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Argentina quiz

Argentina shows up in 7 quizzes: 3 numbers, the Americas map, flag, 3 trivia questions, outline and 11 Explorer photos. Aconcagua and Quebrada de Humahuaca are among its 11 photos.

7 quizzes·Capital Buenos Aires·11 places in Explorer

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8 questions about Argentina only, mixed from every pack it appears in. Scored on the spot.

Argentina at a glance

Capital	Buenos Aires
Continent	The Americas
Population	46 million
Area	2,780 thousand km²
In our quizzes	7 packs

Where it is

Argentina on the map of the Americas. In the Americas map quiz you tap it.

Places to find

11 in Explorer

Aconcagua, Argentina — **Aconcagua**
The highest mountain outside Asia, at 6,961 metres in the Andes.
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Quebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina — **Quebrada de Humahuaca**
A high Andean valley of striped, multicoloured mountains.
Photo: Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Caminito, Buenos Aires, Argentina — **Caminito**Buenos Aires
A street of brightly painted tin houses in La Boca.
Photo: Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Iguazú Falls, Argentina — **Iguazú Falls**
A vast horseshoe of jungle waterfalls on the Brazil border.
Photo: P. Hughes / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Mendoza, Argentina — **Mendoza**
Argentina's wine capital, a city of plane trees at the foot of the Andes.
Photo: Itsmemarttin / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Tupungato Volcano, Argentina — **Tupungato Volcano**
A 6,570-metre volcano on the Chile–Argentina border, visible from Santiago.
Photo: WeHaKa / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

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Questions we ask

Question	Answer
What currency does Argentina use?	Argentine peso
Which language is most widely spoken in Argentina?	Spanish
Which country has the highest mountain outside Asia? (Aconcagua)	Argentina
What is the population of Argentina? (millions)	46 million
In what year did Argentina declare independence?	1816
What is the area of Argentina? (in thousand km²)	2,780 thousand km²

Did you know

Argentina has the highest number of psychiatrists per capita in the world — psychotherapy is so culturally ingrained that Buenos Aires is sometimes called 'the couch capital'.

Ushuaia. The world's southernmost city, on the Beagle Channel in Tierra del Fuego.

Perito Moreno Glacier. A vast advancing glacier calving into a Patagonian lake.

Colón Theater. Buenos Aires' opera house, ranked among the best acoustics in the world.

Nahuel Huapi National Park. Argentina's oldest national park, glacial lakes beneath the Andes at Bariloche.

Los Alerces National Park. A Patagonian park of glacial lakes protecting the last alerce trees, 3,000 years old.

Argentina in our quizzes

Uruguay, El Salvador and Nicaragua sit beside Argentina in the flag round. Argentina's shape competes with Chile, Peru and Bolivia.

Trivia asks: “What currency does Argentina use?” The answer is Argentine peso. It also asks: “Which language is most widely spoken in Argentina?” (Spanish). Argentina in numbers: a population of 46 million, independence declared in 1816 and an area of 2,780 thousand square kilometres. Explorer pins 11 photos in Argentina; Ushuaia and Perito Moreno Glacier are marked hard.

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Questions and answers

What is the capital of Argentina?

The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires.

Which continent is Argentina in?

Argentina is in the Americas.

What is the population of Argentina?

About 46 million.