A) One quarter
B) All of it
C) About half
D) None
  • 24. What was the maximum recorded flow of Iguazu Falls in cubic meters per second?
A) 2,400 m3/s
B) 45,700 m3/s
C) 61,660 cu ft/s
D) 8,300 m3/s
  • 25. Which city is located across the Paraná River from Foz do Iguaçu?
A) Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
B) Asunción, Paraguay
C) Corrientes, Argentina
D) Salto Grande, Uruguay
  • 26. How much shorter are Niagara Falls compared to Iguazu Falls?
A) A third
B) Half
C) One-fourth
D) Two-thirds
  • 27. Which waterfall is wider than Iguazu Falls?
A) Boyoma Falls
B) Niagara Falls
C) Guaíra Falls
D) Victoria Falls
  • 28. How many distinct falls and large islands does Iguazu have?
A) 100
B) 500
C) Roughly 275
D) 50
  • 29. Which of the following falls is NOT one of the largest at Iguazu Falls?
A) San Martín
B) Adam and Eva
C) Bergano
D) Penoni
  • 30. What percentage of the Iguazu River basin is in Brazilian territory?
A) Exactly 75%.
B) More than 95%.
C) Less than 50%.
D) About 20%.
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