Quiz questions about Argentina (Questions only)

1. In what country is Aconcagua, the highest peak in the New World?

2. Name the two national teams to compete in the first World Cup football competition final in 1930?

3. What are the flat treeless plains of Argentina called?

4. Which country borders Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest, and is located in the very heart of South America?

5. Which two capital cities are found either side of the River Plate (Rio de la Plata)?

6. Named after the famous ship, the Beagle Channel separates which two countries?

7. Which country's name literally means "Land of Silver"?

8. Who was the Mayo-born man who became the " Father of the Argentinian Navy "?

9. Name the six host countries that have won the FIFA World Cup. (as of 2021) One point for each correct answer.

10. What two countries border the highest mountain the Americas?

11. Which islands were the subject of a war between Argentina and Britain in 1982?

12. Name the five countries that border Bolivia.

13. Which Argentinian cruiser was sunk outside an exclusion zone during the Falklands War?

14. What was "Che" Guevara's first name? (BQ: in which country was he born?)

15. Who recorded with San Jose calling himself Rodriguez Argentina

16. Measured in metric tonnes per year, what are the six biggest wine producing countries outside of Europe? One point for each correct answer.

17. Who scored Germany's winner against Argentina in the 1990 World Cup Final?

18. In 1960, Ceylon became the first country to do this. India was second, in 1966; followed by Israel in 1969 and Argentina in 1974. To do what?

19. Argentina's national rugby team is nicknamed "Los Pumas", but which animal actually appears on their badge?

20. Who was the Argentinian ruler at the start of the Falklands War?