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True or False?
100
What is Colombia's capitol city?
Bogota
100
What is Colombia's most common religion?
Roman Catholic
100
What is Colombia's government type?
Republic
100
A flood took place in Colombia on May 15, 2011. Which city was this flood in?
Barranquilla
100
Baranquilla has no water drainage systems
True
200
Is Colombia the third or fourth largest country in South America?
Fourth
200
What is Colombia's official language?
Spanish....duh..
200
What is the name of Colombia's president?
Juan Manuel Santos
200
What is the name of the volcano that had an earthquake measuring 4.6 on the richter scale and 400 aftershocks
The Galeras volcano
200
Colombia's government type is republic
True
300
Name two natural resources
Answer could be: Petroleum, Natural Gas, Coal, Iron Ore, Nickel, Gold, Copper, Emeralds, Hydropower
300
What is the most populated city in Colombia?(Hint: This is also Colombia's capitol city)
Bogota
300
What year was Juan Manuel Santos elected president?
2010
300
What is the nickname for the volcano, Nevado del Ruiz?
"The Sleeping Lion"
300
Thousands have died due to floods
False. (only hundreds)
400
Colombia borders both the North Pacific Ocean and the Carribean Sea. True or False?
TRUE!
400
What is the name of the city that Indira lives in?
Barranquilla
400
What day is Colombia's independance from Spain?
July 20, 1810
400
The residents of Armero were warned about the Nevado del Ruiz eruption. True or False??
False
400
Colombia produces 12% of the coffee in the world
True
500
Colombia is about the size of what two U.S. states combined?
Texas and California
500
What's Colombia's population?
44,725,543
500
Name one of Colombia's agricultural products
Answer could be: Coffee, rice, bananas, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables
500
What does "Nevado" mean?
snow-covered
500
Nevado del Ruiz is part of the Andes mountain range
True
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