Q 01/05

Bolivia has two capitals. Which one is the constitutional capital and seat of the judiciary?

A) Sucre

B) La Paz

C) Santa Cruz

D) Cochabamba

Answer · why

A) Sucre

The executive and legislature sit in La Paz; the 2009 constitution names only Sucre as capital.

Q 02/05

At roughly 3,650 m above sea level, La Paz holds what global distinction?

A) Oldest capital in South America

B) Highest administrative capital on Earth

C) Rainiest capital in the Americas

D) Coldest capital city on Earth

Answer · why

B) Highest administrative capital on Earth

Its neighbour El Alto, at about 4,000 m, is even higher.

Q 03/05

Which is the largest city in Bolivia, located in the eastern tropical lowlands?

A) El Alto, above La Paz

B) Santa Cruz de la Sierra

C) La Paz, the seat of government

D) Cochabamba in the valleys

Answer · why

B) Santa Cruz de la Sierra

It produces about 35% of national GDP and pulls in over 40% of foreign investment.

Q 04/05

Bolivia is named after which independence hero?

A) Simón Bolívar

B) José de San Martín

C) Antonio José de Sucre

D) Bernardo O'Higgins

Answer · why

A) Simón Bolívar

A congressman argued: "If from Romulus, Rome, then from Bolívar, Bolivia"; the name was approved in October 1825.

Q 05/05

Salar de Uyuni in southwestern Bolivia is the world's largest what?

A) Salt flat

B) Lava field

C) Sand dune field

D) Freshwater marsh

Answer · why

A) Salt flat

After rain it becomes a mirror 129 km across; its brine holds a huge share of the world's lithium.