Q 01/05

A 2011 worldwide vote named Iguazu Falls a New Seven Wonder of Nature alongside which other South American wonder?

A) The Amazon

B) Angel Falls

C) The Galápagos Islands

D) Lake Titicaca

Answer · why

A) The Amazon

The Amazon, river and rainforest together. Angel Falls and the Galápagos reached the final 28 but missed the cut, leaving Iguazu the only waterfall am...

Q 02/05

What does the name Iguazu mean in the Guarani language?

A) Hidden thunder

B) Sacred river

C) Big water

D) Roaring smoke

Answer · why

C) Big water

Big water, from the Guarani y, water, and guasu, big. The first Spaniard to report the falls named them after Saint Mary, but his name never caught on...

Q 03/05

What is the name of the narrow chasm at Iguazu into which about half the river plunges?

A) The Lovers' Leap

B) The Cauldron

C) The Serpent's Mouth

D) The Devil's Throat

Answer · why

D) The Devil's Throat

The Devil's Throat is the tallest drop at Iguazu, about 80 m. The border between the two countries runs straight through the middle of it, so each own...

Q 04/05

The jungle around Iguazu is one of the last large remnants of which threatened South American forest?

A) The Atlantic Forest

B) The Valdivian Forest

C) The Chiquitano Forest

D) The Yungas Forest

Answer · why

A) The Atlantic Forest

The Atlantic Forest once ran down Brazil's coast and inland as far as Paraguay. Logging and farming have left only scraps of it, and the two parks at ...

Q 05/05

The curving line of the Iguazu Falls is most often likened to which shape?

A) A horseshoe

B) An arrowhead

C) A figure of eight

D) A spiral

Answer · why

A) A horseshoe

A horseshoe, almost 3 km from end to end. Because the cliff bends back on itself, a visitor on one bank can look straight across at the falls pouring ...