South American Countries Trivia #1 (Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama)

Grab your passport because we're heading to South America for this tour. We're visiting three countries, Venezuela, Colombia and Panama. Previous episodes of this show have covered Brazil and Argentina. Each country will get its own round with 10 questions each. If you're looking for more trivia, visit dorkygeekynerdy.com. I'm your gate agent and host Brian Rollins. This is episode 382, the dorky, Geeky Nerdy Trivia podcast. Final boarding call. Let's go the dorky round. Venezuela #1 What is the capital city of Venezuela? Caracas #2 Venezuela is best known for exporting which natural resource? Petroleum #3 What is the name of the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall located in Venezuela? Angel Falls #4 Which sea borders Venezuela to the north? The Caribbean sea #5 What is the name of the vast plains region that covers central Venezuela? Los Yanos number six. What is the name of Venezuela's highest mountain? Pico Bolivar #7, Which major river flows through southern Venezuela and forms part of its border, the Orinoco river #8. What is the name of Venezuela's currency? The Bolivar #9, Which Venezuelan lake is famous for The Catatumbo lightning phenomenon. Lake Maracaibo #10 What is the name of the Venezuelan national dance often performed in pairs? The Horopo The geeky round. Colombia number one, What is the capital city of Colombia? Bogota #2, Colombia produces about 60% of the world's supply of which precious stone emeralds #3 which iconic figure was used to promote Colombian coffee worldwide? Juan Valdez #4, which Colombian Nobel Prize winning author is famous for magical realism? Gabriel Garcia Marquez #5 What is Colombia's currency? The Colombian peso number six. What animal appears on Colombia's national emblem? The Andean Condor #7. What colors appear on the Colombian flag? Yellow, blue and red #8 What 2 bodies of water border Colombia? The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean sea #8 What country borders Colombia on its northwest side? Panama #10 The country gets its name from what, 15th century Italian? Christopher Columbus the nerdy round Panama number one Panama gained independence from which country in 19 O 3 Colombia #2 What is the capital city of Panama? Panama City #3 Who first attempted to build the Panama Canal before the United States took over? The French #4 While the US dollar is also used throughout Panama. What is the official currency of Panama? The Panamanian Balboa, named for the Spanish conquistador #5 What country invaded Panama in 1989? Mirroring their actions in Venezuela in 2026, the United States invaded Panama in 1989 to arrest the country's leader, Number Six, who was the leader of Panama from 1983 until 1989, when he was arrested by the United States General Manuel Noriega. Noriega was returned to Panama in 2011, where he was imprisoned for crimes committed as the ruler of the nation. He died in 2017 #7. In what year did the US hand over control of the Panama Canal Zone to Panama? It was 1999 #8 What holiday is celebrated in Panama and other Latin American countries for four days before Ash Wednesday? Carnival #9 What country borders Panama to the West? Costa Rica, Panama's only other neighbor is Colombia #10 What is the largest Panamanian island? Koiba. It's the largest island in all of Central America. It is part of the Koiba National Park, and we're back from South America. How did you do? What South American countries need a visit? Let me know on social media or on dorkygeekynerdy.com next week. It's sci-fi trivia. Here's a hint. What do Vulcans, Rhodians, and Cree all have in common? Good luck and stay safe until we meet again on Wednesday. This was the Dorky Geeky Nerdy trivia podcast. If you'd like to help support the show and get extra stuff, consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/dorky Geeky Nerdy. 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