South American Country Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast 382

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.

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Episode Intro

Each country will get its own round with ten 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 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy trivia podcast. Final boarding call. Let’s go.

The Dorky Round

Venezuela Trivia

What is the capital city of Venezuela?
a. Caracas
Venezuela is best known for exporting which natural resource?
a. Petroleum
What is the name of the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, located in Venezuela?
a. Angel Falls
Which sea borders Venezuela to the north?
a. The Caribbean Sea
What is the name of the vast plains region that covers central Venezuela?
a. Los Llanos
What is the name of Venezuela’s highest mountain?
a. Pico Bolívar
Which major river flows through southern Venezuela and forms part of its border?
a. The Orinoco River
What is the name of Venezuela’s currency?
a. The Bolivar
Which Venezuelan lake is famous for the Catatumbo lightning phenomenon?
a. Lake Maracaibo
What is the name of the Venezuelan national dance, often performed in pairs?
a. The Joropo

The Geeky Round

Colombia Trivia

What is the capital city of Colombia?
a. Bogotá
Colombia produces about 60% of the world’s supply of which precious stone?
a. Emeralds
Which iconic figure is used to promote Colombian coffee worldwide?
a. Juan Valdez
Which Colombian Nobel Prize–winning author is famous for magical realism?
a. Gabriel García Márquez
What is Colombia’s currency?
a. The Colombian Peso
What animal appears on Colombia’s national emblem?
a. The Andean Condor
What colors appear on the Colombian flag?
a. Yellow, blue, and red.
What two bodies of water border Colombia?
a. The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
What country borders Columbian on its Northwest side?
a. Panama
The country gets its name from what 15th Century Italian?
a. Christopher Columbus

The Nerdy Round

Panama Trivia

Panama gained independence from which country in 1903?
a. Colombia
What is the capital city of Panama?
a. Panama City
Who first attempted to build the Panama Canal before the United States took over?
a. The French
While the US Dollar is also used throughout Panama, what is the official currency of Panama?
a. The Panamanian Balboa named for the Spanish Conquistador.
What country invaded Panama in 1989?
a. Mirroring their actions in Venezuela in 2026, the United States invaded Panama in 1989 to arrest the county’s leader.
Who was the leader of Panama from 1983 until 1989, when he was arrested by the United States?
a. 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.
In what year did the US hand over control of the Panama Canal zone to Panama?
a. In 1999.
What holiday is celebrated in Panama (and other Latin American countries) for four days before Ash Wednesday?
a. Carnival
What country borders Panama to the West?
a. Costa Rica. Panama’s only other neighbor is Colombia.
What is the largest Panamanian island?
a. Coiba. It’s the largest island in all of Central America and is part of the Coiba National Park.

Episode Conclusion

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, Rodians, and Kree have in common?

Good luck and stay safe until we meet again on Wednesday.

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